http://www.city.winnipeg.mb.ca/police/History/story29.htm Not my line but interesting story for someone Excerpt: John Beattie was born on the 20th of August 1882, in Newcastle-On-Tyne, England. He came to Canada about 1908 and after working at several jobs on the 18th of March 1911, he joined the Police Force along with a chum Bill Greengrove. Beattie became Constable #141 and Greengrove was #142. Only twenty seven days later John Beattie was electrocuted at the scene of a fire on Main St. at Water Avenue. He was 28 years of age when he died. Bobbie DuFault Cascadia Con 2005 The North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) is September 1-5, 2005 at the SeaTac Airport Hilton, Seattle WA www.CascadiaCon.org Join our list at: Seattle_in_05-subscribe@yahoogroups.com