Harvey D. Hand
River City Fraternal Order of Police Remembers Jefferson County Police Officer H.C Conner
Date of Death
River City Fraternal Order of Police Remembers Jefferson County Police Officer H.C Conner
Friday, September 11, 1914
Rank:
Patrolman
Assignment:
Not Available
Age:
55
Incident Date:
Friday, September 11, 1914
Incident Location:
Hancock Street and Barnett Street
Cause of Death:
Struck by train
Suspect Name:
Not Available or Applicable
Weapon Involved:
Not Available or Applicable
Case Status:
Closed

Patrolman Hand was killed when he was struck by a Louisville and Nashville passenger train at Hancock Street and Barnett Street. Passersbys noticed Patrolman Hand's hat, bearing his badge number, fall from the locomotive's cow-catcher at 7th and Magnolia Streets. Patrolman Hand's body was found the following morning in a railroad ditch near where he was struck.

Patrolman Hand had been with the agency for 18 years.