John Henry

Death by Force

Private John F. Henry, aged 31, was a member of the Pennsylvania State Police Troop D. Born on August 10, 1875, in New York City, he had previously served in the U.S. Marines and saw action in the Spanish-American War and the China Relief Expedition. On September 2, 1906, Private Henry was shot and killed while attempting to arrest fugitive murderers barricaded in a house in Florence, Jefferson County. The fugitives were members of the Black Hand Society, a notorious criminal organization.
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