In the late summer of 1909 in Huron, South Dakota, a dedicated police officer named Clifford Amos Hawley, a 25-year-old male, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. On Tuesday, September 7, 1909, what began as a routine effort to maintain peace took a fatal turn.
Policeman Hawley responded to a confrontation between two men described at the time as hobos. As he intervened to break up the fight, one of the individuals unexpectedly produced a concealed pistol. Without warning, the ma
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