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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
Kada su nepoznati ljudi ustrijelili policajca Michaela Walsha na hladnoći, maglovita noć tijekom prosinca 1880, St. Policija u Louisu vjeruje da bi osumnjičeni mogli biti provalnici salona i trgovina namirnicama koji rade na tom području. Međutim, St. Louisu detektivi nisu uspjeli pronaći tim za provalu. Brbljavi zatvorenik razjasnio je misterij u travnju 1881. Policija je uhitila Charlieja Wilsona s njegovim prijateljem Tomom Higginsom
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
Ujutro u nedjelju bilo je vrlo hladno, Prosinac 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis policajac Sheehan pronašao je ulazna vrata otvorena Johnu R. Lionbergerov dom. Zbog jake hladnoće, Sheehan se bojao da su provalnici ušli u rezidenciju. Sheehan je više puta zvonio, ali nije mogao nikoga probuditi unutra. Sheehan je počeo udarati noćnom palicom po
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
Malo je događaja šokiralo sv. Louis poput smrti na dužnosti por. Sidney Sears u lipnju 1924. Gotovo 30 godina, Lt. Sears se smatrao najboljim pucačem iz pištolja na St. Odjel Louis policije. U 1904, Sears je također bio nacionalni prvak Sjedinjenih Država u gađanju pištoljem. Da netko ubije por. Searsa u raspucavanju smatralo se nemogućim.
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. Nije jasno jesu li postupci Charlesa Sandersa privukli Printzovu pozornost, ili je Printz upravo naletio na Sandersa. Whatever the circumstances, Printz je prišao Sandersu, who had a revolver in his right hand. Kada
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. Međutim, 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. rekao je načelnik Desmond
On Thursday, 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, Lipanj 24, 1900 izdanje St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Nakon 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Glavni Desmond uzdisao rastuće nasilje je vidio kako