12 cars reported on Baltimore-Washington Expressway bearing Virginia and District of Columbia tags with 5-6 Negroes in each car. Things were out of hand. 1945 Snipers were reported in the 4300 block of Park Heights Avenue. The Baltimore Riots 1968. Investigated by units 402 and 431 – no bomb found. 1500 Southeastern District advised to pay special attention to Montebello Liquor, Bank and Central Streets. All restrictions on the sale, transfer or dispensing of gasoline in Baltimore City and Baltimore County shall be of no further and are removed as of 12-00 o’clock, Noon, April 11, 1968. East Baltimore police send 400-500 Guardsmen armed with bayonets onto Aisquith to 25th St. to stop curfew violators. Unfounded. opposite Clifton Park are looted by north-going looters from the east side. • 1:30 p.m.—State’s attorney Charles Moylan Jr. is quoted as saying, “The looting in the eastern half of Baltimore has reached terrible proportions.” Large crowds gather on Baltimore St. in “the block area.” They break up by 3:30 p.m. as the police K-9 corps moves in. December 20, 1963 • King speaks during the Baltimore Freedom Rally before a crowd of more than 8,000 at the Baltimore Civic Center. 1338 National Guard was given grid coordinates of reports on fires and looting since 0600 hours. The building is looted and burned on Gay St. five blocks below North Ave. Major looting is reported on Lamont St. and Harford Ave. By this point more than 30 have been arrested in the Western District alone. SERVICES BUREAU OPERATIONS INCIDENT TO CIVIL DISORDERS. • 8:05 p.m.—Looting and burning of a tailor shop in the 900 block N. Gay St. • 8:45 p.m.—The worst fire yet is reported, at an A&P in the 1400 block of N. Milton in East Baltimore. On April 6, 1968, two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Baltimore, like many other cities across the country, found itself engulfed in riots. . Later in the day, three dead are identified: killed at Harford and Lafayette, Federal and Chester, and North Ave. One person is shot in the 3500 block of Park Heights Ave. Teenage looters are reported as far north as the Pimlico area. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo. Transporting problems became critical inasmuch as prisoners were taken from one place to another for booking, then to a court and when the Jail could not receive those committed, back to the Civic Center. The Baltimore Riot of 1968 was primarily caused by the death of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. After King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on 4 April, 1968, rioting broke out in 125 cities across the United States. Fires on Harford Ave., from Federal St. to North Ave., are reported. City and insurance company officials begin touring the damage. 2204 A fire was reported as 235 Hollins Ferry Road, and a firebomb ar Aisquith Street and Lafayette Avenue. 1232 Teletype was sent to all commanders that officers would allow delivery men, doctors, nurses, etc., who had proper credentials to proceed during the curfew period. Royal Ave. and Monroe St. on North Ave. was hit. The first floor of headquarters building was really good looking. 1616 The Commissioner spoke with Col. Lally who called concerning the possibility of the Governor requesting Federal Troops. Major William Armstrong, Staff Duty Officer remained in charge at Emergency Command Post. The curfew time was slightly shorter and citizens were reported fearful of an acceleration of violence after the funeral. Civil Defense stated that 234 persons had been treated in hospitals during the disturbance to date. Investigated by unit 726, no bomb found. 2138 A store fire was reported at Lafayette and Guilford Avenues. An early tour is made by D’Alessandro on Palm Sunday. In the 3500 block of Edmondson Ave., a sandwich shop is broken into. Sniper fire breaks out at night for the first time since disturbances began on Saturday. The total complement of troops in the city is 10,848. Saturday’s violence is confined to a 20-by-10 block on the east side spreading to the west side. • 10:30 p.m.—Reports of sniper fire in the 4000 block Edmondson Ave. Sniper activity also at Baltimore and Monroe streets. 1300 Total arrests between 12 A.M. and 1 P.M. = 5. 1235 Deputy Commissioner Poole contacted Brigadier General William Ogletree, Maryland National Guard, requesting assistance at Druid Hill Park on Easter Monday. Police arrest 10 looters at a pawn shop at Bond and Monument streets; the store is later set on fire. Royal Ave. and Monroe St. on North Ave. has been hit. During the rally an anonymous bomb threat was called in. The driver gets out of the car and is jumped by the mob. An elevator went up to the fourth floor but then you had to take the stairs to the fifth. I just know that I saw several black males standing in front of the drug store on the corner. orders of Gov. Upon request from Command Post 2501, 20 riot-type shotguns were sent to their location at 2200 hours, 6 April 1968. Police confiscate a loaded pistol from a man at Monroe St. and Wilkens Ave. • 11:45 p.m.