In memory of
Edward B. Stanton
1908
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- September 5, 1908, aged 24
Their life
Railroad Detective Edward Stanton was shot and killed in Cleveland, Ohio, when he interrupted several men who were attempting to break into a boxcar near the Davenport Avenue Station.
Detective Stanton fired a warning shot into the air when the two men began to run. One of them then turned around and shot him. He was taken to Lakeside Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds while undergoing surgery.
Two suspects were arrested and held for investigation in connection to his murder.
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