Bio & Incident Details
Age: 42
Tour: 10 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Assault
Incident Date: 10/8/1883
Weapon: Edged weapon; Axe
Suspect: Lynched
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Officer William Street was killed when he was struck in the head with an axe as he investigated a disturbance at a home. When he arrived at the home he found it to be occupied by a single man. As he began to leave another man, who had been hidden in a closet, came up from behind and struck him on the head with the axe.
The killer was taken from jail by an angry mob of citizens and lynched.
