John Spell

Death by Force

In the late hours of a Monday night on June 18, 1906, Denver Patrolman John Spellman, a 41-year-old male, was walking his beat on 19th Street. His shift had been a typical one in a part of the city that respectable family men usually avoided after dark. For three years, he had patrolled these streets, earning a reputation as an honest and hardworking officer since joining the Denver Police Department. His journey to this point had been a long one, from his beginnings as a deputy sheriff in the b ...Read More