Історик єдиноборств і майстер єдиноборств
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. Вулиця. 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. Г-н. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
On Wednesday, Січень 10, 1900, Вулиця. Офіцер поліції Луї Поль Жірард стояв на розі S. Бульвар Тейлор і Лінделл, коли побачив чоловіка, який вистрибнув з другого поверху 4511 Бульвар Лінделл. Знаю про нещодавні крадіжки зі зломом у багатому районі Центрального Вест-Енду, Жирар підійшов до чоловіка. Коли шкутильгаючий побачив Жирара, він побіг до С.
Над його 17 рік кар'єри, Вулиця. Головний детектив Луїс Вільям Десмонд мав справу з багатьма членами сімей злочинців. Деякі члени сім’ї були такими ж поганими чи гіршими, ніж злочинний вождь Дезмонд і його люди, яких ув’язнили. Однак, багато членів родини були чесними, працьовиті люди, які намагалися зрозуміти, що сталося з їх коханою людиною. На початку кар'єри
On the morning of Wednesday, Липень 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.
У вівторок ввечері, Лютий 18, 1919, видання St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Усвідомлюючи, що злодійство в магазинах кільце працював пару місцевих ювелірних магазинів, Санкт-. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Вулиця. 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
У суботу, Може 5, 1900 на 11:30 вечора, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street автомобілів Страйк 1900. Перед страйк закінчився у вересні 1900, вулиці St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Луїс
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Луїс. “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. Луїс. When Barrington
When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, Вулиця. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. Однак, Вулиця. 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. Зазвичай, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the