| Patrolman Albert Miller Cleveland Police Department Ohio End of Watch: Wednesday, December 3, 1913 Biographical Info Age: 29 Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Assault Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 3, 1913 Weapon Used: Blunt object Suspect Info: Three suspects found guilty Patrolman Miller was beaten to death after being called from home to quell a disturbance two doors down from his house. Several people were attempting to gain entranc to a party uninvited. As Patrolman Miller emerged from his home drowsy and half dressed the crowd began to jeer him and attacked him. One of the men struck him in the head with a piece of fence, crushing his skull. Three men were subsequently convicted of manslaughter and sentencd to prison. Patrolman Miller had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife, who witnessed the entire incident. |