Norman Chalker

Death by Force

Town Constable Norman Chalker of Belfast, New York, met a tragic end on April 20, 1910. Chalker was attempting to arrest a man who was drunk and acting disorderly at the Grand Central Hotel. A group of men had become intoxicated, and one of them jumped onto a table and started yelling. As Chalker tried to arrest the man, he was surrounded by the group and fatally shot. The hotel's proprietor was also shot before the men fled the scene. Several of the men were arrested shortly after by a posse....Read More