Pulaski County Constable's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Friday, July 14, 1911
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 5 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 14, 1911
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1912
Constable William Heath and Justice of the Peace Andrew Beatty were shot and killed while waiting to serve warrants for liquor violations on two suspects at the county courthouse.
Both suspects were arrested and convicted of two counts of murder. One was executed in the electric chair on November 22, 1912. The other was sentenced to life. He was paroled on November 24, 1926.
Constable Heath had been appointed to the position of District 6 constable only five months earlier.