Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
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
Wakati watu wasiojulikana walipompiga risasi Afisa Michael Walsh kwenye baridi, usiku wa ukungu wakati wa Desemba 1880, St. Louis Polisi waliamini kuwa mshukiwa huyo anaweza kuwa wizi wa saluni na mboga wanaofanya kazi katika eneo hilo. Hata hivyo, St. Wapelelezi wa Louis hawakuweza kupata timu ya wizi. Mfungwa mwenye gumzo alifumbua fumbo hilo mnamo Aprili 1881. Polisi walimkamata Charlie Wilson akiwa na rafiki yake 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. Kawaida, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Kulikuwa na baridi sana asubuhi ya Jumapili, Desemba 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Afisa wa Polisi wa Louis Sheehan alipata mlango wa mbele ukiwa wazi kwa John R. Nyumbani kwa Lionberger. Kutokana na baridi kali, Sheehan aliogopa wezi walikuwa wameingia kwenye makazi. Sheehan aligonga kengele mara kwa mara lakini hakuweza kumwamsha mtu yeyote mle ndani. Sheehan alianza kurap fimbo yake ya usiku dhidi ya
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
Matukio machache yalishtua St. Louis kama mstari wa jukumu la kifo cha Lt. Sidney Sears mwezi Juni 1924. Kwa karibu 30 miaka, Lt. Sears ilizingatiwa kuwa bastola bora zaidi kwenye uwanja wa St. Louis Idara ya Polisi. In 1904, Sears pia alikuwa Bingwa wa Kitaifa wa Bastola wa Merika. Kwa mtu kumuua Lt. Sears katika mikwaju ya risasi ilionekana kuwa haiwezekani.
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. Haijulikani ikiwa vitendo vya Charles Sanders vilivutia umakini wa Printz, au Printz alijikwaa kwa Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz alitembea hadi kwa 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. Hata hivyo, 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. Mkuu Desmond alisema
Siku ya Alhamisi, Septemba 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
For the Sunday, Juni 24, 1900 toleo la St. Louis Jamhuri ya, 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, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out