Pinkertons Capture William Rudolph

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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

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Lt. Sidney Sears Shot

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Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 ປີ, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. ພະ​ແນກ​ຕໍາ​ຫຼວດ Louis. ໃນ 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.

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Officer O'Keefe Saves ເພື່ອນ​ຮ່ວມ Officer

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<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. On May 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ເຂົາ

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Criminal Shoots Officer Printz

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On the evening of June 1, 1879, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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. When

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New School St. Louis Criminals

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<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, 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

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Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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ໃນ​ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x bbox_y = "335​" = "380​" bbox_w = "53​" bbox_h fsize = "17​" = "11​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = " 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

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Old School St. Louis Criminals

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For the Sunday, ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 24, 1900 ສະ​ບັບ​ຂອງ St ໄດ້. Louis ສາ​ທາ​ລະ​ນະ, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. ຫຼັງ​ຈາກ 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

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Ambush Kills Beat Officer

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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ປີ. ຖືກມອບຫມາຍໃຫ້ຕີຢູ່ໃກ້ກັບຂົວທໍາມະຊາດແລະ Vandventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, ເຈົ້າຫນ້າທີ່ Anderson ກໍາລັງຍ່າງຢູ່ເທິງ Vandeventer ໄປທາງທິດໃຕ້ຂອງ

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. ການຕໍ່ສູ້ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບໃນສະຕະວັດທີ 19 ໄດ້ຮັບຊື່ສຽງທີ່ບໍ່ດີຢູ່ນອກ

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet ຖືກ​ໂຈມ​ຕີ

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