Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
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.
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. On May 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Polizist Joseph A. Gerk patrouillierten seinen Schlag auf Eighteenth Street am Morgen Mai 26, 1901, als er
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
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 Jahre. In der Nähe der natürlichen Brücke und der Vandeventer Avenue zugewiesen, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Officer Anderson lief auf Vandeventer südlich von südlich von
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Jedoch, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionelle Kampfsportarten genossen im 19. Jahrhundert im Ausland einen schlechten Ruf
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet angegriffen