Today, we remember City of Charleston Police Department Policeman John Joseph Bean, Jr.
On this date in 1899, Policeman Bean was shot and killed at around midnight while approaching three loitering men. Earlier in the night, he had encountered the men while walking his beat and ordered them to leave. The incident occurred when he returned to the scene and observed them in the same location. Policeman Bean’s murderer was arrested and hanged on August 9, 1899. Policeman Bean was single and survived by his parents.