—The Fire Department refuses ambulance service for non-emergency sick cases. We weren’t trying to stop the theft at this time; we were just trying to contain the crowd from going any further. The Mayor said he was “holding on” for the present. Of that number, 175 curfew cases are tried. The Baltimore Riots 1968. Martin Luther King in April 1968 sparked days of rioting in Baltimore. Boundaries of violence extend from Greenmount, North Ave., Chester and Baltimore. Person Identified at 0001 as Willard Dixon, militant member of CORE, Baltimore office. 2015 Chief Battaglia reported that his men were still in control on the streets. All quiet per Lieutenant Rawlings. A 40-block swath of the east and west mid sections of the city have been impacted by rioting. 1509 Attorney General Burch informed the Commissioner that he urged the National Guard to commit all their men. 1100 Officer Robert Haas, Southeastern District, was taken to Mercy Hospital with broken finger and laceration of face. Known from its history and reputation as mob city, Baltimore has experienced riots regarding race issues and civil rights before. Looter shot by a police officer in self-defense. 0022 Maryland State Police detailed 45 men sent to the Civic Center to control the break-up of a dance. 2355 Car 1927 reported arrest of accused fire bomber at lumberyard, Pennsylvania Avenue and Pearl Street. Robert L. Bogomolny Library Special Collections • 1415 Maryland Avenue • Baltimore, MD 21201, Robert L. Bogomolny Library Special Collections. 1256 Chief Battaglia reported memorial ceremony at Pennsylvania Avenue and Mosher Street had been underway for twenty minutes. I don’t know that it was ever determined what really triggered the riots. At North and Linden Aves. Police in general keep the crowds apart. Here grocer, Carl Krieger weeps outside of his store at North Avenue and Chester Street after troopers have routed looters, Demonstration at Coppin State April 7, 1968, Firefighters working the blaze at Federal Street & Harford Rd. The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national guard. No one was hit by the fire, however. Thirty-two are treated for injuries, and 47 fires are set in the area overnight. 1239 Tom Gravling, States Attorney’s General’s Office, advised that during the funeral of Doctor King, CORE and SNIC were passing out circulars stating stop, wait until Sunday then we will get the Jews. To Guess, the birth of that group was related less specifically to Baltimore's riots and more to the national civil rights awakening of the era. It has been and still being secured, around the clock, by personnel of the Property Division. 2310 States Attorney Charles Moylan was notified of the Curfew order. In addition, there are 6 extension lines off the administrative switchboard. Hospitals on the west side ask for police protection. Homicide 1 c/m shot in self defense by police officer. Deputy Commissioner Poole recommended that one section be deployed along Park Heights Avenue as far south as Park Circle. • 4 p.m.— Gov. 0853 The National Guard asked for assistance in dispersing a large crowd on Gay Street. • Afternoon—Fire in the 1600 block of Ingleside Ave. in a carryout shop. Riots spread west and intensify. • Summary: Repairs and assessments continue. • Evening—Sporadic fires burn throughout the night, many between 10 p.m. and midnight and concentrated in a single square mile bounded by North Ave., Preston St., Harford Road and Milton St. Teenagers roam the streets, throwing rocks and bricks at cars driven by whites along Monroe near Franklin and on E. Baltimore St. near Smallwood. Guardsmen make a sweep through the east side. Firing first reported between police and rioters in the west side of the city. Details were arranged to guard these homes. 2119 Telephone service was installed at the Command Post at Gay and Aisquith Streets. A decision was made that the fire department not respond to calls in certain areas of the city until the police got more control over the crowds of rioters and routed out the snipers. 1705 Total arrest 5759. Your individual and collective efforts have been truly professional. The firemen were very grateful and kept thanking me for helping them. Mayor D’Alesandro designated Monday as a city-wide day of mourning for Dr. King. I slept on a pool table in the Central District, because it was the only place I could find to lie down. established a Web presence for its work on "Baltimore '68." Reports of fires and looting accelerated during the night with the lowest ebb in the early morning hours of Sunday. 