Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, November 14, 1896
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Animal related
Date of Incident: November 14, 1896
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Policeman James Maher was killed when he was thrown from his horse on Stone House Lane, near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad embankment.
His skull was fractured when his head hit a rock on the embankment. Another officer located him after discovering his riderless horse on Stone House Lane. He was taken to a local hospital where he died a short time later.
Policeman Maher was survived by his wife and two children.