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Preston Rains
1883
Preston C. Rains.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
What Happened
Constable Preston Rains was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a subject wanted for operating a speakeasy.
Constable Rains was shot as he attempted to enter the man's home to arrest him.
The man remained at large until being arrested two years later in Arkansas using an assumed name.
Constable Rains was survived by his wife and five children. He was a Union Civil War Veteran who served as a private with the 49th Kentucky Infantry, Company G.
Constable Rains was shot as he attempted to enter the man's home to arrest him.
The man remained at large until being arrested two years later in Arkansas using an assumed name.
Constable Rains was survived by his wife and five children. He was a Union Civil War Veteran who served as a private with the 49th Kentucky Infantry, Company G.
Survivors
Constable Rains was survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
Also Served
Whitley County Constable's Office
Constable
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