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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. Ông. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Hôm thứ Tư, Tháng một 10, 1900, St. Louis nhân viên cảnh sát Paul Girard đang đứng ở góc của S. Taylor và LINDELL Boulevard, khi nhìn thấy một người đàn ông nhảy từ tầng hai của 4511 LINDELL Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard tiếp cận người đàn ông. Khi người đàn ông khập khiễng thấy Girard, he ran towards S.
Trên của anh ấy 17 năm sự nghiệp, St. Louis Chánh thám tử William Desmond đã xử lý nhiều thành viên gia đình tội phạm. Một số thành viên trong gia đình còn tệ hoặc tệ hơn cả tên tội phạm Desmond và người của hắn đã bị nhốt. Tuy nhiên, nhiều thành viên trong gia đình đã thành thật, những người làm việc chăm chỉ, những người đấu tranh để hiểu chuyện gì đã xảy ra với người thân yêu của họ. Đầu sự nghiệp của mình
On the morning of Wednesday, Tháng Bảy 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, Tháng Hai 18, 1919, phiên bản của 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
Vào ngày thứ bảy, Có thể 5, 1900 khi 11:30 tội, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike of 1900. Before the strike was over in September 1900, the streets of 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, “Chúa 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. Tuy nhiên, 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