In the crisp autumn of 1909, a dedicated officer of the Joplin Police Department, Patrolman William Smith, would unknowingly walk his final beat. On November 15th, the 42-year-old patrolman was actively involved in a city-wide effort to clean up Joplin's image, a campaign spurred by the impending arrival of the famed evangelist Billy Sunday. As part of these efforts, Smith, alongside his partner Officer Tim Graney, conducted a raid on a known house of prostitution located at 802 Main Street. The
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