New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Thursday, May 10, 1900
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: June 10, 1898
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Patrolman Michael Hanley succumbed to injuries sustained when he was assaulted while on duty near the intersection of Bouny and Alix Streets in Algiers on June 10, 1898.
He was assisting Corporal Richard Fitzgerald in arresting three men for disorderly conduct when the three attacked them, shot and killed Corporal Fitzgerald, and beat Patrolman Hanley so badly that he never recovered from his injuries.
Two suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to life. One was pardoned in 1908. The third was acquitted.