In the early 1900s, the town of Lancaster, Kentucky, grappled with a section known as the 'Chute,' an area rife with illegal activities like bootlegging and gambling. Patrolling this challenging environment was Policeman George Pollard, a man dedicated to upholding the law alongside Police Chief Beazley. On Monday, April 23, 1906, Officer Pollard's commitment to his duty would cost him his life.
The fatal encounter began when Pollard arrested a white man named William Humber for violating
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