Гісторык адзінаборстваў і баявы майстар
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. Вуліца. Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Г-н. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
У сераду, Студзеня 10, 1900, Вуліца. Афіцэр паліцыі Луі Поль Жырар стаяў на рагу вуліцы С. Бульвар Тэйлар і Ліндэл, калі ўбачыў мужчыну, які выскачыў з другога паверха 4511 Бульвар Ліндэл. У курсе нядаўніх крадзяжоў у багатым раёне Цэнтральнага Вест-Энда, Жырар падышоў да чалавека. Калі кульгаючы ўбачыў Жырара, ён пабег да С.
Над сваім 17 год кар'еры, Вуліца. Начальнік дэтэктываў Луіс Уільям Дэсманд меў справу з многімі членамі сям'і злачынцаў. Некаторыя члены сям'і былі такімі ж дрэннымі ці горшымі, чым злачынец-правадыр Дэзманд і яго людзі, якіх зачынілі. Аднак, многія члены сям'і былі сумленнымі, працавітыя людзі, якія спрабавалі зразумець, што пайшло не так з іх каханым. У пачатку сваёй кар'еры
On the morning of Wednesday, Ліпеня 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.
The Tuesday Evening, Лютага 18, 1919, выданне St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Aware that a shoplifting ring was working a couple of the local jewelry stores, Санкт-. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let
У суботу, Можа 5, 1900 ў 11:30 вечара, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street аўтамабіляў Страйк 1900. Перад забастоўка скончылася ў верасні 1900, вуліцы St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Луіс
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Луіс. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Луіс. When Barrington
When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, Вуліца. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. Аднак, Вуліца. Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend Tom Higgins
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Звычайна, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the