During the early morning hours of September 10, 1852, Third Ward Watchman Stoddard entered the Blue Anchor Saloon, a troublesome bar very often frequented by criminals located on Front Street near Washington Street. As he entered, a man making a racket inside spotted him and ran from the establishment through a side door. Watchman Stoddard chased him to a patch of bushes, but lost him.
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