Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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.
On Wednesday, Jaanuar 10, 1900, St. Louis'i politseinik Paul Girard seisis S. Taylori ja Lindelli puiestee, kui ta nägi, kuidas mees teiselt korruselt hüppas 4511 Lindelli puiestee. Teadlik hiljutistest sissemurdmistest jõukas Central West Endi naabruskonnas, Girard lähenes mehele. Kui lonkav mees Girardit nägi, ta jooksis S-i poole.
Over his 17 year career, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond dealt with many criminal’s family members. Some family members were as bad or worse than the criminal Chief Desmond and his men had locked up. Siiski, many family members were honest, hard-working people, who struggled to understand what went wrong with their loved one. Oma karjääri alguses
On the morning of Wednesday, Juuli 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.
Teisipäeva õhtul, Veebruar 18, 1919, trükk St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Olles teadlik, et poevargused ring töötasin paar kohaliku juveelikauplused, 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
On laupäev, Mai 5, 1900 juures 11:30 pärast lõunat, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car streik 1900. Enne streik oli üle septembris 1900, tänavatel 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
Kui tundmatud mehed tulistasid nohust ohvitser Michael Walshi, detsembrikuu udune öö 1880, St. Louis'i politsei arvas, et kahtlusalune võib olla piirkonnas töötavad salongi- ja toidupoe sissemurdjad. Siiski, St. Louis'i detektiivid ei suutnud sissemurdmismeeskonda leida. Üks jutukas vang selgitas müsteeriumi aprillis 1881. Politsei vahistas Charlie Wilsoni koos tema sõbra Tom Higginsiga
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