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Herbert �Hub� Haynes, 52, male, was the night policeman in Clayton, Delaware, when a sweltering August night turned violent at the railroad siding. Shortly after midnight on August 9, 1900, railroad workers reported several men riding a southbound freight in a boxcar. Haynes and other lawmen converged on the train near the Clayton station and surrounded the car. In the crush of the arrest, a struggle broke out; the assailant�described at the time as a tramp and a large man�wrenched Haynes�s serv ...Read More

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Victim Details

Herbert Haynes

Male

Clayton

DE

1900-08-09

52

Herbert

Haynes

06/04/2026