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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. St. 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. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Ar ddydd Mercher, Ionawr 10, 1900, St. Roedd Swyddog Heddlu Louis, Paul Girard, yn sefyll ar gornel S. Taylor a Lindell Boulevard, pan welodd ddyn yn neidio o ail lawr o 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Yn ymwybodol o fyrgleriaethau diweddar yng nghymdogaeth gyfoethog Central West End, Aeth Girard at y dyn. Pan welodd y dyn limping Girard, rhedodd tua S.
Dros ei 17 gyrfa blwyddyn, St. Bu Louis Pennaeth y Ditectifs William Desmond yn delio â llawer o aelodau teulu'r troseddwr. Roedd rhai aelodau o'r teulu cynddrwg neu'n waeth na'r Prif Desmond troseddol a'i ddynion dan glo. Fodd bynnag,, roedd llawer o aelodau'r teulu yn onest, pobl sy'n gweithio'n galed, a gafodd drafferth i ddeall beth aeth o'i le gyda'u hanwyliaid. Yn gynnar yn ei yrfa
On the morning of Wednesday, Gorffennaf 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, Chwefror 18, 1919, argraffiad y Santes. 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, yr St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
St. 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
Ar ddydd Sadwrn, Mai 5, 1900 yn 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Streic 1900. Cyn i'r streic dros ym mis Medi 1900, strydoedd St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “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. Louis. When Barrington
Pan saethodd dynion anhysbys y Swyddog Michael Walsh ar annwyd, noson niwlog yn ystod mis Rhagfyr 1880, St. Roedd Heddlu Louis yn credu y gallai'r sawl a ddrwgdybir fod yn fyrgleriaid salŵn a nwyddau groser yn gweithio yn yr ardal. Fodd bynnag,, St. Nid oedd ditectifs Louis wedi gallu dod o hyd i'r tîm byrgleriaeth. Cliriodd carcharor siaradus y dirgelwch ym mis Ebrill 1881. Arestiodd yr heddlu Charlie Wilson gyda'i ffrind 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. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the