Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
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
Da ukjente menn skjøt offiser Michael Walsh på grunn av forkjølelse, tåket natt i desember 1880, St. Louis-politiet trodde at den mistenkte kan være salong- og dagligvareinnbruddstyver som jobber i området. However, St. Louis-detektiver hadde ikke klart å finne innbruddsteamet. En pratsom fange ryddet opp i mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet arresterte Charlie Wilson sammen med vennen 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
Det var veldig kaldt om morgenen på søndag, Desember 5, 1880, about 2 på morgenen, when St. Louis politibetjent Sheehan fant inngangsdøren åpen for John R. Lionbergers hjem. På grunn av bitter kulde, Sheehan fryktet innbruddstyver hadde kommet inn i boligen. Sheehan ringte gjentatte ganger, men kunne ikke vekke noen inne. Sheehan begynte å rappe nattstokken sin mot den
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
Få hendelser sjokkerte St. Louis liker plikten til Lt. Sidney Sears i juni 1924. For nesten 30 år, Lt. Sears ble ansett som det beste pistolskuddet på St. Louis Police Department. I 1904, Sears var også National Pistol Champion i USA. For at noen skal drepe Lt. Sears i en skuddveksling ble ansett som umulig.
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. Det er ikke klart om Charles Sanders handlinger tiltrakk Printz oppmerksomhet, eller Printz snublet nettopp over Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz gikk bort til Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Når
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. However, 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. sa sjef Desmond
On Thursday, 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. Etter å ha forsøkt å ulovlig betaling, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, tildelt til
For the Sunday, June 24, 1900 utgave av St. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Etter 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Sjef Desmond beklaget den økende volden han så