"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder
Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 1924
Age: 30
Tour: 2 years
Patrolman Llewellyn Lowther was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in the town of Adams. He had been with the agency for two years. [odmp.org]
[Sun, Sep 21, 1924 Boston Herald Page: 9]
SKUNK CAUSES OFFICER'S DEATH--Runs Into Path of Motorcycle on Foggy, Slippery Road
NORTH ADAMS, Sept. 20--Developments in the official investigation today of the death of State Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther who was fatally injured at 1 o'clock this morning when his motorcycle tipped over on the highway between here and Adams, indicated that it was an accident caused by a skunk running into the path of the motorcycle. The animal was found dead in the roadway a short distance from where Lowther was spilled from his machine.
The reticence of the two state patrolmen who were accompanying Lowther at the time of the accident gave rise to rumors for several hours after it happened, one report being that the patrolman was a victim of a rum-runner's trap. The accident was the first of its nature since the organization of the state patrol.
Lowther, a native of New Bedford, was a member of troop B, assigned to the Cheshire barracks. With State Patrolmen George Alexander and J. Tomkins, he was returning to the barracks after a day spent on duty at the North Andover fair. He was riding in advance of his companions, and the highway was damp from dew and fog. When Alexander and Tompkins found him he was lying in the road, and his motorcycle, but slightly damaged, was piled on top of his body. His skull had been fractured.
His comrades took him to the Plunkett Memorial hospital in Adams, but doctors pronounced him dead. A brief report of the fatality was telephoned to Capt. George A. Parker, commander of the state troopers. He immediately communicated with Lt. James H. Sherran, officer in charge of the Cheshire barracks, and ordered an investigation. Brothers of Lowther went to the hospital and arranged for removal of the body to New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 20--Llewellyn Alexander Lowther, 29, a son of Mrs. Agnes Lowther, 286 Ash street, and was born and educated here. Prior to joining the state patrol he was for seven years in the regular army, serving in the Philippines, Mexico, France and Germany. During the world war he was in the 2d division, a member of battery B, 15th field artillery.
He entered the state service in January, 1923, and was stationed near North Adams since his enlistment. His services in the anti-rum-running campaign near the New York state line were highly commended. Capt. John A. Stitt and Alfred R. Thrackeray of this city, while attending a convention of the American Legion in Pittsfield last month, were told by the North Adams officials that Lowther was one of the most value men in the service.
According to Lowther's relatives here, he had recently been considering resigning from the force to accept a position as manager of a hotel.
Besides his mother, he is survived by three brothers, John, William, and Wallace Lowther, and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Burke and Miss Muriel Lowther, all of this city.
Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 1924
Age: 30
Tour: 2 years
Patrolman Llewellyn Lowther was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in the town of Adams. He had been with the agency for two years. [odmp.org]
[Sun, Sep 21, 1924 Boston Herald Page: 9]
SKUNK CAUSES OFFICER'S DEATH--Runs Into Path of Motorcycle on Foggy, Slippery Road
NORTH ADAMS, Sept. 20--Developments in the official investigation today of the death of State Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther who was fatally injured at 1 o'clock this morning when his motorcycle tipped over on the highway between here and Adams, indicated that it was an accident caused by a skunk running into the path of the motorcycle. The animal was found dead in the roadway a short distance from where Lowther was spilled from his machine.
The reticence of the two state patrolmen who were accompanying Lowther at the time of the accident gave rise to rumors for several hours after it happened, one report being that the patrolman was a victim of a rum-runner's trap. The accident was the first of its nature since the organization of the state patrol.
Lowther, a native of New Bedford, was a member of troop B, assigned to the Cheshire barracks. With State Patrolmen George Alexander and J. Tomkins, he was returning to the barracks after a day spent on duty at the North Andover fair. He was riding in advance of his companions, and the highway was damp from dew and fog. When Alexander and Tompkins found him he was lying in the road, and his motorcycle, but slightly damaged, was piled on top of his body. His skull had been fractured.
His comrades took him to the Plunkett Memorial hospital in Adams, but doctors pronounced him dead. A brief report of the fatality was telephoned to Capt. George A. Parker, commander of the state troopers. He immediately communicated with Lt. James H. Sherran, officer in charge of the Cheshire barracks, and ordered an investigation. Brothers of Lowther went to the hospital and arranged for removal of the body to New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 20--Llewellyn Alexander Lowther, 29, a son of Mrs. Agnes Lowther, 286 Ash street, and was born and educated here. Prior to joining the state patrol he was for seven years in the regular army, serving in the Philippines, Mexico, France and Germany. During the world war he was in the 2d division, a member of battery B, 15th field artillery.
He entered the state service in January, 1923, and was stationed near North Adams since his enlistment. His services in the anti-rum-running campaign near the New York state line were highly commended. Capt. John A. Stitt and Alfred R. Thrackeray of this city, while attending a convention of the American Legion in Pittsfield last month, were told by the North Adams officials that Lowther was one of the most value men in the service.
According to Lowther's relatives here, he had recently been considering resigning from the force to accept a position as manager of a hotel.