2017 Lieutenant Rawlings called to advise general situation peaceful. . 2240 The National Guardsmen was reported coming to the city from Pikesville. In such cases, a Sergeant or Lieutenant will be immediately sent to the scene to take charge. Also, reports of looting in Baltimore St. stores from Pine St. to the west are investigated. 1705 Unfounded report of shooting at store and owner (No name or address listed) Unable to confirm. Saturday October 30, 1964 • King comes to Baltimore as part of a multi-city campaign to encourage Negroes to vote in upcoming elections. 0854 Officer Tana dispatched to Lafayette and Pennsylvania to investigate sniper fire – looter found, but no sniper. . • 6:14 p.m.—Pres. When crediting the use of portions from this site or materials within that are copyrighted by us please use the citation: Used with permission of the University of Baltimore. No warning shots will be fired. Getty Images. Officers carry them to the Pikesville Armory. 75 men would be sent to Milton Avenue and Preston Street, 50 men to North Avenue between Greenmount Avenue and Howard Street. 1650 Major McLane of the 18th Airborne advised Headquarters Emergency Command Post that previously issued curfew passes were no longer valid. The city jail remains filled beyond capacity. In the 1400 block of Presstman St., there is a looting. • 2 p.m.—Curfew hour is ordered advanced to 4 p.m. I remember we passed a small, well-known hamburger place at Washington and Monument Streets. Officers from the Maryland State Police move into the city and are placed under the command of Baltimore City Police Commissioner Donald Pomerleau. York. At Lexington and Gilmore, 50 people loot a drug store, and another 200 cheer them on. Picasa / Getty Images. 0936 A teletype was sent out advising police personnel that law enforcement courses at a local junior colleges had been postponed because of the disturbance. 1730 Assistant Attorney General Fred Oken made arrangements for speedy hearings of curfew violators at 9:00 p.m. 1731 Attorney General Burch was advised of the upward trend of reported fires since 0600 hours. The windows were all knocked out but the cash register was still intact. Johns Hopkins Hospital staff are asked to stay on duty all night. I led him over to the curb and sat him down and told him I would call for an ambulance, which I did via our dispatcher. • 9 p.m.—At Calvert and Lanvale streets, sniper fire pins police as they try to move a truckload of curfew violators. 1545 The Commissioner agreed to a request of the Field Force Commander for CS Gas, gas mask, and twenty shotguns at Field Command Post 1. 0030 Pvt. • 11:10 p.m.—Fire truck returns, but the buildings are lost. 1630 Information from Lieutenant Rawlings, an employee of a Doctor Edel, stated she received information from a minister that there would be trouble tonight on North Gay Street. MSG: County Police have monitored citizen band messages in the Hamilton area. The Baltimore Riot of 1968 started in reaction to the murder of Martin Luther King. 1301 Lieut. • Night—a shooting is reported at Lennox and Callow, and also at Franklin and Warwick Ave. At Division and Wilson, two fires break out. Harry Frantz called Emergency Headquarters Command Post to furnish a report received from City Council President Schaefer. The rest of the walls in the hallways were white marble halfway up. Most are charged with looting and burning. • 9:30 a.m.—Sniper fire hits a car in the 1200 block of Aisquith Street. (Bans go into effect at this time.) Looting takes place at Guilford Ave. and Lanvale St. and on Harford Ave. from Federal St. to North Ave. Two liquor stores in the 800 and 900 blocks of Caroline St. are burned. A store is looted in the 4600 block of Park Heights Ave. 0950 Chief Judge Foster inquired about resuming Criminal Court Thursday 4/11/68. The fire truck was parked diagonally across the intersection. and 6:00A.M., Grand total: 5,704 April 11, 1968. Lootings drop to less than 10 an hour during the night. The department called in everyone who wasn’t already on duty. 1900 Curfew in force from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. 1935 Danny Gant of CORE called Commissioner Pomerleau to request that he locate 6 civil rights workers who had been arrested. Those who had broken out glass, or looted were tried one at a time. 1940 Commissioner Pomerleau left the Emergency Headquarters Command Post to meet with Chief Battaglia and join Lt. General Robert York at the Fifth Regiment Armory. A group of 40 Guardsmen set up a roadblock at Penn. Agnew commits the National Guard. Two units dispatched. 