Atchison Police Department, Kansas
End of Watch: Monday, October 27, 1879
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 26, 1879
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Policeman Lewis Chew was shot and killed by a man who and just pulled a gun on a bartender at a local saloon.
The man was drunk and the bartender had refused him service. When Policeman Chew attempted to arrest the man he was shot. Although mortally wounded, Policeman Chew was able to return fire and kill the suspect. Policeman Chew succumbed to his wounds the following day.
Policeman Chew was survived by a daughter by his first wife who died nine years before he did. He was survived by his second wife and four children. He was a Union Civil War Veteran having served as a private with the 23rd New Jersey Infantry, Company A.