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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Al setembre 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. El van enviar a un asil de Washington
En 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ 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. Louis’
Al setembre 9, 1893, Frisco línia Guardafrens James Pennock va abordar la Línia de Frisco a Tower Grove a St. Louis. A la parada de Cheltenham, Frisco Guardafrens Sam Robertson i ex Guardafrens Muncie Ray també van abordar. Els homes van pujar al tren amb la intenció de robar el tren a Sandy Cut, dues milles a l'est del Pacífic, MO. Quan el tren es va acostar
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”. Dilluns, Octubre 15, 1900, Cap Desmond va atrapar als pantalons d'un lladre, però no el mateix lladre. Jonas Washington va entrar al pati de Shickle, Harrison i Howard Iron Foundry als carrers 12 i Gratiot
A l'agost 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
A l'octubre 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
Al desembre 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis cap de detectius William Desmond va crear una mica de misteri al gener 1903, quan va intentar escapar i casar-se. Havia de ser el primer matrimoni dels 45 anys d'edat, Desmond. Cap Desmond anava a casar-se amb Hannah McLaughlin, la filla d'un constructor local. La parella estava de lluna de mel al sud de Califòrnia, abans de tornar a Sant. Louis
Dilluns, Desembre 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
Divendres, Octubre 21, 1904, one of the greatest tragedies in St. Louis Police history occurred when two train robbers and three St. Louis Police detectives died in a shootout. The gunfight occurred in a small hotel room on Pine Street. Two days later on Sunday, Octubre 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at