Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
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
Þegar óþekktir menn skutu lögreglumanninn Michael Walsh vegna kvefs, þokukvöld í desember 1880, St. Lögreglan í Louis taldi að grunaði gæti verið innbrotsþjófar í salerni og matvöruverslun á svæðinu. Þó, St. Lögreglumönnum Louis hafði ekki tekist að finna innbrotsteymið. Spjallsamur fangi leysti leyndardóminn í apríl 1881. Lögreglan handtók Charlie Wilson ásamt vini sínum 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
It was very cold on the morning of Sunday, Desember 5, 1880, about 2 hádegi, when St. Louis Police Officer Sheehan found the front door open to John R. Lionberger’s home. Owing to the bitter cold, Sheehan feared burglars had entered the residence. Sheehan rang the bell repeatedly but could not awaken anyone inside. Sheehan began rapping his night stick against the
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
Fáir atburðir hneyksluðu St. Louis líkar við skyldudauða Lt. Sidney Sears í júní 1924. Fyrir næstum 30 ár, Lt. Sears var talið besta skammbyssuskotið á St. Louis Police Department. Í 1904, Sears var einnig National Pistol Champion í Bandaríkjunum. Fyrir einhvern að drepa Lt. Sears í skotbardaga var talið ómögulegt.
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. Ekki er ljóst hvort aðgerðir Charles Sanders hafi vakið athygli Printz, eða Printz rakst bara á Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz gekk upp að 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. Þó, 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. sagði Desmond yfirmaður
Á fimmtudaginn, 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. Eftir að hafa reynt að gera ólöglega greiðslu, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, úthlutað til
For the Sunday, Júní 24, 1900 útgáfa af St. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Eftir 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Desmond hershöfðingi harmaði vaxandi ofbeldi sem hann sá fyrir