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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
Ko so neznanci ustrelili prehlajenega policista Michaela Walsha, decembrska meglena noč 1880, St. Policija v Louisu je menila, da je osumljenec morda vlomilec v salone in trgovine z živili, ki dela na tem območju. Vendar, St. Louisu detektivi niso mogli najti vlomilske ekipe. Klepetajoči zapornik je aprila razjasnil skrivnost 1881. Policija je Charlieja Wilsona aretirala s prijateljem Tomom Higginsom
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
Bilo je zelo mrzlo zjutraj v nedeljo, December 5, 1880, about 2 Pred talne, when St. Louis Policist Sheehan je našel vhodna vrata odprta Johnu R. Lionbergerjev dom. Zaradi grenkega mraz, Sheehan bal vlomilcev je vstopil v prebivališče. Sheehan pozvonil večkrat, vendar ni mogel prebuditi nikogar notri. Sheehan je s svojo nočno palico začel udarjati po
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
Malo dogodkov je šokiralo sv. Louisu, kot je smrt por. Sidney Sears junija 1924. Za skoraj 30 let, Lt. Sears je veljal za najboljšega strelca s pištolo na ladji St. Policija Louis. V 1904, Sears je bil tudi državni prvak ZDA v streljanju s pištolo. Da nekdo ubije por. Sears v streljanju je veljal za nemogoče.
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. Vendar, 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
Četrtek, 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. Po poskusu nedovoljenega plačila, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, dodeljeno
For the Sunday, Junij 24, 1900 izdaja St. Louis republika, 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, Šef Desmond je obžaloval naraščajoče nasilje, ki ga je spremljal