Officer Julius Sauter

Julius Sauter

Officer Sauter was shot and killed after coming across a man who was about the commit suicide. The man had been drinking and was preparing to shoot himself when he suddenly turned the gun on Officer Sauter and shot him. The suspect then shot himself, dying two days later.

Officer Sauter, who served as a private in Company H (Guard Unit) during the Spanish American War, was a 12-year veteran of the police department. He was survived by his wife and three children.