Collins Executed for Union Bank Robbery

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This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the

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Pinkertons Capture William Rudolph

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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

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Lt. シドニー・シアーズのショット

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セントに衝撃を与えた出来事はほとんどなかった. ルイは中尉の殉職が好きだ. 6月のシドニー・シアーズ 1924. ほぼ 30 年, Lt. シアーズはセントポールで最高のピストルショットとみなされていた. ルイ警察署. で 1904, シアーズは全米ピストルチャンピオンでもあった. 誰かが中尉を殺すために. シアーズの銃撃戦は不可能だと考えられていた.

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William Desmond Passes Away

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火曜日に, 7月 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 から何年も 1890

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, ST. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. ルイ’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. ルイ. 最初に, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. ルイ警察署. When the bank association turned over the

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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木曜日に, <スパンbbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2116" bbox_w = "63" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= " 9, 1875, George “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

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Strange Case of “Toddy” Dillon

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In May 1925, the lifeless body of Dr. William Dillon was found on a walking path. The divorcee was a prominent St. Louis physician, 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. <スパンbbox_x = "14" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= "=" 244 "bbox_y =" 627 "bbox_w =" 56 "bbox_h =" 20 "FSIZE, suspicion eventually settled on Dillon’s 19-year-old

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博士. ディロン殺害

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日に 1, 1925, ワシントン大学の管理人は、周りの作業に到着しました 6:00 A.M. フランシスフィールドへの砂利道に向かって, 彼は洗濯物の束だと思ったものをスパイしました. 不注意な学生が洗濯物を落としたのを想像する, カストディアンはバンドルへの道を歩きました. 彼が近づくにつれて, he realized it wasn’t clothing but a

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