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. No one saw Dillon alive again.

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 investigated the trunk of the vehicle to inspect stolen copper wire, Frank Lewis struck Dillon in the head with a hatchet. His younger brother Ora joined in. 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. Roy Lewis later confessed to his participation in the crimes and provided details to the police.

Menurut April 8, 1916, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, witnesses saw Dillon entering the garage. One of the witnesses, a delivery driver, saw Dillon enter the garage by himself. Walau bagaimanapun, the driver said when he left 10 atau 15 minit kemudian, he did not see Dillon. Both the Ford and Hudson were gone from the alley, when the delivery driver left.

The Lewis brothers abandoned the Ford at Belleview and College Avenues. The original reports said the Lewis brothers abandoning the car after killing McKenna. Walau bagaimanapun, the Lewis brothers took the Ford home first, where Frank Lewis murdered Dillon.

St. Louis Detectives believed one of the bundles the Lewis brothers removed from the vehicle was the body of Officer Dillon. Detectives found blood on the trunk and door frame of the vehicle. The detectives also found a button from a police uniform on the floorboard of the Ford.

The Lewis brother abandoned the Hudson in Overland Park. Detectives found two hundred pounds of stolen copper wire. Hours later, seorang petani menemui mayat Pegawai Dillon dalam bidang yang. A fractured skull killed Dillon.

Polis menahan John DeMorris, Lewis’ stepfather, and Roy “Joe” Lewis. Police found a stolen vehicle, auto parts, firearms, and equipment used to stop trains at the Athlone house. The family used the aliases DeMorris, Lewis dan Baty.

Pegawai Dillon dilahirkan pada September 19, 1877. Beliau adalah 38 tahun pada masa kematiannya. Beliau meninggalkan seorang ayah, who was a city firefighter, 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.

A jury convicted Ora Lewis and Roy Lewis for Officer McKenna’s murder. Roy Lewis served 24 years before the state paroled Roy Lewis in 1941. Roy managed to stay out of trouble after his parole.

The state paroled Ora Lewis three times but Lewis violated parole and returned to prison every time for new crimes. Dalam 1956, St. Louis Detectives shot and killed Lewis. Lewis was on parole for the third and last time.

The Kansas City Police captured Frank Lewis in 1917. Frank Lewis contracted pneumonia, while awaiting extradition. Frank Lewis died at 18 years of age ending his short but violent life.

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