Auto Lopovi ubiti još jedan policajac

William Dillon je reagirati na izvješća o ubojstvo policajca McKenna strane Lewis Brothersa. Dillon vjeruje da Lewis Brothers, koji su bili auto i žičane lopovi, bili odgovorni za McKenna smrti.

Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. He observed two of the Lewis brothers enter the garage in the Ford. Dillon je ušao u garažu iza njih. On više nikada nisu vidjeli.

Po U službenoj dužnosti: St. Louis policijskih službenika koji je napravio najveću žrtvu Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath i Stephen Pollihan, Dillon je izvukao pištolj, kada je jedan od braće počeli povlačiti pištolj. Dillon told him to drop the gun and the man complied.

Međutim, as Dillon looked into the truck of the vehicle to inspect some stolen copper wire, Frank Lewis struck him in the head with a hatchet. His younger brother Ora joined in and the Lewis brothers bludgeoned Dillon to death.

A third brother, Roy Lewis, who was with Ora, when Ora shot Officer McKenna, walked into the garage after the murder of Dillon. He would later confess to his participation in the crimes and provided details about the crimes.

Prema travnja 8, 1916 izdanje St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dillon je vidjelo nekoliko svjedoka ulaska u garažu. One of the witnesses, a delivery driver, saw him enter the garage. Međutim, he stated when he left 10 ili 15 minuta kasnije, he did not see Dillon. Both the Ford and Hudson were gone from the alley.

Ford je napuštena Belleview i College avenije. The original reports had them abandoning it after killing McKenna but they took the Ford home first, where Dillon was murdered.

Smatra se da je jedan od snopova su iz vozila je tijelo policajca Dillon. Krv je pronađen na tijelu i vrata okvira vozila. Gumb od policijskoj uniformi također je pronađen na podu odbora Forda.

Hudson je napušten u Overland Park. Ona sadrži 200 kilograma bakrene žice. Nekoliko sati kasnije, Farmer pronašao policajca Dillon tijelo u polju. He had died of a fractured skull.

Policija je uhitila Ivana DeMorris, Lewis’ očuh, and Roy “Joe” Klin dizač. Police found a stolen vehicle, brojni auto dijelovi, fire arms and equipment used to stop trains at the Athlone house. Obitelj je koristio pseudonime DeMorris, Lewis i Baty.

Policajac Dillon je rođen u rujnu 19, 1877. Bio je 38 godina u trenutku njegove smrti. On je ostavio otac, koji je grad vatrogasac, i sedam braće.

In September 1916, Kansas City Police arrested Ora and Roy Lewis. Frank Lewis escaped. The Lewis brothers were originally from Kansas City but left there in 1914, when Frank or Ora shot a Kansas City Police Officer.

Ora Lewis and Roy Lewis were convicted of Officer McKenna’s murder. Roy Lewis served 24 years before being released in 1941. He managed to stay out of trouble after his parole.

Ora Lewis was paroled three times but returned to prison every time for new crimes. Lewis was shot and killed in 1956, when out on parole for the third and last time. It doesn’t say whether fellow criminals or the police shot him.

Frank Lewis was captured by Kansas City Police in 1917 but contracted pneumonia, while awaiting extradition. Frank Lewis died at 18 years of age ending his short but violent life.

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