Tag: 警察历史

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. 通常, 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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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. 下面未经编辑的故事是从我工作的这本书将在秋季或冬季年初发布,,en,威廉·鲁道夫证明从他的独立日逃出后难以捉摸,,en,杰夫戈因斯的一部分,,en,我很快意识到，有一天站在上面,,en,路易始建于接近容纳一百万,,en 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the

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很少有事件震惊了圣. 路易斯喜欢Lt的职务死亡. 西德尼·西尔斯（Sidney Sears） 1924. 几乎 30 岁月, LT. 西尔斯被认为是St上最好的手枪射击. 路易警察局. 在 1904, 西尔斯还是美国国家手枪冠军. 为了杀死Lt. 枪战中的西尔斯被认为是不可能的.

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在九月 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. You

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周二, 七月 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 years from 1890

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, 圣. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. 路易’ 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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二月 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. 路易. 起初, 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. 路易警察局. When the bank association turned over the

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上周四, 九月 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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在五月 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. 圣. Louis Police initially suspected a rival of Dillon’s shot the physically and socially powerful Dillon rather than fight him. 然而, suspicion eventually settled on Dillon’s 19-year-old

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五月 1, 1925, 在华盛顿大学的管理者在工作中左右到达 6:00 比前收市价. 遥望石子路弗朗西斯场, 他发现他以为是洗衣服的包. 塑造一个粗心的学生下降了洗衣, 托管人走下路径包. 当他走近, he realized it wasn’t clothing but a

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