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Detective Lieutenant Elijah Newton Boileau | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Detective Lieutenant

Elijah Newton Boileau

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch: Wednesday, February 24, 1915

Biographical Info

Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 24, 1915
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Lieutenant E. Newton Boileau was shot and killed in the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad yards in Camp Washington, Ohio, when he discovered several hobos in a railroad box car near Arlington Street.

It is believed that the subjects shot him as they hid in the train car, causing a fatal wound. His service pistol was found un-fired inside of his overcoat. A train crew found Detective Boileau's body approximately 15 minutes after a railroad worker heard the gunshot.

Several subjects believed to have been in the boxcar were arrested, but it is not known if anyone was ever charged with Lieutenant Boileau's murder.