קאַמבאַט ספּאָרט היסטאריקער און מאַרשאַל קינסטלער
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
סט. Louis Police Chief of Detectives William Desmond made many tough criminals talk over his career. John Huey, an Indiana murderer, was not one of these cases. Huey freely spoke with Desmond about his criminal past. Huey escaped from Indiana after serving 13 years for a murder in 1874. John Huey came to Lyon, Indiana in 1874 as a 22-year-old.
אויף דעצעמבער 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 אַ.ם. and surprised Harding,
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, סט. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. אויף סעפטעמבער 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
I have always said the St. לוי סטרעעטקאַר סטרייק פון 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. Amazingly, זייער קרבנות זענען געווען יונג און אַטראַקטיוו
סט. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 סט. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. לוי’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, סט. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
אויף סעפטעמבער 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum
אין 1904, סט. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 סט. לוי’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. לוי’
אויף סעפטעמבער 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. לוי. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, מאָ. When the train got close
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. אויף מאנטאג, אָקטאָבער 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
אויף אויגוסט 31, 1901, נאַכט וואַטשמאַן וויליאם דאָהערטי דיסקאַווערד וויליס גאַרנער בורגלאַריזינג די אָפיס פון סטשיקקלע, כעריסאַן און האָוואַרד יראָן פֿירמע בייַ 912 ז. צוועלפט סטריט אין סט. לוי, מאַזעראַ. די פּרעסן פירמע באנוצט גאַרנער, ווער האט אַ האַמער אין דאָהערטי ס קאָפּ. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his