In the early hours of a Monday morning, on August 8, 1904, the peace of Susquehanna Road in Abington Township was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Constable Daniel O'Brien, a 26-year-old male who had served the township for two years, was awakened at approximately 1:00 a.m. by noises coming from the chicken coop in his backyard.
Alongside his father, he went to investigate the disturbance. As they approached the coop, they were met with shotgun blasts from at least one individual inside
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