Lord Barrington Is Beaten Up

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Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington

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Poliziak Walsh-en hiltzailea identifikatzen du

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Gizon ezezagunak Michael Walsh ofiziala hotz batez tirokatu zutenean, abenduan zehar gau lainotsua 1880, St. Louis Poliziak uste zuen susmagarria eremuan lan egiten duten saloi eta janari lapurrak izan daitezkeela. Hala ere, St. Louis detektibeek ezin izan zuten lapurreta taldea aurkitu. Preso berritsu batek argitu zuen misterioa apirilean 1881. Poliziak Charlie Wilson atxilotu zuen Tom Higgins lagunarekin

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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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Lapurrek Michael Walsh ofiziala hil du

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Igande goizean hotz handia egin zuen, Abendua 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis polizia Sheehanek sarrerako atea irekita aurkitu zuen John R. Lionbergerren etxea. Hotz latza dela eta, Sheehanek beldurra zuen lapurrak egoitzan sartu zirela. Sheehanek txirrina jo zuen behin eta berriz, baina ezin izan zuen inor esnatu barruan. Sheehan bere gau-makilaren kontra jotzen hasi zen

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Ofizial O'Keefe gordetzen Fellow Officer

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St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Maiatzaren On 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Policía Joseph A. Gerk bere XVIII Street beat patruilatu maiatzaren goizean zehar 26, 1901, zenean

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