Tag: 警察历史

二月 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. 圣. 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. 先生. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.

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周三, 一月 10, 1900, 圣. 路易斯警官保罗·吉拉德站在S的角落. 泰勒和林德尔大道, 当他看到从二楼一个人跳 4511 林德尔大道. 了解最近在富裕的中西区社区发生的入室盗窃案, 吉拉德走近那个男人. 当一瘸一拐的人看到吉拉德, 他通向S跑.

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在他 17 年职业生涯, 圣. 侦探威廉·德斯蒙德·路易行政处理过很多罪犯的家属. 一些家庭成员作为不良或比刑事行政德斯蒙德和他的人更坏了锁起来. 然而, 许多家族成员是诚实的, 勤奋的人, 谁努力去理解了什么问题与自己心爱的人. 早在他的职业生涯

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On the morning of Wednesday, 七月 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.

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The Tuesday Evening, 二月 18, 1919, 圣版. 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, 圣. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the

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圣. 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

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上周六, 五月 5, 1900 在 11:30 下午, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. 路易斯街车罢工 1900. 之前罢工已经结束的九月 1900, 圣街头. Louis。将富国和穷国与ST之间的战场. 路易

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Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. 路易. “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. 路易. When Barrington

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当身份不明的男子因感冒向迈克尔·沃尔什警官开枪时, 十二月的雾夜 1880, 圣. 圣路易斯警方认为嫌疑人可能是在该地区工作的酒吧和杂货店窃贼. 然而, 圣. 圣路易斯侦探一直无法找到盗窃队. 一位健谈的囚犯在四月解开了这个谜团 1881. 警方逮捕了查理·威尔逊和他的朋友汤姆·希金斯

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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. 通常, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the

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