Hour of Trial: The Murder of Officer John P. 'Buck' Maloney

A young police officer is gunned down while investigating two suspicious characters. His murderer flees, but doesn't get far. A self-inflicted wound slows him down, giving a determined police force the opportunity to apprehend and arrest the 20-year-old hardened criminal. A tragedy that could have happened on the streets of New York or Los Angeles, the murder of Officer John P. "Buck" Maloney occurred more than a century ago in the rural city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. "Hour of Trial" is an accurate account of the century-old murder, arrest and trial written by James Carn, an avid reader of American history. The author spent nearly four decades researching newspaper articles, court records, death certificates, church records, cemetery records, railroad records, and various sources, including interviews with family descendants and others.

Author: James Carn
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 04/02/2012
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9781456544461

About the Author
James Carn is a life long resident of Williamsport. He is a graduate of The Williamsport Area Community College (now Pennsylvania College of Technology) having degrees of Associate in Applied Science (Graphic Arts Technology) and Associate of Science. He's a graduate of the Allentown Police Academy and a 25-year veteran of The Williamsport Bureau of Police where he held the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant and captain. Jim successfully completed Police Executive Development Institute courses at The Pennsylvania State University. In 1997, he received state certification as a district justice after successfully completing the Minor Judiciary Education Board's course of instruction at Wilson College, Chambersburg, and was elected to that office later that year serving the western half of the City of Williamsport. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2007. Jim has successfully completed judicial courses at the National Judicial College, at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is a life member and director of the Lycoming Creek Watershed Association and a director of Northcentral Chapter 8 Society for Pennsylvania Archeology. An avid hiker, Jim spends time in the winter months cutting brush and removing dead fall primarily in the Tiadaghton State Forest's Pine Creek Valley. He also annually volunteers as an usher at the Little League World Series. He is also a member and past president of The Tiadaghton Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 29, The Lycoming County Historical Society, a life member of the Pine Creek Preservation Association, and The Special Court Judges Association of PA of which he is president of District Three.

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