Deputy Sheriff Henry Day
End of Watch: Sun, Feb 5th, 1905
Date of Incident: Sun, Feb 5th, 1905
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 34
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Henry Day suffered a fatal heart attack while visiting a man he had wounded during a struggle the previous week.
He was attempting to serve a peace warrant on the man when a violent struggle ensued. The suspect was seriously wounded during the struggle and taken to the county jail in Whitesburg to recover.
Deputy Day had visited the man regularly since wounding him. As he again visited him he suddenly collapsed with grief over the wounds, and passed away.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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Whitesburg, Kentucky 41858
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