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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
Kai nepažįstami vyrai peršalusį karininką Michaelą Walshą nušovė, ūkanotą gruodžio naktį 1880, St. Luiso policija manė, kad įtariamasis gali būti salonų ir bakalėjos parduotuvių vagys, dirbantys rajone. Tačiau, St. Louis detektyvams nepavyko rasti įsilaužimo komandos. Balandžio mėnesį paplepėjęs kalinys išaiškino paslaptį 1881. Policija suėmė Charlie Wilsoną su jo draugu Tomu Higginsu
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. Paprastai, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Sekmadienio rytas buvo labai šaltas, Gruodis 5, 1880, about 2 iki pietų, when St. Luiso policijos pareigūnas Sheehanas rado atidarytas duris Johnui R. Lionbergerio namai. Dėl stipraus šalčio, Sheehan baiminosi, kad į gyvenamąją vietą pateko įsilaužėliai. Sheehanas ne kartą skambino varpu, bet negalėjo pažadinti nieko viduje. Sheehanas pradėjo baksnoti naktinę lazdą prieš
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
Nedaug įvykių sukrėtė Šv. Louis mėgsta ltn. Sidnėjus Searsas birželio mėn 1924. Beveik už 30 metai, Lt. Searsas buvo laikomas geriausiu pistoleto šūviu Šv. Louis Policijos departamentas. Į 1904, Searsas taip pat buvo JAV nacionalinis pistoleto čempionas. Kad kas nors nužudytų Lt. Sears susišaudymo metu buvo laikomas neįmanomu.
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. 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. Tačiau, 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
On Thursday, Rugsėjis 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. Po bandymo neteisėtai sumokėti, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, priskirtas
For the Sunday, Birželis 24, 1900 leidimas St. Louis Respublika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Po 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Vyriausiasis Desmondas apgailestavo dėl didėjančio smurto, kurį jis mato