December 2, 1932
Policeman Harry Booton, 42 wounded Saturday night in a gun battle at Eleventh and High street, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Iowa Methodist hospital, seven hours after he had identified Edward J. Farrant, 20, as the man who shot him.
Farrant, who said his home was in Springfield, Ill., was arrested by 10 detectives who raided a house at 409 S.E. Ninth St. Four other persons in the house also were held........
Dr. Rodney P. Fagan, who operated on Booton Saturday night, reported that Booton died from the shock of the wounds. He was conscious and his mind was clear until a few minutes before his death he said.
Additional information:
Sergeant Booton was shot and killed Sunday, December 11, 1932, after he and another officer stopped two suspicious men parked in front of a laundromat. The suspects were planning on robbing the laundromat and open fired on the officers when they approached, striking Sergeant Booton in the chest.
The suspects were apprehended and brought to the hospital where Sergeant Booton identified the shooter before succumbing to his injuries.
Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. One had his sentence commuted to 90 years by the governor and was paroled in 1962. He was returned to prison four months later for violating his parole. He was paroled again September 8, 1966. The other suspect died in prison May 9, 1950.
Sergeant Booton served the Des Moines Police Department for five years and was 42 years old.
Policeman Harry Booton, 42 wounded Saturday night in a gun battle at Eleventh and High street, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Iowa Methodist hospital, seven hours after he had identified Edward J. Farrant, 20, as the man who shot him.
Farrant, who said his home was in Springfield, Ill., was arrested by 10 detectives who raided a house at 409 S.E. Ninth St. Four other persons in the house also were held........
Dr. Rodney P. Fagan, who operated on Booton Saturday night, reported that Booton died from the shock of the wounds. He was conscious and his mind was clear until a few minutes before his death he said.
Additional information:
Sergeant Booton was shot and killed Sunday, December 11, 1932, after he and another officer stopped two suspicious men parked in front of a laundromat. The suspects were planning on robbing the laundromat and open fired on the officers when they approached, striking Sergeant Booton in the chest.
The suspects were apprehended and brought to the hospital where Sergeant Booton identified the shooter before succumbing to his injuries.
Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. One had his sentence commuted to 90 years by the governor and was paroled in 1962. He was returned to prison four months later for violating his parole. He was paroled again September 8, 1966. The other suspect died in prison May 9, 1950.
Sergeant Booton served the Des Moines Police Department for five years and was 42 years old.
December 2, 1932
Policeman Harry Booton, 42 wounded Saturday night in a gun battle at Eleventh and High street, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Iowa Methodist hospital, seven hours after he had identified Edward J. Farrant, 20, as the man who shot him.
Farrant, who said his home was in Springfield, Ill., was arrested by 10 detectives who raided a house at 409 S.E. Ninth St. Four other persons in the house also were held........
Dr. Rodney P. Fagan, who operated on Booton Saturday night, reported that Booton died from the shock of the wounds. He was conscious and his mind was clear until a few minutes before his death he said.
Additional information:
Sergeant Booton was shot and killed Sunday, December 11, 1932, after he and another officer stopped two suspicious men parked in front of a laundromat. The suspects were planning on robbing the laundromat and open fired on the officers when they approached, striking Sergeant Booton in the chest.
The suspects were apprehended and brought to the hospital where Sergeant Booton identified the shooter before succumbing to his injuries.
Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. One had his sentence commuted to 90 years by the governor and was paroled in 1962. He was returned to prison four months later for violating his parole. He was paroled again September 8, 1966. The other suspect died in prison May 9, 1950.
Sergeant Booton served the Des Moines Police Department for five years and was 42 years old.
Policeman Harry Booton, 42 wounded Saturday night in a gun battle at Eleventh and High street, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Iowa Methodist hospital, seven hours after he had identified Edward J. Farrant, 20, as the man who shot him.
Farrant, who said his home was in Springfield, Ill., was arrested by 10 detectives who raided a house at 409 S.E. Ninth St. Four other persons in the house also were held........
Dr. Rodney P. Fagan, who operated on Booton Saturday night, reported that Booton died from the shock of the wounds. He was conscious and his mind was clear until a few minutes before his death he said.
Additional information:
Sergeant Booton was shot and killed Sunday, December 11, 1932, after he and another officer stopped two suspicious men parked in front of a laundromat. The suspects were planning on robbing the laundromat and open fired on the officers when they approached, striking Sergeant Booton in the chest.
The suspects were apprehended and brought to the hospital where Sergeant Booton identified the shooter before succumbing to his injuries.
Both suspects were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. One had his sentence commuted to 90 years by the governor and was paroled in 1962. He was returned to prison four months later for violating his parole. He was paroled again September 8, 1966. The other suspect died in prison May 9, 1950.
Sergeant Booton served the Des Moines Police Department for five years and was 42 years old.
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