Louisville Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, October 29, 1877
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: October 22, 1877
Weapon Used: Blunt object; Rock
Suspect Info: Acquitted
Patrolman Martin Roth succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was assaulted by a subject he was attempting to arrest for being drunk in public near the foot of Clay Street, near the Ohio River.
During the arrest the subject struck Patrolman Roth in the head with a rock, causing severe lacerations. Patrolman Roth developed tetanus as a result of the wounds and died on October 29th, 1877.
The subject who murdered him was acquitted of manslaughter.