James Richard Hill, Officer

Marlow Police Deparment

About 2 A.M. on Monday, April 20, 1931, Officer Hill, 55, was on patrol with Night Chief Ike Veach when they became suspicious of three men in a 1930 Ford and followed them. The Ford pulled over a block south of Main Street on Seminole Avenue and the officers pulled up across the street from them. Before the officers could get out of their car, the men in the Ford opened fire on them. Both officers fell out the right hand side of their car, Hill atop Veach. Officer Hill had been hit under the left arm with a shotgun blast and killed almost instantly. Chief Veach was wounded in the left leg, hand and scalp but was able to return seven shots, wounding one of the men. The Chief’s shots also disabled the suspect’s car. The men then stole another car and escaped. Officer Hill left behind a wife and eight children. Chief Veach survived his wounds.