Dubuque Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 30, 1896
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: September 30, 1896
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Albert Meisner was struck and killed by a train while attempting to remove three tramps from an outbound train at approximately 7:30 pm.
He either fell or was pushed from the train and fell onto the tracks in the path of another train.
Patrolman Meisner was survived by his wife and 11 children.