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Postingan tentang sejarah polisi dengan penekanan khusus pada 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, Januari 10, 1900, St. Petugas Polisi Louis Paul Girard berdiri di sudut S. Taylor dan Lindell Boulevard, ketika dia melihat seorang pria melompat dari lantai dua 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Sadar akan perampokan baru-baru ini di lingkungan kaya Central West End, Girard mendekati pria itu. Ketika pria pincang itu melihat Girard, dia berlari menuju S.
Atas miliknya 17 karir tahun, St. Kepala Detektif Louis William Desmond menangani banyak anggota keluarga penjahat. Beberapa anggota keluarga sama buruknya atau lebih buruk daripada penjahat yang dikurung oleh Kepala Desmond dan anak buahnya. However, banyak anggota keluarga yang jujur, orang-orang pekerja keras, yang berjuang untuk memahami apa yang salah dengan orang yang mereka cintai. Di awal karirnya
On the morning of Wednesday, Juli 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.
Selasa Malam, Februari 18, 1919, edisi 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, the 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
Pada hari Sabtu, Mei 5, 1900 di 11:30 sore, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike 1900. Sebelum pemogokan itu berakhir bulan September 1900, jalan-jalan 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
When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, St. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. However, St. 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. Biasanya, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the