H. L. Smith

In the late winter of 1887, a dedicated lawman in Grant County, Arkansas, met a tragic and untimely end. Constable H. L. Smith, a male officer from Sheridan, was killed in the line of duty on the first of February. His death unfolded during what should have been a routine prisoner transport.

Constable Smith, accompanied by Deputy Constable John Bratton, had successfully arrested an individual and was in the process of escorting him to the local jail. In an act of consideration, the office ...

Constable H. L. Smith