Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
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
Als unbekannte Männer den Polizisten Michael Walsh wegen einer Erkältung erschossen, neblige Nacht im Dezember 1880, St. Die Polizei von Louis ging davon aus, dass es sich bei dem Verdächtigen um in der Gegend tätige Einbrecher aus Kneipen und Lebensmittelgeschäften handeln könnte. Jedoch, St. Louis-Ermittlern war es nicht gelungen, das Einbruchteam zu finden. Ein gesprächiger Gefangener klärte das Rätsel im April auf 1881. Die Polizei verhaftete Charlie Wilson und seinen Freund 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
Am Sonntagmorgen war es sehr kalt, Dezember 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Sheehan, Polizeibeamter aus Louis, fand die offene Eingangstür für John R. vor. Lionbergers Zuhause. Aufgrund der bitteren Kälte, Sheehan befürchtete, dass Einbrecher in die Residenz eingedrungen seien. Sheehan klingelte wiederholt, konnte aber niemanden im Inneren wecken. Sheehan fing an, mit seinem Schlagstock dagegen zu klopfen
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 Jahre, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Louis Police Department. In 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. Es ist nicht klar, ob die Aktionen von Charles Sanders die Aufmerksamkeit von Printz erregten, oder Printz ist gerade über Sanders gestolpert. Whatever the circumstances, Printz ging auf Sanders zu, who had a revolver in his right hand. Wann
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Jedoch, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. sagte Chief Desmond
Am Donnerstag,, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. Nach dem Versuch einer illegalen Zahlung, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, dem zugeordnet
For the Sunday, Juni 24, 1900 Ausgabe des St. Louis Republik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond beklagte die zunehmende Gewalt, die er beobachtete