Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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ביום שבת, מאי 5, 1900 ב 11:30 אחר הצהריים, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. רחוב לואי רכב Strike של 1900. לפני השביתה הסתיימה בחודש ספטמבר 1900, רחובות סנט. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. לואיס

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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. לואיס. “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. לואיס. When Barrington

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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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Pinkertons Capture William Rudolph

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Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the

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Lt. Sidney Sears Shot

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Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 שנים, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Louis Police Department. בתוך 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.

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A Day in Judge Cady’s Court

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On September 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. You

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William Desmond Passes Away

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ביום שלישי, יולי 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, ג 'וניור. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890

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בנובמבר 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. לואיס”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. לואיס, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, אדוארד ומגדלנה Mosblech, and their 14 ילדים. סנט. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. לואיס’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When

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