Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
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. Pán. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
V stredu, Január 10, 1900, St. Louis policajný dôstojník Paul Girard stál na rohu ulice S. Taylor a Lindell Boulevard, keď videl muža vyskočiť z druhého poschodia 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Uvedomujúc si nedávne vlámania v bohatej štvrti Central West End, Girard pristúpil k mužovi. Keď krívajúci muž uvidel Girarda, rozbehol sa smerom k S.
Nad jeho 17 rok kariéry, St. Louis, šéf detektívov William Desmond sa zaoberal mnohými členmi rodiny zločincov. Niektorí členovia rodiny boli rovnako zlí alebo horší ako zločinecký náčelník Desmond a jeho muži, ktorých zamkli. Však, mnohí členovia rodiny boli úprimní, ťažko pracujúci ľudia, ktorí sa snažili pochopiť, čo sa stalo s ich milovanou osobou. Na začiatku svojej kariéry
On the morning of Wednesday, Júl 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.
V utorok večer, Február 18, 1919, vydanie St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Uvedomte si, že krádež krúžok pracoval niekoľko miestnych klenotníctve, 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
V sobotu, Máj 5, 1900 na 11:30 popoludní, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car štrajk 1900. Pred štrajk skončila v septembri 1900, ulice 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
Keď neznámi muži zastrelili policajta Michaela Walsha na prechladnutie, hmlistá noc počas decembra 1880, St. Louis polícia sa domnieva, že podozrivý môže byť zlodej zo salónov a potravín pracujúci v tejto oblasti. Však, St. Louis detektívi nedokázali nájsť zlodejský tím. V apríli záhadu objasnil ukecaný väzeň 1881. Polícia zatkla Charlieho Wilsona s jeho priateľom Tomom Higginsom
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