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E.A. George
Officer
Died September 16, 1908

Officer E. A. George was standing at the desk in the St. Petersburg Police Station when a fellow officer arrived with a prisoner on a minor charge. During a struggle the prisoner took the arresting officer’s pistol which discharged, killing Officer George. The prisoner was later shot and killed after barricading himself in a cell with the weapon.

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