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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Burglar Kills Officer Michael Walsh

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It was very cold on the morning of Sunday, דצמבר 5, 1880, about 2 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "626" = bbox_w "1059" = bbox_h "28" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ", when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. Owing to the bitter cold, Sheehan feared burglars had entered the residence. Sheehan rang the bell repeatedly but could not awaken anyone inside. Sheehan began rapping his night stick against 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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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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קייט שופן, בת למשפחה צרפתית בולטת ומחבר הזמן מקומי, התמוטט ברחוב. לואיס 1904 היריד העולמי של באוגוסט 20, 1904. מאדאם שופן היה רק 54 שנים וסבלתי מדימום במוח או מפרצה. היא מתה בביתה בשדרות מקפרסון באוגוסט 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.

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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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New School St. Louis Criminals

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<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 Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. אולם, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. Chief Desmond said

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1802 N. Jefferson Gone

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1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. לואיס, so it was not able to be saved. These pictures are

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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ביום חמישי, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "671" = bbox_w "380" = bbox_h "53" = fsize "17" = fweight "11" = "3" אדום = ירוק "255" = כחול "210" = אלפא "31" = " 9, 1875, ג'ורג ' “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the

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Old School St. Louis Criminals

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For the Sunday, יוני 24, 1900 מהדורה של סנט. לואיס רפובליקה, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. לאחר 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out

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