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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
Quand des inconnus ont tiré sur l'agent Michael Walsh enrhumé, nuit brumeuse en décembre 1880, St. La police de Louis pense que le suspect pourrait être des cambrioleurs de salons et d'épiceries travaillant dans le quartier.. Cependant, St. Les détectives de Louis n'avaient pas réussi à retrouver l'équipe de cambriolage. Un prisonnier bavard a éclairci le mystère en avril 1881. La police a arrêté Charlie Wilson avec son ami 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
Il faisait très froid le matin du dimanche, Décembre 5, 1880, about 2 du matin, when St. Le policier Sheehan de Louis a trouvé la porte d'entrée ouverte à John R.. La maison du Lionberger. À cause du froid glacial, Sheehan craignait que des cambrioleurs soient entrés dans la résidence. Sheehan a sonné à plusieurs reprises mais n'a pu réveiller personne à l'intérieur.. Sheehan a commencé à frapper avec sa matraque contre le
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
Peu d'événements ont choqué St. Louis aime la mort du lieutenant dans l'exercice de ses fonctions. Sidney Sears en juin 1924. Depuis presque 30 ans, Lt. Sears était considéré comme le meilleur coup de pistolet sur le St. Louis Police Department. Dans 1904, Sears a également été champion national de pistolet des États-Unis.. Pour que quelqu'un tue le lieutenant. Sears dans une fusillade était considéré comme 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. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, 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. Cependant, 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. Le chef Desmond a dit
Le jeudi, 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. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
For the Sunday, Juin 24, 1900 édition de la St. Louis République, 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 lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out