CHARLES L HORN

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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 14-W: 25
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: October 8, 1900
Cause: NIFE
Age: 36
Years of Service: 5
Description: Patrolman Horn responded to a dispute in a private home during a wedding. A mentally disturbed man ambushed the wedding and tried to stab the bride with a fencing sword. When Patrolman Horn attempted to arrest the suspect, the suspect stabbed him in the stomach. Patrolman Horn was transferred to the hospital where he died of internal injuries eight days later.
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