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. Сидни Сирс Удар

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Несколько событий потрясли Св.. Луису нравится смерть лейтенанта при исполнении служебных обязанностей.. Сидни Сирс in Июнь 1924. Почти 30 лет, Lt. Сирс считался лучшим стрелком из пистолета на St.. Департамент Луи полиции. В 1904, Сирс также был национальным чемпионом США по стрельбе из пистолета.. Чтобы кто-то убил лейтенанта. Сирс в перестрелке считался невозможным.

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Kate Chopin Collapses at World’s Fair

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Кейт Шопен, дочь выдающегося французского семьи и в то время местные автора, рухнул на St. Луис 1904 Всемирная выставка августа 20, 1904. Мадам Шопен был только 54 лет и перенес кровоизлияние в мозг или аневризму. Она умерла в своем доме на McPherson авеню августа 22, 1904. Кейт Шопен родился Кейт О'Флахерти в Санкт.

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William Desmond Passes Away

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Во вторник, Июль 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, Младший. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, Улица. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Луис’ 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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Cab Driver Admits Killing

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Декабря 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. Мужчины взяли $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 A.M. and surprised Harding,

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New School St. Louis Criminals

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Улица. 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. <Промежуток bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" FSIZE = "14" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = ", 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. Джефферсон ушел

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1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Луи Плас города. 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. Луис, so it was not able to be saved. Эти фотографии

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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On Thursday, Сентябрь 9, 1875, George “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. После попытки незаконного платежа, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, назначен на

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Old School St. Louis Criminals

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For the Sunday, Июнь 24, 1900 издание Санкт-. Луи Республика, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Шеф Десмонд посетовал на растущее насилие, которое он наблюдал

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