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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, Missouri, employed insiders in boxing, wrestling, and horse
A primera hora del matí d'agost 5, 1933, quatre lladres segurs van trencar una finestra a la Marshfield Brewing Company a Marshfield, Wisconsin. Els lladres van fer caure un marcador de la caixa forta i se'n van treure $1,550.00 en segells federals. En 2024 dollars, els lladres van robar $37,000.00. Els mateixos lladres amb èxit en van prendre un altre $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. Però, 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
Dissabte, Abril 9, 2022, la Societat Històrica del Comtat de Franklin de Missouri em va convidar a fer una presentació en PowerPoint sobre el robatori al banc de la Union Missouri 1902. El llibre recull el robatori, la investigació, dues caceres del fugitiu a nivell nacional i una ruptura agosarada del St. Louis City Jail. Dos lladres agosarats, not yet 23 anys d'edat, es va treure
Tom Allen va néixer a Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 però es va fer famós com a lluitador de premis de nus nu pes pesat a Amèrica. Instal·lant-se a St. Louis around 1867, Allen va guanyar el campionat nord-americà de pes pesat 1873 i va mantenir el títol fins 1876. Va tornar a Anglaterra durant un any abans de tornar a St. Louis per sempre 1878. Back
Dimarts, Juliol 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
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Al maig 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, quan
Al desembre 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 A.M. and surprised Harding,
A l'agost 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 A.M. 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, Gener 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 A.M. 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