Joseph Grant
1885
Joseph H. Grant.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
What Happened
Constable Joseph Grant and Officer John McNett were shot and killed while transporting three burglary suspects to jail.
While the officers escorted the suspects, the men shot and killed both officers.
In 1899 a convict in Minnesota confessed to killing Officer Helms of Kansas, Officers Grant and McNett of Illinois, a woman in Geneva, Illinois and shooting a policeman in Guide Rock, Nebraska.
Constable Grant had served with the Geneva Police Department for two years. He was a Civil War Veteran who served as a private with the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A.
While the officers escorted the suspects, the men shot and killed both officers.
In 1899 a convict in Minnesota confessed to killing Officer Helms of Kansas, Officers Grant and McNett of Illinois, a woman in Geneva, Illinois and shooting a policeman in Guide Rock, Nebraska.
Constable Grant had served with the Geneva Police Department for two years. He was a Civil War Veteran who served as a private with the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
Also Served
Geneva Police Department
Constable
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