Middleton Pierce Harwell, a 53-year-old Caucasian male, met a tragic end on March 25, 1905, in Atlanta, Georgia. Harwell, who served as a Special Officer for the Western and Atlantic Railroad Police, was on duty when he encountered two men attempting to break into a railroad freight car under the Forsyth Street Viaduct. As he moved between two railroad cars, he was shot twice in the back of the head, resulting in his immediate death. His body was discovered by nearby railroad workers, still clut
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