Age: 41
INCIDENT
On Thursday, November 13, 1902, at a saloon directly across from the Covington Police Department, off-duty Covington Patrolman Robert Brown (33) had become intoxicated and started a quarrel with two other patrons. Kenton County Deputy Bodkin, of Ludlow, and his partner, Deputy John D. McInerney, who was the son of the Kenton County Sheriff, were called to the disturbance. As they attempted to separate the group, Brown pulled a handgun shot both deputies.
The deputies were rushed to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington. Deputy McInerney survived his wounds. Read the Full Story
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