Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1909 — FOOTPAD KILLS FIREMAN [ARTICLE]

FOOTPAD KILLS FIREMAN

Loses Life While Assisting Detectives Who Were Pursuing Robber. Minneapolis, May 18. —While attempting to capture a footpad who was being pursued by two detectives, Lieutenant John JMcNamara of the fire department was shot dead. The man who did the shooting was captured shortly afterward in an alley by the defectives.