Erie Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch Wednesday, December 11, 1912
Add to My HeroesAndrew J. Craw
Captain Andrew Craw and Police Officer Thomas Mallory were shot and killed by striking coal handlers at the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railroad yards and coal docks in Edgewater, New Jersey.
As the strikers charged the officers, gunfire erupted. Captain Craw was shot repeatedly with a revolver and Officer Mallory was struck by a load of buckshot. Both officers died a few hours later. Nine other Erie Railroad officers were wounded in the riot.
Ten men were arrested and charged with their murders. Five of the men were convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to jail terms varying from eight to thirty years. The other five suspects were acquitted.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location New Jersey
- Weapon Handgun; Revolver
- Offender Convicted of murder
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Police Officer Thomas Mallory
Erie Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: December 11, 1912
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsCaptain Craw, you did your job and I thank you for it. A labor dispute is no reason to take the life of a person who has no say on the outcome and your murder was unforgivable. It's now been 112 years and though justice may never be served, you're death is marked with respect whereas the eventual passing of your murderers is simply a footnote in history.
God Bless you Brother and may your eternal rest be ever Peaceful.
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