Arthur M. Dorsett

Born: January 1, 1876

Officer Arthur M. Dorsett and Officer John Clifford were attempting to recover a stolen bulldog from the appartment of a known scam artist, when the man ran from the room and returned with a gun. The officers were caught by surprise, and both were shot before they could draw their weapons. Dorsett managed to reach his gun and wound the attacker before collapsing. The attacker escaped, but an intensive manhunt found him by the following day. Officer Dorsett died from his wounds on August 6, 1917.

Born: August 15, 1890

On July 25, 1917, the grocery store at 1317 West Twenty-third Street was burglarized by Paul Scholz and his step-father, Adolph Patzenberger. Officers Harris W. West, Louis Fagan, John F. Schwaim, and Sam Moley responded to the call placed by concerned citizens in the area. West and Fagan captured the two men, and placed them in a small police car for temporary transportation. As they drove on Twenty-third Street, on their way to meet Scwaim and Moley - who were waiting with a patrol car to transport the prisoners to the station, the two men attacked the officers and jumped from the car as it neared Holly Street. Officer West shot Petzenberger in the back as he fled. Fagan then took over the pursuit of Petzenberger, and West went after Scholz. Fagan soon caught Petzenberger, and joined West in his chase. Oscar Bloom, a resident of Holly Street, saw the two officers chasing and firing at Scholz and misconstrued the situation, as the officers were not in uniform. Bloom shot Officer West once, and West fell. He then called out that he was a police officer, and Bloom rushed over and stayed with him until a police patrol came for West. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where he died on July 26, 1917.
Officer West joined the police department April 16, 1917. He was forced to leave in February 1917, due to cutbacks, but was able to come back May 15, 1917.

On March 18, 1917, Officer Harry J. Keating - out of uniform - was waiting at the corner of 9th and Main Streets for a street car when he saw a man he wanted to arrest. Witnesses reported that he had the man on his knees at gunpoint, when William B. Leahy - a Pinkerton officer - saw him and thought Officer Keating was holding up the man. Leahy drew his gun and advanced, demanding that Officer Keating drop his weapon. Officer Keating turned to face Leahy, and Leahy - believing that he would be shot - fired on Keating. Officer Keating was mortally wounded and the prisoner escaped. Leahy was also out of uniform at the time, and the two men did not know each other.

Born: July 30, 1876

On December 16, 1918, Officer Mansfield was struck by a street car and killed in the performance of his duty. Officer Mansfield had been a member of the department only eight months when he was killed.

Michael Y. Sayeg

Born: July 18, 1880

On May 10, 1918, Jack "Tennessee" Ray was leaving the Elmwood Club, a well-known gambling den, after shooting and wounding another man he had been betting with. Officer Michael Y. Sayeg happened to be outside the club when Ray walked outside, and when Ray saw him, he ran. Sayeg pursued him, and as the chase turned onto Locust Street, Ray turned and fatally wounded Sayeg. Sayeg did not have time to draw his own gun. Officers William Doan and Jack Price were nearby, and when they spotted Ray fleeing the scene, they captured him.

Officer Sayeg had been on the police force for eight years.