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Samuel Taylor

Case from Barnesboro-borough, PA dated Nov 12, 1905

Victim Details

Samuel Taylor

Male

White / Caucasian

Barnesboro-borough

PA

1905-11-12

42

Samuel

Taylor

07/12/2026

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On the evening of November 12, 1905, Chief of Police Samuel Taylor, age 42, was fatally wounded in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. Taylor, who had served as the Chief of Police for two years, was responding to a disturbance call when he encountered an intoxicated man who had fired three shots through the door of a residence, slightly wounding an occupant. Taylor located the suspect at a nearby home and, with the help of a deputized citizen, attempted to arrest him.

The suspect initially agreed ...
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  • Chief of Police Samuel Taylor - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
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