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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. M.. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Le mercredi, Janvier 10, 1900, St. Louis, le policier Paul Girard se tenait au coin de la rue S.. Boulevard Taylor et Lindell, quand il a vu un homme sauter du deuxième étage de 4511 Boulevard Lindell. Au courant des récents cambriolages dans le quartier riche du Central West End, Girard s'est approché de l'homme. Quand l'homme boiteux aperçut Girard, il a couru vers S.
Au-dessus de son 17 année de carrière, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond a traité avec de nombreux membres de la famille du criminel. Certains membres de la famille étaient aussi mauvais ou pires que le chef criminel Desmond et ses hommes avaient enfermé. Cependant, de nombreux membres de la famille étaient honnêtes, Travailleur acharné, qui ont eu du mal à comprendre ce qui n'allait pas avec leur proche. Au début de sa carrière
On the morning of Wednesday, Juillet 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.
Le mardi soir, Février 18, 1919, édition de la St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Conscients qu'un anneau de vol à l'étalage a travaillé quelques magasins de bijoux locaux, Saint-. 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
Le samedi, Mai 5, 1900 à 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 grève de 1900. Avant la grève était terminée en Septembre 1900, les rues de 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
Quand des inconnus ont tiré sur l'agent Michael Walsh enrhumé, nuit brumeuse en décembre 1880, St. La police de Louis pense que le suspect pourrait être des cambrioleurs de salons et d'épiceries travaillant dans le quartier.. Cependant, St. Les détectives de Louis n'avaient pas réussi à retrouver l'équipe de cambriolage. Un prisonnier bavard a éclairci le mystère en avril 1881. La police a arrêté Charlie Wilson avec son ami 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