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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
Apabila lelaki tidak dikenali menembak Pegawai Michael Walsh kerana selsema, malam berkabus pada bulan Disember 1880, St. Polis Louis percaya suspek mungkin pencuri saloon dan kedai runcit yang bekerja di kawasan itu. Walau bagaimanapun, St. Detektif Louis tidak dapat mencari pasukan pencuri. Seorang banduan yang cerewet menyelesaikan misteri itu pada bulan April 1881. Polis menahan Charlie Wilson bersama rakannya 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
Ia sangat sejuk pada pagi Ahad, Disember 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Pegawai Polis Louis Sheehan mendapati pintu hadapan terbuka kepada John R. rumah Lionberger. Disebabkan kesejukan yang pedih, Sheehan khuatir pencuri masuk ke dalam kediaman itu. Sheehan menekan loceng berulang kali tetapi tidak dapat menyedarkan sesiapa di dalam. Sheehan mula mengetuk tongkat malamnya pada
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
Beberapa peristiwa mengejutkan St. Louis seperti kematian barisan tugas Lt. Sidney Sears pada bulan Jun 1924. Untuk hampir 30 tahun, Lt. Sears dianggap sebagai tembakan pistol terbaik di St. Jabatan Polis Louis. Dalam 1904, Sears juga merupakan Juara Pistol Kebangsaan Amerika Syarikat. Bagi seseorang untuk membunuh Lt. Sears dalam penembakan dianggap mustahil.
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. Tidak jelas sama ada tindakan Charles Sanders menarik perhatian Printz, atau Printz baru sahaja terjumpa Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz berjalan ke 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. Walau bagaimanapun, 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. Ketua Desmond berkata
Pada hari Khamis, 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. Selepas cuba membuat pembayaran haram, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, ditugaskan kepada
For the Sunday, Jun 24, 1900 edisi St. Louis Republik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Ketua Desmond mengeluh dengan peningkatan keganasan yang dilihatnya