0305 Commissioner Pomerleau returned to the Emergency Headquarters Command Post from the field and ordered that Chief Battaglia return to the Emergency Headquarters Command Post for a critique. On the second night, the Governor called in the Maryland State Police and activated the National Guard to help us. The Baltimore Riot of 1968 started in reaction to the murder of Martin Luther King. West Baltimore hospitals treat fewer patients. 2300 The area in the 1100 block East Lombard Street was cleared of snipers. • 2 a.m.—Guardsmen protect firefighters. A shooting at 1200 block St. James St. is reported, following more looting in the 800 block of N. Gay. 0025 Colored soldier of 101st Engine states that he learned at a meeting that Stokley Carmichael is supposed to meet Joe Perry or Jerry and another colored man, name unknown who is bald at the Alhambra Club tonight – time unknown, to plan a march on City Hall and the Civic Center at 1700. Many also have a black rag tied on the antenna in solidarity. In addition, throughout the entire emergency period, our forces in the field, those assigned to Headquarters Building, and other police facilities, were fed in the same manner and with food prepared as aforementioned and served by units of the Property Division. • 10:15 p.m.—The Maryland National Guard is federalized and Gen. York is placed in command of all military units deployed in the riot area. 1120 Crowds stoning police officers and National Guardsmen at Preston Street and Greenmount Avenue. Building sercurity in effect. The proceeding twenty-four hour period in Baltimore was marked by one of watchful waiting. Looting in the 900 block of Whitelock St. is reported, and troops cordon off the area. Speculation had that it was contrived to disrupt the cities, but why we will never know. Homicide 1 c/m shot by c/m, night manager of tavern at Harford and Lafayette. 0945 Sniper reported by fireman firing at passing motorists – unfounded, believed to have been noise from breaking bottle, at 1500 Aisquith Street. When asked to identify by other units, operators refuse which is a violation of FCC regulations. Fire and unruly crowds are reported in the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Harford St. All cars ordered back to patrol, leaving prisoners jailed unofficially and the National Guard patrolling the post. The 1300-1500 blocks of Penn Ave. are destroyed, and the 1200 block contains only a few intact stores. Looting increases, while fires decrease from Saturday. • 3:45 p.m.—Renewed looting at Ashland Ave. and Aisquith St., North Ave. and Wolfe St., and Preston and Ensor streets. 0220 Major Armstrong reports incident recorded on 0120 was accidental fire – no fire bomb; 1 dead and 1 injured. All have fast light equipment as well as heavy trucks. 2345 Deputy Commissioner notified Col. Abbott of the National Guard that 50 men were required at City Jail for disorders there. We found out about this incident after the fact. TIME: 092340 MSG: County police continued to monitor citizen band transmissions. When I got to the intersection where the firemen were, I could see ahead a couple of blocks that the grocery store was completely engulfed in fire with flames coming from the windows and out the side of the building up past the second floor. The Baltimore Riot of 1968 had started. The department was rushing as many officers as they could into these areas to maintain some order. City leaders stress that the declaration of emergency is only a “precautionary measure.” • 9:20 p.m.—Police arrest seven people riding in truck loaded with bricks and rocks on Madison St. near Greenmount Ave. 0130 Deputy Commissioner Keyes reported he was attempting to arrange for additional confinement areas. 2220 Commissioner Pomerleau notified General Ogletree that trouble was spreading west and he anticipated problems in the Park Heights area. 0904 Bomb scare 229 North Franklintown Road. 1650 United States Customs Bureau advised it would have unmarked cars patrolling the waterfront. These were distributed to various field command posts, detention centers and to districts to be used in conjunction with military personnel, field command posts at Maryland State Police-State Office Building, the Department’s Community Relations Division, Criminal Investigation Division, Inspectional Services Division-Intelligence Unit, and various other integral units of this Department. 2230 20 additional troopers of the Maryland State Police were ordered by Col. Lally to patrol in the department store area of Howard and Lexington Streets. Pupil absences of more than 50 percent are reported in elementary schools and 50 percent in secondary schools, with many teacher absences. • 10 p.m.