Patrolman August Baker was born in 1849 in Cumberland, MD. He joined the Cumberland Police Department prior to 1900.
In Shantytown (an area adjacent to the C&O Canal in Cumberland) on October 3, 1907, while placing William Burns under arrest, he was shot by Burns, who was then subdued by several citizens and taken to jail.
Officer Baker was buried on Monday, October 7, 1907 in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland, MD.
In Shantytown (an area adjacent to the C&O Canal in Cumberland) on October 3, 1907, while placing William Burns under arrest, he was shot by Burns, who was then subdued by several citizens and taken to jail.
Officer Baker was buried on Monday, October 7, 1907 in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland, MD.
Patrolman August Baker was born in 1849 in Cumberland, MD. He joined the Cumberland Police Department prior to 1900.
In Shantytown (an area adjacent to the C&O Canal in Cumberland) on October 3, 1907, while placing William Burns under arrest, he was shot by Burns, who was then subdued by several citizens and taken to jail.
Officer Baker was buried on Monday, October 7, 1907 in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland, MD.
In Shantytown (an area adjacent to the C&O Canal in Cumberland) on October 3, 1907, while placing William Burns under arrest, he was shot by Burns, who was then subdued by several citizens and taken to jail.
Officer Baker was buried on Monday, October 7, 1907 in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland, MD.
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