EDWARD HARPER

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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 2-W: 25
Department: Kenton, Ohio, P.D.
End of Watch: March 31, 1891
Cause: NIFE
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer Harper answered a disturbance call and attempted to arrest an intoxicated man. The suspect produced a knife and stabbed Officer Harper in the chest, killing him instantly. The suspect was arrested but was lynched by an angry mob before his case could go to trial.
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