—By this point, a dozen stores on Greenmount Ave. are on fire and looters have crossed North Ave. Friday, April 12, 1968 • Morning—Some federal troops begin to move out of Baltimore following a declaration from Gen. Robert H. York that order has been restored to the city. One of these reporters would get so drunk he rarely left the office. Police had answered several earlier calls of suspected arson in the Southwestern District shortly after 10:00 p.m. on April 4, 1968, but little damage was found. The assassination death of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968 sparked riots in more than 100 American cities. In addition, and as a result of prior planning, 5 buses were secured from Baltimore City Public School System at 0230 hours on 7 April, 1968. 1225 Chief Battaglia reported City Jail secured. A luncheonette is set on fire, and two blocks north a deli and three houses are burned. MSG: Final additional identification of civil band radio operating in Hamilton area: KQ13678 = Vicent D. Barrett, 1920 Spencerville Road, Spencerville, Maryland KQ12185 = Levin S. Harrison III, Dogwood Street, Tighlman, Maryland (County Police not sure this call sign was in net, next call sign seems to be one heard.). Grand total 5711. Base station is directing mobile units through the Northwestern area of the city. I didn’t get home for three days. 1315 Bomb report of bomb placed in Chassers at 1427 Ashland Avenue. The National Guard advised Phase IV in effect. Baltimore's riots in 1968 were not simply about King's death. The twenty-four hour period preceding this report showed a considerable decrease in reports of fires and lootings and definite increase in unfounded threats of fires and disorders. • Morning— A “whirlwind tour” is taken by the mayor, who is accompanied by Sen. Joseph Tydings. Looting and burning sweeps up Greenmount Ave. and crosses North Ave. • 10:10 p.m.—Gov. The block between 1700 and 2200 Monument is hard hit, with at least 15 stores heavily damaged. At Ashland and Broadway, a drycleaners is burned. It was an eerie feeling to see the coffee cups still setting on the counter and steam still coming off the coffee. there are reports of looting and burning. There is a looting in the 1800 block of Linden Ave., and another on Division St. near Lanvale. Behind him, a way’s off, was a crowd of 170 to 200 black people going north on Gay Street and as they moved along, they were breaking out the plate glass windows in all the stores. 1352 New call numbers were assigned to the 3 Filed Command Posts. Gangs are rumored to be using walkie-talkies to figure out where police and troops are. King’s funeral service is held in Atlanta. Looting steps up and the west side’s first major fires begin shortly before noon. Prisoners were also transported, in some instances, by vehicles provided for that purpose by the military authorities. 1240 Chief of Police Rocky Pomerantz and two police officers from Miami Beach, Florida visited the Emergency Headquarters Command Post. A two-alarm fire is reported at Federal St. and Milton Ave. Two fires break out two blocks apart—at Federal and Holbrook Sts., and Harford Rd. In order to assist the Commanding General of the Task Force Baltimore in meeting his deadline, this overview of activities engaged in by the Baltimore Police Department during the period beginning 0600 hours April 5, 1968 to 0600 hours April 12, 1968 has been prepared. It should be noted, however, that all the statistics at this time are to be regarded as tentative since the field conditions frequently precluded their verification and the elimination of repeat calls. Criminal Courts will be available to hear curfew cases April 10, and April 11, 1968 Teletype D-1536. County fire companies begin to be placed on stand-by. Juvenile court cases are postponed to Monday. Some looting is seen at Reisterstown Road and Edmondson Ave. We were standing on the ramp again at Central District discussing how best to post men in the various parts of the city. Grand total 5722. Fire is reported at Falls Road and 41st St. A grocery store is burned at Federal and Barclay. • 12:15 p.m.—Cordon lifted. The Baltimore riot of 1968 was a period of civil unrest that lasted from April 6 to April 14, 1968, in Baltimore. The U.S. Dept. Chicago reports losses of $15 million. 