St. Paul Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Saturday, June 17, 1933
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 8, 1933
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Mathew Weiss was killed in an automobile accident while on duty.
Officer Weiss was injured in an automobile accident at University and Hampden street on June 8, when he was ejected from his automobile and his skull was fractured. He died June 17, 1933 in St Johns Hospital of the skull fracture and a cerebular laceration. He was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, St Paul, Minnesota.
Officer Weiss had been with the agency for 22 years and was survived by his wife and 14-year-old son.