John Van Horn

John Van Horn

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: ParsonsCounty: LabetteDeath Date: 7/27/1899Added to Memorial: 1994Circumstances of Death: GunshotPoliceman Van Horn heard two shots fired near the Gulf depot in Parsons on the night of July 27th and went to investigate. Van...
John Van Horn

Edward Coleman

Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Washington CountyCounty: WashingtonDeath Date: 5/15/1899Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotSheriff Coleman was attempting to serve a warrant on William Hoxie and Robert Algeo, suspects in several burglaries and...
John Van Horn

William Kime

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: CoffeyvilleCounty: MontgomeryDeath Date: 4/22/1898Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn April 20, 1898, James Wood and Lou Burdick had attacked a citizen with stones and revolvers. When they returned to...
Charles Batterson

Charles Batterson

Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: MarysvilleCounty: MarshallDeath Date: 4/6/1898Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn the night of April 6, City Marshal Batterson was assisting the county sheriff as the county jailor, as he often did. While...
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Seldon B. Lard

Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Riley CountyCounty: RileyDeath Date: 10/20/1897Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotSheriff Lard, accompanied by a deputy and the county attorney, was attempting to serve a warrant for disturbing the peace and...
John Van Horn

James H. Helms

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: OsawatomieCounty: MiamiDeath Date: 1/20/1895Added to Memorial: 1991Circumstances of Death: GunshotJames H. Helms heard an explosion about 3:10 A.M. in downtown Osawatomie Sunday, January 20, 1895. Borrowing a lantern from a...