Tag: היסטורית המשטרה

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. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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. מר. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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ביום רביעי, ינואר 10, 1900, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". לואיס קצין המשטרה פול Girard עמד בפינת S. טיילור שדרות לינדל, כשהוא ראה איש קופץ מהקומה השנייה של 4511 שדרות לינדל. מודע לפריצות האחרונות בשכונת סנטרל ווסט אנד העשירה, Girard ניגש אל האיש. כשהאיש הצולע רואה ג'ירארד, הוא רץ לעבר S.

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מעל שלו 17 שנה קריירה, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". ראש הבלשים של לואי, וויליאם דזמונד, טיפל בבני משפחה רבים של פושע. כמה מבני המשפחה היו גרועים או גרועים יותר ממה שהצ'יף הפושעי דזמונד ואנשיו כלאו. אולם, בני משפחה רבים היו כנים, אנשים שעובדים קשה, שנאבקו להבין מה השתבש עם יקירם. בתחילת הקריירה שלו

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On the morning of Wednesday, יולי 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.

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The Tuesday Evening, פברואר 18, 1919, מהדורה של סנט. 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, the St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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

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ביום שבת, מאי 5, 1900 ב 11:30 אחר הצהריים, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. רחוב לואי רכב Strike של 1900. לפני השביתה הסתיימה בחודש ספטמבר 1900, רחובות סנט. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. לואיס

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Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. לואיס. “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. לואיס. When Barrington

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When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. אולם, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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

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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

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