Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
During March 1910, the United States Attorney General in Council Bluffs, Iowa charged John C. Mabray (a version of his actual name, Mabry) and a dozen defendants with using the mail to commit gambling fraud in professional boxing, professional wrestling, and professional horse racing. Mabry, a livestock dealer living in Kansas City, Мисури, employed insiders in boxing, wrestling, and horse
In the early morning hours of August 5, 1933, four safe burglars broke a window at the Marshfield Brewing Company in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The burglars knocked a dial off the safe and removed $1,550.00 in federal stamps. В 2024 dollars, the burglars stole over $37,000.00. The same burglars successfully took another $1,000 in federal stamps from the Wausau Brewing Company
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Обаче, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
В събота, Април 9, 2022, Историческото общество на окръг Франклин Мисури ме покани да изнеса презентация в PowerPoint за обира на банка Union Missouri на 1902. Книгата отразява грабежа, разследването, две общодържавни издирвания на беглеца и дръзко измъкване от Св. Louis City Jail. Двама дръзки разбойници, not yet 23 години, дръпна
Том Алън е роден в Бирмингам, Англия през април 23, 1840 но той стана известен като боец с голи кокалчета в тежка категория в Америка. Установявайки се в Св. Louis around 1867, Алън спечели американската титла в тежка категория през 1873 и задържа титлата до 1876. Той се завръща в Англия за една година, преди да се върне в St. Луис завинаги в 1878. Back
Във вторник, Юли 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, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890
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От декември 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. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 А.М. and surprised Harding,
На August 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 А.М. Three figures exited the train. Two healthy looking police officers were escorting John D. “Jack” Shea, who killed St. Louis Police Officer Patrick Doran on November 7, 1881. The gaunt and sickly Shea was no longer the young thug, who executed Doran during a chase after
On a chilly night, Януари 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 А.М. Sgt. Gibbons walked towards the Wabash Railroad’s Delmar Station, which was in complete darkness. Gibbons kneeled and wrapped his nightstick on the platform to signal any nearby beat officers to report to him. Patrolman Arthur J. Saxy heard the night