2056 Walter Lively, Militant head of U-JOIN was observed at Greenmount Avenue and Biddle Street. I made him put the cereal back. Most of damage is in the city’s “poverty belt,” officials report. Two white youths are arrested. Rioting reported near the Murphy Homes at Myrtle Ave. and Hoffman. There was a guard shack usually manned by a traffic officer who was on light duty, recovering from injury, sickness, etc. I was familiar with that location, it was right across from St. James Catholic Church. The adjutant General of Maryland had been ordered to return to the State by the Governor and the Maryland State Police had been placed on a 1010 alert. From the 2200 to the 1700 block of Monument St., at least 15 stores are looted. All restriction on the Sale, Transfer or dispensing of alcohol beverages in the City of Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel and Cecil shall be of no further effect and are removed as or 12-00 o’clock, Noon, April 11, 1968. 1925 Stores were reportedly being looted in the 1600-1800 blocks of Harford Road. 0945 Chief Judge Dulany Foster stated Criminal Court judges would continue to sit and hear curfew cases. 2303 Chief Judge Lamdin was notified of the curfew order. We must continue to be ever vigilant in the interests of our community. More gunfire is heard at Baker and Gilmore, at Exeter and Monroe and Fairmount Ave. Tuesday, April 9, 1968 • Basic Information: The arrest total since 6 p.m. Saturday stands at 4,424. Problems are reported on Pennsylvania Ave. running past the 2000 block of Edmonson Ave. A black church in Catonsville is burned. Teletype D-1305 part cancelled and added. A search by police and fire crews found nothing. April 11, 1968To APB – – State Of Maryland, Whereas I, Spiro T. Agnew, Governor of the State of Maryland, have previously issued an executive proclamation proclaiming a situation of public crisis, emergency and civil disturbance within the City of Baltimore and the counties of Baltimore and Cecil, and, Whereas I directed by executive order, that because of such public crisis and emergency, no alcoholic beverages were to be sold on the City of Baltimore and the counties of Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Howard and Cecil, and, Whereas I directed by executive order, that because of such public crisis and emergency no gasoline was to be sold in Baltimore City of Baltimore County unless dispensed directly into the tank of a motor vehicle, and. The regular police wagons were not of any help, they were just too small, so we brought in buses, mostly school buses. Riot type shotguns were also issued by the Armory to police officers acting in the capacity of security guards at detention facilities, power substations and guarding prisoners in transport, etc. State, city and county offices close. • 9 a.m.—Calls from the west side requesting shelter increase after this point. In the 200 block of E. Preston, a food market is broken into. Gen. York takes a walking tour of the Western District. 0218 Shooting from roof at Schroeder and Fairmount investigated by 715 Car – unfounded. April 8, 1968, National Guard on the scene of a fire April 8, 1968. Cars are pelted at Monroe and W. Baltimore streets, and at Smallwood and W. Baltimore St. Police are scarce in the area below North Ave. 1755 Shooting at 1900 Annapolis Road investigated by 817 Car – not sniper fire. The foot patrolman reached our car and the Lieutenant asked, “What’s happening?” The officer said, “I don’t know. 1410 Maryland State Police reported 50 troopers were assigned in the downtown business areas, and over 60 were assigned for use at Field Command Post 1. Woman Pleads for People to “Stay Out” – Eager Street at Broadway – April 8, 1968, Baltimore and Lloyd Sts. Scarcities of milk and gasoline develop during the day. • 6 p.m.—Looting at Gay and Monument streets • 6:15 p.m.— First report of fire at Ideal Furniture Company, 700 block of N. Gay. In the 500 block of Roberts St., soldiers and policemen confront a mob with torches. • 7 a.m.—The curfew is lifted, and motorists from outside the city are allowed in. The most alarming occurrence of sniping took place during a 90-minute period just before midnight on Monday when firemen had to leave their equipment in the 1100 block of E. Lombard Street because of sniper fire. This period began on Sunday morning. Agnew became Nixon’s Vice Presidential running mate in 1968. All CP’s notified. • 10:45 p.m.—In the 900 block of N. Gay a jewelry store is firebombed. • 3 p.m.—Until 3:45 p.m. at Pratt and Pulaski, 250 whites gather and shout “white power,” blocking North Ave. On Frederick Ave., a smaller crowd of blacks gathers. and Chelsea St. is looted repeatedly in the two hours leading up to midnight. Mr. Oken was designated to work with Deputy Commissioner Keyes in resolving this problem. The handout was passed among his neighbors, NFI., until it reached the hands of one of his business partners, who in turn gave it to Gallagher. . Homicide 1 c/m dead in burned building 400 block Myrtle – Doddie Hudson. There is a fire at 21st St. and Greenmount Ave., with one store and three homes burned, and a surplus store burned and looted. 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