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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. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
På onsdag, Januar 10, 1900, St. Louis politibetjent Paul Girard sto på hjørnet av S. Taylor og Lindell Boulevard, da han så en mann hoppe fra andre etasje i 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Oppmerksom på nylige innbrudd i det velstående nabolaget Central West End, Girard nærmet seg mannen. Da den haltende mannen så Girard, han løp mot S.
Over hans 17 års karriere, St. Louis detektivsjef William Desmond tok seg av mange kriminelles familiemedlemmer. Noen familiemedlemmer var like ille eller verre enn den kriminelle sjefen Desmond og hans menn hadde sperret inne. However, mange familiemedlemmer var ærlige, hardtarbeidende mennesker, som slet med å forstå hva som gikk galt med deres kjære. Tidlig i karrieren
On the morning of Wednesday, July 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, February 18, 1919, utgave av 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
På lørdag, May 5, 1900 på 11:30 pm, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike av 1900. Før streiken var over i september 1900, gatene i 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
Da ukjente menn skjøt offiser Michael Walsh på grunn av forkjølelse, tåket natt i desember 1880, St. Louis-politiet trodde at den mistenkte kan være salong- og dagligvareinnbruddstyver som jobber i området. However, St. Louis-detektiver hadde ikke klart å finne innbruddsteamet. En pratsom fange ryddet opp i mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet arresterte Charlie Wilson sammen med vennen 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