Burlingame Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Friday, November 27, 1874
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: November 22, 1874
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Charged with murder
Police Officer Charles Bratton succumbed to stab wounds sustained five days earlier while assisting the city marshal arrest a man for abusing his wife.
The officers were escorting the man to jail when he suddenly pulled out a 10-inch butcher knife and stabbed Officer Bratton twice. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder.
Officer Bratton was survived by his parents, sister, and two brothers.