JOHN L BEISSER
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Officer Rank: Officer
Memorial Panel: 5-E: 30
Department: Pennsylvania Railroad, P.D.
End of Watch: October 20, 1916
Cause: SHOT
Age: 36
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Railroad Officers Beisser and Henry Chubb were shot as they attempted to arrest two suspects who were attempting to board the train without payment in the rail yard near Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania. Officer Beisser was shot multiple times and died at the scene. Although Officer Chubb's leg had to be amputated, he recovered from his injuries. Their assailant was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
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