Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
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, “Signore Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington
Quando uomini sconosciuti spararono all'agente Michael Walsh con il raffreddore, notte nebbiosa nel mese di dicembre 1880, St. Louis credeva che il sospetto potesse essere un ladro di saloon e di generi alimentari che lavorava nella zona. Tuttavia, St. Gli investigatori di Louis non erano riusciti a trovare la squadra antifurto. Un prigioniero loquace ha chiarito il mistero in aprile 1881. La polizia ha arrestato Charlie Wilson con il suo amico 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
La mattina di domenica faceva molto freddo, Dicembre 5, 1880, about 2 antimeridiano, when St. Louis L'agente di polizia Sheehan trovò la porta d'ingresso aperta su John R. La casa di Lionberger. A causa del freddo pungente, Sheehan temeva che i ladri fossero entrati nella residenza. Sheehan suonò ripetutamente il campanello ma non riuscì a svegliare nessuno all'interno. Sheehan cominciò a battere il bastone da notte contro il
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
Pochi eventi scioccarono St. Louis apprezza la morte in servizio del tenente. Sidney Sears a giugno 1924. Per quasi 30 anni, Lt. Sears era considerato il miglior colpo di pistola del St. Dipartimento di Polizia di Louis. In 1904, Sears è stato anche campione nazionale di pistola degli Stati Uniti. Che qualcuno uccida il tenente. Sears in una sparatoria era considerato impossibile.
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. Quando
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. Tuttavia, 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. Chief Desmond said
Giovedi ', 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. Dopo aver tentato il pagamento illecito, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assegnato al
For the Sunday, Giugno 24, 1900 edizione del St. Louis Repubblica, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Dopo 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Il capo Desmond si è lamentato della crescente violenza a cui stava assistendo