Michael McCarthy was born November 25, 1864 in De Soto Township, Washington County, Nebraska, the son of Michael Charles and Johanna (Ryan) McCarthy.
He was appointed to the Omaha Police force April 30, 1894, and was made a Sergeant on July 1915. After 27 years of service he voluntarily resigned, in September 1921, to become chief of special police for the Cudahy Packing Company at Sioux City, Iowa.
In 1900 McCarthy as a patrolman was given a vote of thanks by the city council for extraordinary bravery displayed in the capture of two bandits who had held up and robbed a gambling house on Douglas Street. McCarthy engaged in a gun battle with one bandit and pursued a trail of gold coins into a dark hallway at Fourteenth and Douglas, where he captured the second highwayman.
He spent his final months at the home of his sister, Johanna (McCarthy) McGovern. Michael died November 24, 1926 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha after a two-week illness. He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha on November 27, 1926.
He was appointed to the Omaha Police force April 30, 1894, and was made a Sergeant on July 1915. After 27 years of service he voluntarily resigned, in September 1921, to become chief of special police for the Cudahy Packing Company at Sioux City, Iowa.
In 1900 McCarthy as a patrolman was given a vote of thanks by the city council for extraordinary bravery displayed in the capture of two bandits who had held up and robbed a gambling house on Douglas Street. McCarthy engaged in a gun battle with one bandit and pursued a trail of gold coins into a dark hallway at Fourteenth and Douglas, where he captured the second highwayman.
He spent his final months at the home of his sister, Johanna (McCarthy) McGovern. Michael died November 24, 1926 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha after a two-week illness. He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha on November 27, 1926.
Michael McCarthy was born November 25, 1864 in De Soto Township, Washington County, Nebraska, the son of Michael Charles and Johanna (Ryan) McCarthy.
He was appointed to the Omaha Police force April 30, 1894, and was made a Sergeant on July 1915. After 27 years of service he voluntarily resigned, in September 1921, to become chief of special police for the Cudahy Packing Company at Sioux City, Iowa.
In 1900 McCarthy as a patrolman was given a vote of thanks by the city council for extraordinary bravery displayed in the capture of two bandits who had held up and robbed a gambling house on Douglas Street. McCarthy engaged in a gun battle with one bandit and pursued a trail of gold coins into a dark hallway at Fourteenth and Douglas, where he captured the second highwayman.
He spent his final months at the home of his sister, Johanna (McCarthy) McGovern. Michael died November 24, 1926 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha after a two-week illness. He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha on November 27, 1926.
He was appointed to the Omaha Police force April 30, 1894, and was made a Sergeant on July 1915. After 27 years of service he voluntarily resigned, in September 1921, to become chief of special police for the Cudahy Packing Company at Sioux City, Iowa.
In 1900 McCarthy as a patrolman was given a vote of thanks by the city council for extraordinary bravery displayed in the capture of two bandits who had held up and robbed a gambling house on Douglas Street. McCarthy engaged in a gun battle with one bandit and pursued a trail of gold coins into a dark hallway at Fourteenth and Douglas, where he captured the second highwayman.
He spent his final months at the home of his sister, Johanna (McCarthy) McGovern. Michael died November 24, 1926 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha after a two-week illness. He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha on November 27, 1926.
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MICHAEL McCARTHY; 1864-1926
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