Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

På November 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police.

Som Officer White og Heffernan indtastet bonde butikken, Rande attempted to leave but White or Heffernan grabbed him. The other officer was speaking to James Morrison, der kom ind i bonde shop med Rande, when Rande began a brutal scuffle with the other officer. Rande was swinging his arms to break free and reach his waist.

Under kampen, Rande produceret en enkelt handling revolver. At fyre en enkelt handling revolver, the shooter must pull the hammer back into the firing position before the trigger will activate the round. Rande fired one shot, which he claims struck him in the leg even though he was aiming at Officer White. All the witnesses said that Rande shot White in the leg.

Ed Wright, bonde butiksejeren, skudt Rande i benet og ryggen tillader White og Heffernan at tage Rande i forvaring. Rande hævdede han var ved at dø, men har ikke modtaget nogen lindring fra Heffernan eller bonde shop arbejdstagere. Rande senere hævdede, at Heffernan misbrugte ham på vej til byen Dispensary.

Rande’s bullet severed an artery in Officer White’s leg causing a life-threatening wound. Doctors amputated his leg to save his life. Men, Officer White fortsatte med at blive værre, før passerer væk på November 18, 1877.

Rande nægtet oprindeligt hans forbrydelser. Når konfronteret med beviser for, at han var en dømt indbrudstyv, der tjente to begreber i Joliet, Illinois fængsel, han tilstod sin involvering i de forbrydelser, der var kendt.

Før kommer til St. Louis and murdering Officer White, Rande havde dræbt en mand i Knox County, Illinois og tre mænd i St. Elmo, Illinois.

Rande blev født Charles Scott i Washington County, Pennsylvania september 23, 1839. Efter at have kørt med en kvinde, at han senere forlod fattig, Scott ændrede sit navn til Rande og begyndte sin kriminelle karriere.

Dømt af de fire Illinois mord og idømt livsvarigt Joliet Penitentiary, Rande s Bravado forsvandt. På marts 8, 1884, den 44-årige Rande hængte sig i sin celle.

Officer White left a legacy as a brave officer who brought in a violent killer before he could add to his lengthy list of crimes.

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Source: Library of Congress Newspaper Archive

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