Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 15, 1926
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 2310
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 15, 1926
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1927
Patrolman Julian Bonfield was shot and killed at 9:10 a.m. in front of 702 E. 41st Street by one of two subjects who had just held up the entire office staff of the University Extension Conservatory at that address. The bandits escaped.
One suspect was arrested on December 16th, 1926, and confessed to the murder. He was convicted of Patrolman Bonfield's murder and hanged on June 24th, 1927.
Patrolman Bonfield was assigned to the 3rd District.