아이라 쿠퍼가 보석 강도 사건을 해결하다

11 월 10, 1924, 부인. A.W. Stickney는 세인트를 떠나고 있었다. 루이스 컨트리클럽, 두 명의 아프리카계 미국인 남성이 그녀에게 접근했을 때. 피부가 밝은 남자가 부인에게 말했습니다.. Stickney가 그녀의 보석을 넘겨주지 않으면 보석을 빼앗아 갈 것입니다.. 그녀의 안전을 위해 두려워, 부인. Stickney는 그 남자에게 보석을 건네주었습니다., 가치가 있는 $17,000.00, 과 $85.00 in cash.

부인. Stickney reported the robbery to the St. 루이 경찰, who assigned Sgt. Ira L. Cooper and his team to the case. 하사관. Cooper oversaw a team of highly successful African-American detectives, who solved many cases over the years.

Based on the description of the robbers and the method used, 하사관. Cooper thought he knew who robbed Mrs. Stickney. 하사관. Cooper’s suspicions were confirmed, when an informant came forward with critical information. A chauffeur, working for Mrs. Stickney’s friend, told a dealer in stolen goods about Mrs. Stickney’s jewelry. The fence contacted two men, who he provided with the information to rob Mrs. Stickney. One of the men was Sgt. Cooper’s suspect.

하사관. Cooper, Detective Johnson and Detective Harris arrested Alonzo Dowell, a 29-year-old man, who was out on bond from two other robbery charges. Dowell admitted the robbery and implicated Homer Brown as his accomplice. Cooper said as soon as he heard the description, he suspected Alonzo Dowell.

하사관. Cooper and his men were able to recover Mrs. Stickney’s jewelry as well as solving the case. For their efforts, 하사관. Cooper, Detective Johnson and Detective Harris received a $3,000 reward. $1,000 came from Mr. Stickney and $2,000 was provided by the St. 루이스 컨트리클럽. 하사관. Cooper donated $600 to the Police Association Relief Fund and then divided up the $2,400 with his men.

In June 1925, Alonzo Dowell and Homer Brown were sentenced to 25 years in prison for the robbery. Homer Brown continued to declare his innocence both before and after the trial. He was paroled in 1935 and stayed out of trouble. 에 1941, he was granted his voting rights again, which may have indicated some official doubt about his guilt. 부인. Stickney identified Dowell but never could say Brown was the other man.

Alonzo Dowell was paroled in 1939. Unlike Homer Brown, Dowell went back to his criminal ways. After committing several burglaries, Dowell was returned to prison in 1942 to serve the remainder of his original sentence and the new sentences. Dowell died in the prison hospital on March 3, 1947 from the effects of pneumonia. Dowell was 50 세.

하사관. Ira Cooper and his team solved many difficult crimes. This case is only one of their cases but it was one of the most newsworthy.

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Sources: 생. 루이스 포스트 - 디스패치, 11월 28, 1924 edition, 피. 1, 12월 2, 1924 edition, 피. 7, 12월 8, 1924 edition, 피. 13 and July 24, 1941 edition, 피. 8. 생. Louis Star-Times, 11월 28, 1924 edition, 피. 2, 11월 29, 1924, 피. 3 6 월 18, 1925 edition, 피. 1. Missouri Penitentiary Database and Missouri Death Certificate Database.

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