In the a neighborhood of Manhattan, a male New York City Police Patrolman named William Baumeister, assigned to the 29th Precinct, would find his life cut short in a violent encounter. On the evening of November 29, 1900, while on duty at 113th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues, Patrolman Baumeister witnessed a brutal assault. He saw one man strike another in the head with a brick, followed by the chilling sound of a gunshot.
Without hesitation, the patrolman moved to intervene and appre
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