Fort Worth Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Monday, August 16, 1915
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: August 16, 1915
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Pardoned in 1926
Officer Howard was killed after being stabbed by a suspect who refused to be searched. He was escorting the suspect to jail at the time of the incident.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was pardoned by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson on November 1, 1926.
Officer Howard had been with the agency for 25 years and was survived by his wife and child.