Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Á miðvikudaginn, Janúar 10, 1900, St. Louis lögreglumaðurinn Paul Girard stóð á horni S. Taylor og Lindell Boulevard, þegar hann sá mann hoppa af annarri hæð í 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Veit um nýleg innbrot í auðuga Central West End hverfinu, Girard nálgaðist manninn. Þegar haltrandi sá Girard, hann hljóp í átt að S.
Yfir hans 17 árs feril, St. William Desmond, rannsóknarlögreglustjóri Louis, tókst á við marga fjölskyldumeðlimi glæpamannsins. Sumir fjölskyldumeðlimir voru jafn slæmir eða verri en glæpamaðurinn Desmond og menn hans höfðu læst inni. Þó, margir fjölskyldumeðlimir voru heiðarlegir, duglegt fólk, sem átti erfitt með að skilja hvað fór úrskeiðis hjá ástvini þeirra. Snemma á ferlinum
On the morning of Wednesday, Júlí 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 þriðjudagskvöld, Febrúar 18, 1919, útgáfa af St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Ljóst að shoplifting hringur var að vinna a par af staðbundnum verslunum skartgripi, 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
Á laugardag, Maí 5, 1900 á 11:30 kvöldi, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car verkfall 1900. Áður en verkfall var yfir í september 1900, götum 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
Þegar óþekktir menn skutu lögreglumanninn Michael Walsh vegna kvefs, þokukvöld í desember 1880, St. Lögreglan í Louis taldi að grunaði gæti verið innbrotsþjófar í salerni og matvöruverslun á svæðinu. Þó, St. Lögreglumönnum Louis hafði ekki tekist að finna innbrotsteymið. Spjallsamur fangi leysti leyndardóminn í apríl 1881. Lögreglan handtók Charlie Wilson ásamt vini sínum 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
It was very cold on the morning of Sunday, Desember 5, 1880, about 2 hádegi, when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. Owing to the bitter cold, Sheehan feared burglars had entered the residence. Sheehan rang the bell repeatedly but could not awaken anyone inside. Sheehan began rapping his night stick against the