Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Thursday, October 17, 1895
Age:
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 26, 1895
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Released
Officer John Dailey was shot and wounded while attempting to arrest three men. They beat him severely and then shot him in the head with his own gun as he lay on the ground. He contracted blood poisoning from the wound and died two months later, on October 17, 1895.
All three suspects were arrested and convicted of second degree murder. Two were sentenced to 15 years and the other to 12. All three served their entire sentences and were released.
Officer Dailey had been with the agency for 7 years.