Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
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. De heer. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Op woensdag, Januari 10, 1900, St. Louis-politieagent Paul Girard stond op de hoek van S. Taylor en Lindell Boulevard, toen hij een man van de tweede verdieping zag springen 4511 Lindell-boulevard. Op de hoogte van recente inbraken in de rijke wijk Central West End, Girard benaderde de man. Toen de manke man Girard zag, hij rende richting S.
Over de zijne 17 jaar carrière, St. Louis hoofd van de rechercheurs William Desmond had te maken met veel familieleden van criminelen. Sommige familieleden waren net zo erg of erger dan de crimineel Chief Desmond en zijn mannen hadden opgesloten. Echter, veel familieleden waren eerlijk, hardwerkende mensen, die moeite hadden om te begrijpen wat er mis ging met hun geliefde. Vroeg in zijn carrière
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.
De dinsdag Avond, Februari 18, 1919, editie van de St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Bewust dat een winkeldiefstal ring werkte een paar van de lokale juweliers, de 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
Op zaterdag, Mei 5, 1900 bij 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 Staking van 1900. Voor de staking voorbij was in september 1900, de straten van 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. Echter, 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. 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