Constable Hamilton Perry Dalton, Sugar Creek Township Constable's Office, Indiana

Constable Hamilton Perry Dalton

Sugar Creek Township Constable's Office, Indiana

End of Watch Tuesday, August 2, 1927

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Hamilton Perry Dalton

Constable Hamilton Perry was shot and killed while attempting to serve a writ execution upon a man for an unpaid grocery bill.

He had met the man at his home in West Terre Haute and read him the writ that had been issued by a judge. The man claimed he had nothing of value to satisfy the writ, prompting Constable Perry to inquire about the ownership of an automobile in the man's garage.

The man then produced a .38 caliber revolver and demanded that Constable Perry leave his property. He then shot Constable Perry in the head when he refused to leave. Constable Perry was able to stumble to the front of the home where a passerby found him and took him to a local hospital. He died a short time later.

The man who shot him was out on parole as the result of a previous manslaughter conviction. He was arrested and charged with Constable Perry's murder.

Constable Perry was a widower.

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Age 60
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
Offender Charged with murder

civil papers, parolee

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Constable Hamilton Perry Dalton is my great-grandfather, and his daughter, Bessie Pearl is my grandmother. We have always heard about his death and have a newspaper clipping as well. Such a senseless death, however, my great-grandfather was doing his job as a lot of our fallen police officers were as well. Miss hearing more stories about his side of the family through my grandfather, I know he and she are both watching over all of us. Rest in Peace my grandfather.

Great-Granddaughter Shelly Behaeghe

May 26, 2023