El Paso Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, February 17, 1900
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 17, 1900
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: One shot and killed
Patrolman Newton Stewart as shot and killed by a group of soldiers who were attempting to break two fellow soldiers out of jail.
The two soldiers had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly. An on-duty jailer shot and killed one of the soldiers. Three others were convicted in a court martial after being identified.
Patrolman Stewart was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish American War.