DET. SGT. JOHN PENDERGAST
Star # 375 18th District
End of Watch 30 August 1914

Det. Sgt. John Pendergast escorted a burglar to the police station. As they waited with several other people at an intersection, an automobile containing five intoxicated men approached at high speed. Sgt. Pendergast shouted a warning to the citizens. The prisoner was pulled to safety, but tragically, the automobile struck Sgt. Pendergast. The heroic sergeant was killed instantly.