Officer Elijah Orr
Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday, 13 February 1868, page 3
THE SHOOTING OF POLICEMAN ORR-We published on Sunday last the particulars of the shooting of night policeman Elijah Orr, by a boy named Stephen Eich, who resides in Cincinnati. The youngster it will be remembered, alleged that he mistook the officer for a robber.
An investigation of the unfortunate affair took place yesterday afternoon in the Mayor's Court, Newport, resulting in Eich being held to bail in the sum of $200 for his appearance at the Criminal Court. Mr. Orr's wound is by no means dangerous, though at first quite painful.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Friday, 10 February 1871, page 7
A COWHIDING AFFAIR-Newport was enlivened by a very exciting scene on York street, Newport, near the Post office, about four o'clock Wednesday afternoon, in the shape of a cowhiding affair, the parties concerned being Elijah Orr and this city and a Miss Mollie Dolan of Cincinnati.
Elijah for the past few months has been acting in the capacity of a night policeman, and being a very useful and efficient officer in the discharge of his duties, has caused a terror among the night prowlers and garrotters of this city and vicinity.
Mollie, a young blonde, is a very prepossessing appearance and endowed with an unwavering determination to do or die, claims that she was illegally arrested by Orr as a witness to testify in the Criminal Court, at its late term, and that the said Orr caused her to be placed in a room, under guard, at a late hour in the night, while he went to Covington to procure a warrant for her arrest.
It seems that the man in brass buttons and snuff colored cap and the bewitching Mollie, understood each other and at the appointed time the twain met in front of the Post office and after a few sharp words were exchanged the unthinking Elijah had his eyes filled with snuff from the hand of the avenging Mollie, while with the other she vigorously applied a cowhide to his back.
Subsequently she was arrested and taken before Squire Payne, who fined her three dollars and costs for the assault on the officer. The amount was paid by a sympathetic friend.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Saturday, 25 February 1871, page 7
William Marsh was elected as a policeman in place of E Orr in Newport.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 11 July 1914, page 1
Elijah Orr, a veteran of the Civil War, seems to have a great habit of using firearms. Friday afternoon, after he had been released from the Campbell co. Jail after serving a long sentence on a charge of shooting to kill, he went on a rampage, the police say, near Brent Ky. and emptied a rift at George Grimm, Ft Thomas merchant. After the alleged shooting at Grimm the veteran barricaded himself in a building.
Patrolmen Cook and Thoeny of the Highlands Police Department and County Patrolmen Hoskins and Bill Manwaring went to Brent, and after a small amount of trouble, captured Orr and took him before Squire Brandes, who bound him over to the grand jury on a charge of shooting without wounding in the sum of $750.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 27 February 1923, page 1
Funeral of Elijah P Orr, 79, Barker House, Newport, who died Monday at Speers Hospital from pneumonia, which developed following injuries he received when run down by an automobile Feb 10, will be held Thursday 1 pm at Thomas undertaking establishment, Madisonville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Orr was struck by an automobile driven by Frank E Linet, 618 Fifth av. Dayton at Sixth and McKinney streets, Dayton. His leg was broken and he was severely bruised. Orr was born near Silver Grove. He served in the Civil War and was confined for a time in Andersonville prison. At the outbreak of the Spanish American War, he was living in the Old Soldiers Home, Dayton O.
Authorities discouraged his desire to enlist for service but so anxious was he to again serve his country he stole away from the institution, taking a uniform with him. He served in this uniform in the Spanish American engagement, but on his return to the Soldiers Home was refused admittance because he had taken the uniform. An appeal to the governor brought an order for his reinstatement and the expression that "any man who was so patriotic as to steal a uniform in order to serve his country was more entitled to any service the country could render him."
He was a widower and is survived by a nephew, George Clephane, 428 Eighth av. Dayton, two sisters and another nephew in Madisonville.