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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
When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, St. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. Mar sin féin, St. Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend 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
Bhí sé an-fhuar maidin Dé Domhnaigh, December 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Fuair Oifigeach Póilíní Louis Sheehan an doras tosaigh oscailte do John R. Teach Lionberger. Mar gheall ar an fuar searbh, Bhí faitíos ar Sheehan go ndeachaigh buirgléirí isteach sa teach cónaithe. Ghlaoigh Sheehan an clog arís agus arís eile ach ní raibh sí in ann aon duine a mhúscailt istigh. Thosaigh Sheehan ag rapáil a mhaide oíche i gcoinne an
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
Is beag imeacht a chuir iontas ar St. Louis cosúil le líne dualgas bás Lt. Sidney Sears i mí an Mheithimh 1924. Le beagnach 30 bliana, Lt. Measadh gur Sears an lámhaigh piostail is fearr ar an St. Póilíní Roinn Louis. In 1904, Bhí Sears ina Chraobhchomórtas Náisiúnta Piostail na Stát Aontaithe freisin. Do dhuine éigin a mharú Lt. Measadh go raibh Sears i shootout dodhéanta.
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. Níl sé soiléir ar tharraing gníomhartha Charles Sanders aird Printz, nó níor tháinig Printz ach ar Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Shiúil Printz suas go Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Nuair a
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. Mar sin féin, 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. a dúirt an Príomh-Desmond
Ar Déardaoin, 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, Meitheamh 24, 1900 eagrán den Naomh. Poblacht Louis, 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