Besides his mother, he is survived by three brothers, John, William, and Wallace Lowther, and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Burke and Miss Muriel Lowther, all of this city.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder
Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 1924
Age: 30
Tour: 2 years
Patrolman Llewellyn Lowther was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in the town of Adams. He had been with the agency for two years. [odmp.org]
[Sun, Sep 21, 1924 Boston Herald Page: 9]
SKUNK CAUSES OFFICER'S DEATH--Runs Into Path of Motorcycle on Foggy, Slippery Road
NORTH ADAMS, Sept. 20--Developments in the official investigation today of the death of State Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther who was fatally injured at 1 o'clock this morning when his motorcycle tipped over on the highway between here and Adams, indicated that it was an accident caused by a skunk running into the path of the motorcycle. The animal was found dead in the roadway a short distance from where Lowther was spilled from his machine.
The reticence of the two state patrolmen who were accompanying Lowther at the time of the accident gave rise to rumors for several hours after it happened, one report being that the patrolman was a victim of a rum-runner's trap. The accident was the first of its nature since the organization of the state patrol.
Lowther, a native of New Bedford, was a member of troop B, assigned to the Cheshire barracks. With State Patrolmen George Alexander and J. Tomkins, he was returning to the barracks after a day spent on duty at the North Andover fair. He was riding in advance of his companions, and the highway was damp from dew and fog. When Alexander and Tompkins found him he was lying in the road, and his motorcycle, but slightly damaged, was piled on top of his body. His skull had been fractured.
His comrades took him to the Plunkett Memorial hospital in Adams, but doctors pronounced him dead. A brief report of the fatality was telephoned to Capt. George A. Parker, commander of the state troopers. He immediately communicated with Lt. James H. Sherran, officer in charge of the Cheshire barracks, and ordered an investigation. Brothers of Lowther went to the hospital and arranged for removal of the body to New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 20--Llewellyn Alexander Lowther, 29, a son of Mrs. Agnes Lowther, 286 Ash street, and was born and educated here. Prior to joining the state patrol he was for seven years in the regular army, serving in the Philippines, Mexico, France and Germany. During the world war he was in the 2d division, a member of battery B, 15th field artillery.
He entered the state service in January, 1923, and was stationed near North Adams since his enlistment. His services in the anti-rum-running campaign near the New York state line were highly commended. Capt. John A. Stitt and Alfred R. Thrackeray of this city, while attending a convention of the American Legion in Pittsfield last month, were told by the North Adams officials that Lowther was one of the most value men in the service.
According to Lowther's relatives here, he had recently been considering resigning from the force to accept a position as manager of a hotel.
Besides his mother, he is survived by three brothers, John, William, and Wallace Lowther, and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Burke and Miss Muriel Lowther, all of this city.
Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 1924
Age: 30
Tour: 2 years
Patrolman Llewellyn Lowther was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in the town of Adams. He had been with the agency for two years. [odmp.org]
[Sun, Sep 21, 1924 Boston Herald Page: 9]
SKUNK CAUSES OFFICER'S DEATH--Runs Into Path of Motorcycle on Foggy, Slippery Road
NORTH ADAMS, Sept. 20--Developments in the official investigation today of the death of State Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther who was fatally injured at 1 o'clock this morning when his motorcycle tipped over on the highway between here and Adams, indicated that it was an accident caused by a skunk running into the path of the motorcycle. The animal was found dead in the roadway a short distance from where Lowther was spilled from his machine.
The reticence of the two state patrolmen who were accompanying Lowther at the time of the accident gave rise to rumors for several hours after it happened, one report being that the patrolman was a victim of a rum-runner's trap. The accident was the first of its nature since the organization of the state patrol.
Lowther, a native of New Bedford, was a member of troop B, assigned to the Cheshire barracks. With State Patrolmen George Alexander and J. Tomkins, he was returning to the barracks after a day spent on duty at the North Andover fair. He was riding in advance of his companions, and the highway was damp from dew and fog. When Alexander and Tompkins found him he was lying in the road, and his motorcycle, but slightly damaged, was piled on top of his body. His skull had been fractured.
His comrades took him to the Plunkett Memorial hospital in Adams, but doctors pronounced him dead. A brief report of the fatality was telephoned to Capt. George A. Parker, commander of the state troopers. He immediately communicated with Lt. James H. Sherran, officer in charge of the Cheshire barracks, and ordered an investigation. Brothers of Lowther went to the hospital and arranged for removal of the body to New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 20--Llewellyn Alexander Lowther, 29, a son of Mrs. Agnes Lowther, 286 Ash street, and was born and educated here. Prior to joining the state patrol he was for seven years in the regular army, serving in the Philippines, Mexico, France and Germany. During the world war he was in the 2d division, a member of battery B, 15th field artillery.
He entered the state service in January, 1923, and was stationed near North Adams since his enlistment. His services in the anti-rum-running campaign near the New York state line were highly commended. Capt. John A. Stitt and Alfred R. Thrackeray of this city, while attending a convention of the American Legion in Pittsfield last month, were told by the North Adams officials that Lowther was one of the most value men in the service.
According to Lowther's relatives here, he had recently been considering resigning from the force to accept a position as manager of a hotel.
Besides his mother, he is survived by three brothers, John, William, and Wallace Lowther, and two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Burke and Miss Muriel Lowther, all of this city.
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