James Hume Smith

Death by Force

James Hume Smith Jr., a 33-year-old police officer with the Oakland Police Department, tragically lost his life on November 27, 1903. Officer Smith was on duty when he encountered two men acting suspiciously at the corner of Jackson Street and 14th Street in Oakland, California. The area had recently experienced a series of burglaries, and Officer Smith, suspecting the men of criminal intent, decided to approach and question them. As he attempted to escort the suspects to City Hall, one of the m ...Read More

Police Officer James Hume Smith, Jr.

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