Batalsporthistoriisto kaj Militartisto
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis polica historio.
Ĉi tiu post estas sen eldoni ekstrakto de mia plej nova libro kiel eldonita en Fall aŭ frua Vintro 2017. William Rudolph la proceso prokrastita George Collins’ ekzekuto al poste en la tago de marto 27, 1904. Normale, ekzekutoj okazis frumatene. Antaŭ estado eskortita al la pendumilo, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 Jaroj, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Louis Polica Departemento. Je 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.
Sur septembro 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. Vi
Marde, Julio 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ Suda Flanko. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Kio ajn la cirkonstancoj, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Kiam
Sur februaro 22, 1924, nekonataj suspektatoj prenis $20,000.00 en American Express Company poŝtmandatoj de la Komerca Fido-Firmao en Downtown St. Louis. Komence, la American Bankers Association dungis privatajn detektivojn. Post kiam la detektivoj estis nekapablaj malkovri iujn ajn gravajn kondukojn, la unuiĝo turnis la kazon al la St. Louis Polica Departemento. When the bank association turned over the
#?A?de, septembra 9, 1875, Georgo “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
En majo 1925, la senvivan korpon de d-ro. William Dillon estis trovita sur piedirada vojo. La eksedziĝita estis elstara St. Louis kuracisto, who lived hard and was a known lady’s man. St. Louis Police initially suspected a rival of Dillon’s shot the physically and socially powerful Dillon rather than fight him. Tamen, suspicion eventually settled on Dillon’s 19-year-old
Sur majo 1, 1925, a custodian at Washington University arrived at work around 6:00 .M. Looking towards the gravel path to Francis Field, he spied what he thought was a bundle of laundry. Figuring a careless student dropped his laundry, the custodian walked down the path to the bundle. As he got closer, he realized it wasn’t clothing but a