Ninth Officer Killed in 1920?
Eight St. Louis Police Officers were killed in the line of duty during 1920. I was shocked to find a newspaper article about a Ninth officer being killed. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is good about recording all their line of duty deaths. When I found his Missouri Death Certificate, it cleared up the mystery.
Revised Cover of 1920: Kruvinų metai St. Louis policijos
I came across the article in the November 22, 1920 leidimas Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia). The article stated a society woman shot a St. Louis Police Officer who she took for a bandit.
During 1920, St. Louis experienced a large number of burglaries and robberies. Robbers and burglars killed five of the seven St. Louis Police Officers who died in the line of duty prior to this incident.
Ponia. Ruth Scott, a 25-year-old housewife, was riding with her husband 33-year-old Samuel S. Scott. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported police were drawn to the vehicle because of closed curtains.
“The police” attempted to pull the vehicle over but Mrs. Scott mistook them for bandits. She urged her husband to drive faster. When 47-year-old Charles J. Bacher, who was actually a Watchman with the St. Louis Parks Department, jumped on the running board in an attempt to stop the Scotts, Ponia. Scott shot him from inside the vehicle.
One bullet struck Officer Bacher in the chest causing a fatal wound. Bacher bled to death on the pavement before medical treatment could be rendered.
Fortunately for Mrs. Scott, St. Louis Coroner ruled the death an accidental homicide. After reading the article, I was trying to verify the death so I could notify the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department about the line of duty death.
Early St. Louis Police Badge from the Public Domain
Pirmasis iššūkis dalyvauja neteisingą rašybą Karininko BACHER pavadinimas. Laikraštis išvardyti savo vardą kaip Charles J. Palaikytojas. Po paieškos visas St. Kuris mirė Luisas gyventojai 1920, Radau jo vardas buvo faktiškai Charles J. Bacher. Pareigūnas Bacher buvo vedęs jo mirties metu.
Rūta Scottas mirė 1961. Ji gyveno iš savo gyvenimo likusią kaip namas žmona.
Eight St. Luisas Policijos pareigūnai žuvo 1920 ne devyni. Tačiau, daug nekaltų Sankt. Louisans kaip Charles Bacher žuvo. Mes nenorime matyti jokių daugiau metų, kaip 1920 į St. Louis.
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