Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
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. Ludvig. “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. Ludvig. When Barrington
Kun tuntemattomat miehet ampuivat upseeri Michael Walshin vilustumiseen, sumuinen yö joulukuussa 1880, St. Louisin poliisi uskoi, että epäilty saattaa olla alueella työskenteleviä salongi- ja päivittäistavarakauppiaita. Kuitenkin, St. Louisin etsivät eivät olleet löytäneet murtoryhmää. Puhuva vanki selvitti mysteerin huhtikuussa 1881. Poliisi pidätti Charlie Wilsonin ystävänsä Tom Higginsin kanssa
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
Sunnuntai-aamu oli erittäin kylmä, Joulukuu 5, 1880, about 2 aamulla, when St. Louisin poliisi Sheehan löysi etuoven auki John R.:lle. Lionbergerin koti. Karvan kylmän takia, Sheehan pelkäsi murtovarkaiden tunkeutuvan asuntoon. Sheehan soitti kelloa toistuvasti, mutta ei kyennyt herättämään ketään sisällä. Sheehan alkoi räpäyttää yökeppiään vasten
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 vuotta, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Louis Police Department. Sisään 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. Ludvig’ South Side. Ei ole selvää, herättivätkö Charles Sandersin toimet Printzin huomion, tai Printz vain törmäsi Sandersiin. Whatever the circumstances, Printz käveli Sandersin luo, 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. Kuitenkin, 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. Päällikkö Desmond sanoi
Torstaina, Syyskuu 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. Laittoman maksun yrittämisen jälkeen, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, määrätty
For the Sunday, Kesäkuu 24, 1900 painos St. Louis tasavalta, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Jälkeen 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Päällikkö Desmond valitti lisääntyvää väkivaltaa, jota hän näki