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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. Encik. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Pada hari Rabu, Januari 10, 1900, St. Pegawai Polis Louis Paul Girard berdiri di sudut S. Taylor dan Lindell Boulevard, apabila dia melihat seorang lelaki melompat dari tingkat dua 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Menyedari tentang kecurian baru-baru ini di kawasan kejiranan Central West End yang kaya, Girard menghampiri lelaki itu. Apabila lelaki tempang itu melihat Girard, dia berlari ke arah S.
atas dia 17 kerjaya tahun, St. Ketua Detektif Louis William Desmond berurusan dengan ramai ahli keluarga penjenayah. Beberapa ahli keluarga adalah seteruk atau lebih teruk daripada Ketua penjenayah Desmond dan orang-orangnya telah dikurung. Walau bagaimanapun, ramai ahli keluarga yang jujur, orang yang rajin bekerja, yang bergelut untuk memahami apa yang salah dengan orang yang mereka sayangi. Awal kerjayanya
On the morning of Wednesday, Julai 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 Tuesday Evening, 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, 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, Boleh 5, 1900 pada 11:30 petang, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Kereta Mogok daripada 1900. Sebelum mogok itu berakhir pada bulan September 1900, jalan-jalan di 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
Apabila lelaki tidak dikenali menembak Pegawai Michael Walsh kerana selsema, malam berkabus pada bulan Disember 1880, St. Polis Louis percaya suspek mungkin pencuri saloon dan kedai runcit yang bekerja di kawasan itu. Walau bagaimanapun, St. Detektif Louis tidak dapat mencari pasukan pencuri. Seorang banduan yang cerewet menyelesaikan misteri itu pada bulan April 1881. Polis menahan Charlie Wilson bersama rakannya 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