Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
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. Ludovicus. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. Faciendi post matrimonium bigamus ad orientalem plagam,,en,stolam suam et virens est scriptor trousseau Sancti,,en,cum Harrington,,en, “Dominus Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Ludovicus. When Barrington
Cum ignota hominibus confodietur Muneris Michael Walsh in frigore, nebulosus per noctem in December 1880, St. Louis Police suspicari potest esse nil et macello laborantes in area. Autem, St. Louis detectives in burgaria quadrigis invenire nequiverat. Sermocinatus captivus purgavit mysterium mense Aprili 1881. Aliquam captus Charlie Wilson cum amico suo 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
Hoc est valde frigida die mane Dominica, December 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Louis Police Sheehan invenit ianuam apertam ante Ioannem R. Leonberger's home. Propter frigus amarum, Timentes domum alicujus intrauerat Sheehan. Sheehan sonat una interius bell saepe autem ne quis evigilare faciatis. Sheehan coepit raping baculo in nocte
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
Pauci certe abhorrent St. Ludovici funiculum velut officium Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. Nam fere 30 annis, Lt. Sears optimus pistol iaculat in St. Ludovicus Lorem ipsum dolor sit. In 1904, Sears etiam National Pistol Vindicem Civitatum Foederatarum Americae. Nam aliquis occidere Lt. Sears in mitterent esse existimatum est.
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Ludovicus’ South Side. Non liquet si actiones Caroli Sanders attentionem Printz allexerunt, aut Printz mox incidit in Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz ambulavit ad 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. Autem, 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
Die Jovis, 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. Post mercedem quaerit illicita, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assignata
For the Sunday, June 24, 1900 edition of St. Louis de re publica, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Postquam 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Dux Desmoniae lamentatus est vim augendam quam videbat