Auto Tyver drepe en annen politimann

William Dillon var å svare på rapporter om mordet på Officer McKenna av Lewis Brothers. Dillon mente at Lewis Brothers, som var auto og wire tyver, var ansvarlig for McKenna død.

Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 Athlone Avenue. Han observerte to av Lewis-brødrene gå inn i garasjen i Forden. Dillon kom inn i garasjen bak dem. Han ble aldri sett igjen.

Ifølge In The Line of Duty: St. Louis politifolk som ofret by Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath og Stephen Pollihan, Dillon trakk revolveren, når en av brødrene begynte å trekke en pistol. Dillon told him to drop the gun and the man complied.

However, 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.

Ifølge april 8, 1916 utgave av St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dillon ble sett av flere vitner inn i garasjen. One of the witnesses, a delivery driver, saw him enter the garage. However, he stated when he left 10 eller 15 minutter senere, he did not see Dillon. Both the Ford and Hudson were gone from the alley.

Ford ble forlatt på Belle og College Avenues. The original reports had them abandoning it after killing McKenna but they took the Ford home first, where Dillon was murdered.

Det antas at en av de bunter som er fjernet fra kjøretøyet var legeme offiser Dillon. Blod ble funnet på stammen og dørkarmen på kjøretøyet. En knapp fra en politiuniform ble også funnet på gulvet styret for Ford.

Hudson ble forlatt i Overland Park. Den inneholdt 200 pounds av kobbertråd. Et par timer senere, en bonde fant Officer Dillon kropp i et felt. He had died of a fractured skull.

Politiet arresterte John DeMorris, Lewis’ stefar, and Roy “Joe” Lewis. Police found a stolen vehicle, mange bildeler, fire arms and equipment used to stop trains at the Athlone house. Familien hadde brukt aliasene DeMorris, Lewis and Baty.

Officer Dillon ble født September 19, 1877. Han var 38 år gammel på tidspunktet for hans død. Han forlot en far, som var en by brannmann, og syv brødre.

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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