Watchman Davis
During 1846, Watchman Davis was found, shot to death, behind a fence in an old graveyard which is now Washington Park between 1200 blocks of Elm and Race Streets.

Watchman Strawther
During 1846, Watchman Strawther was found stabbed to death on Baum Street, above the Waterworks.

Officer John Brasher
On May 6, 1849 Officer Brasher was shot and killed by Jesse Jones, an ex-convict and burglary suspect.

City Watchman Peter Davison
During 1850, City Watchman Davison, while assigned to the Van Amburg’s Circus located within the block bordered by 12th, 13th, Vine, and Race Streets, was stabbed to death by John C. Walker, an Ohio Medical College student, after a dispute over a seat which Davison ordered vacated by Walker to make room for arriving women.

Officer Joseph Stowder
On September 10, 1852, Officer Stowder was assassinated while on duty.

Watchman Henry Carroll
Many of the City’s German population immigrated to the United States after a failed rebellion in Germany during 1848. The more active of the rebels called themselves the “Forty-Eighters”. During 1853, Father Bedini visited Cincinnati and stayed at 8th and Plum Streets at the St. Peter and Chains Cathedral. The Forty-Eighters considered him an informant during the rebellion and, on December 24, 1853, they marched on the Cathedral in protest. Police met them at the current location of City Hall. During the melee, Watchman Carroll was shot. He died the next day on Christmas Day, 1853. The shooter was never identified.

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Higdon
During a second uprising of the Forty-Eighters (see Watchman Henry Carroll), on January 15, 1854, City Marshal James L. Ruffin led a contingent of multi-jurisdictional law enforcement officers to defend Father Bedini and the St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff Higdon, one Marshal Ruffin’s contingent, was stabbed and later died.

Lieutenant Levi Parker
Lieutenant Parker was killed by Harry Harrington, a saloon-keeper, April 27, 1856 when he attempted to intercede in Harrington’s beating his wife at Front and Ludlow Streets. Harrington earned a life sentence, but a few years later Harrington's friends convinced the governor that he pined to return to Ireland. The governor pardoned him and, once pardoned, Harrington went to Covington, Kentucky instead.

Officer Claborne Long
Officer Daniel Hallam
On January 9th, 1861, while searching for a girl thought to be held in the house of Emma Clemmens on the east side of Main Street between 6th and 7th Streets, Officers Long and Hallam were fatally stabbed.

Officer Patrick Nuttle
On June 10, 1861, Officer Nuttle was killed by Arthur Hughes.

Officer Uriah H. Sears
On April 17, 1870, two days after being rehired to the police force, during a scuffle, Jerry Lynch stabbed Officers Sears. Officer Sears died the following day on April 18.

Substitute Patrolman Abraham Bird
On September 2, 1874, Substitute Patrolman Bird, while at a circus at Fifth and Vine Streets arrested Trim Davis, a deaf-mute. Davis shot Substitute Patrolman Bird who died instantly.