Paris Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Friday, September 18, 1908
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: September 18, 1908
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Dirk
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1910
Policeman Henry Williams was stabbed to death while attempting to stop a man from beating his wife.
Policeman Williams was on duty at an event known as the Paris Colored Fair when the man entered the fairgrounds and observed his wife on a ride with another man. He pulled the woman off and started beating her. Policeman Williams came to her aid and was attempting to subdue the man when he pulled out a dirk and stabbed Policeman Williams in the heart.
The man fled but turned himself in a short time later. On March 11, 1909, the suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 8 years. He was paroled on May 10, 1910.