Bio & Incident Details
Age: 29
Tour: 2 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/26/1919
Weapon: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect: Not available
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Patrolman Bather succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night while attempting to arrest three men he suspected of being in possession of a stolen car. He had observed the men trying to start the car at the intersection of Emerald Avenue and Field Avenue. One of the men shot him as he began to question them. All three men fled the scene on foot.
Patrolman Bather was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital where he died the following day. He had served with the agency for 2 years and was survived by his wife.
