 | Deputy Marshal Columbus "Lum" Brown
Deputy Marshal Columbus "Lum" Brown was fatally wounded in
the line of duty on December 23, 1895 and died from those wounds on
December 25, 1895. Deputy Marshal Brown died of a .32 caliber bullet wound
to the abdomen. Deputy Marshal Brown survied for thirty hours after
recieving the fatal gunshot wound. Deputy Mashal Columbus "Lum" Brown was
52 years old and is beleived to be the first Orleans Police Officer to
loose his life in the line of duty.
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