Pencuri Auto Bunuh Satu lagi Anggota polis

William Dillon mengulas laporan mengenai pembunuhan Pegawai McKenna oleh Lewis Brothers. Dillon percaya bahawa Lewis Brothers, orang yang auto dan wayar pencuri, bertanggungjawab untuk kematian McKenna.

Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. He observed two of the Lewis brothers enter the garage in the Ford. Dillon memasuki garaj di belakang mereka. Beliau tidak pernah dilihat lagi.

Menurut Dalam Talian Duti: St. Pegawai Polis yang Louis Dibuat Pengorbanan Ultimate by Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath dan Stephen Pollihan, Dillon menarik revolver beliau, apabila salah seorang saudara-saudara mula menarik pistol. Dillon told him to drop the gun and the man complied.

Walau bagaimanapun, 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.

Menurut April 8, 1916 edisi St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dillon dilihat oleh beberapa saksi memasuki garaj. One of the witnesses, a delivery driver, saw him enter the garage. Walau bagaimanapun, he stated when he left 10 atau 15 minit kemudian, he did not see Dillon. Both the Ford and Hudson were gone from the alley.

Ford ditinggalkan di Belleview dan Kolej Saluran. The original reports had them abandoning it after killing McKenna but they took the Ford home first, where Dillon was murdered.

Adalah dipercayai bahawa salah satu berkas mereka dikeluarkan dari kenderaan itu ialah badan Pegawai Dillon. Darah ditemui pada batang dan pintu bingkai kenderaan. Satu butang dari seragam polis juga dijumpai di atas lantai daripada Ford.

The Hudson ditinggalkan di Overland Park. Ia terkandung 200 paun wayar tembaga. Beberapa jam kemudian, seorang petani menemui mayat Pegawai Dillon dalam bidang yang. He had died of a fractured skull.

Polis menahan John DeMorris, Lewis’ bapa tiri, and Roy “Joe” Lewis. Police found a stolen vehicle, banyak bahagian auto, fire arms and equipment used to stop trains at the Athlone house. Keluarga telah menggunakan nama samaran DeMorris, Lewis dan Baty.

Pegawai Dillon dilahirkan pada September 19, 1877. Beliau adalah 38 tahun pada masa kematiannya. Beliau meninggalkan seorang ayah, yang merupakan seorang ahli bomba bandar, dan tujuh saudara.

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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