自动盗贼杀死另一个警察

六月 10, 2013 小肯·齐默尔曼. 圣. 路易历史

William Dillon was responding to reports about the murder of Officer McKenna by the Lewis Brothers. 狄龙认为路易斯兄弟, 谁是汽车和电线贼, 负责麦肯纳的死亡.

Dillon proceeded to the DeMorris home at 4232 阿斯隆大道. 他注意到两个刘易斯兄弟在福特进入车库. Dillon entered the garage behind them. He was never seen again.

根据 在师姐: 圣. 路易警务人员作出了最大的牺牲 由芭芭拉Miksicek, David McElreath and Stephen Pollihan, Dillon drew his revolver, when one of the brothers started to pull a gun. Dillon told him to drop the gun and the man complied.

然而, 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. 他的弟弟奥拉加入了和刘易斯兄弟大头短棒连击狄龙死亡.

三哥, 罗伊·刘易斯, 谁跟奥拉, 当奥拉拍摄官麦肯纳, 走进车库狄龙谋杀后. 他后来承认他在犯罪的参与和提供有关的犯罪细节.

William Dillon – Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty – 四月 7, 1916

根据四月 8, 1916 版的 圣. 圣路易斯邮报, Dillon was seen by several witnesses entering the garage. 一个目击者, 一送货司机, 只见他进入车库. 然而, 他说他离开的时候 10 或 15 minutes later, 他没有看到狄龙. 无论是福特和哈德森都从巷子里走了.

The Ford was abandoned at Belleview and College Avenues. The original reports had them abandoning it after killing McKenna but they took the Ford home first, where Dillon was murdered.

It is believed that one of the bundles they removed from the vehicle was the body of Officer Dillon. Blood was found on the trunk and door frame of the vehicle. A button from a police uniform was also found on the floor board of the Ford.

The Hudson was abandoned in Overland Park. It contained 200 pounds of copper wire. A few hours later, a farmer found Officer Dillon’s body in a field. He had died of a fractured skull.

Police arrested John DeMorris, the Lewis’ step-father, 和罗伊 “Joe” 刘易斯. 警方发现，被盗车辆, numerous auto parts, 射击武器和装备用于在阿斯隆房子停列车. The family had used the aliases DeMorris, Lewis and Baty.

Officer Dillon was born on September 19, 1877. 他是 38 岁在他去世的时候. He left a father, who was a city fireman, and seven brothers.