Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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
Kui tundmatud mehed tulistasid nohust ohvitser Michael Walshi, detsembrikuu udune öö 1880, St. Louis'i politsei arvas, et kahtlusalune võib olla piirkonnas töötavad salongi- ja toidupoe sissemurdjad. Siiski, St. Louis'i detektiivid ei suutnud sissemurdmismeeskonda leida. Üks jutukas vang selgitas müsteeriumi aprillis 1881. Politsei vahistas Charlie Wilsoni koos tema sõbra Tom Higginsiga
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
Pühapäeva hommikul oli väga külm, Detsember 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis'i politseinik Sheehan leidis, et välisuks on John R-ile avatud. Lionbergeri kodu. Kareda külma tõttu, Sheehan kartis, et elamusse on sisenenud murdvargad. Sheehan helistas korduvalt kella, kuid ei suutnud kedagi sees äratada. Sheehan hakkas öökeppi vastu räppima
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
Vähesed sündmused šokeeritud St. Louis nagu line tollimaks surma Lt. Sidney Sears juunis 1924. Peaaegu 30 aastat, Lt. Sears peeti parimaks püstol tulistas St. Louis politseijaoskond. Sisse 1904, Sears oli ka National püstol Champion USA. Sest keegi tappa Lt. Searsi tulistamises peeti võimatuks.
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. Pole selge, kas Charles Sandersi teod äratasid Printzi tähelepanu, või Printz lihtsalt komistas Sandersi otsa. Whatever the circumstances, Printz astus Sandersi juurde, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
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. Siiski, 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. ütles pealik Desmond
Neljapäeval, 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. Pärast ebaseadusliku makse üritamist, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, määratud
For the Sunday, Juuni 24, 1900 trükk St. Louis Vabariik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Pärast 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Pealik Desmond kahetses kasvavat vägivalda, mida ta nägi