Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
On September 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. De sendte ham til et asyl i Washington
I 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’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. 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, MO. Da toget kom tæt på
William Desmond nuppe mange tyve i løbet af sin 17 år karriere som St. Louis chef for Detectives. Han udviklede en landsdækkende ry som “Tyven Taker”. På mandag, Oktober 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nuppe bukserne af en tyv, men ikke den tyv selv. Jonas Washington indtastet gården af Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
Den August 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty opdagede Willis Garner indbrud kontor Schickle, Harrison og Howard Iron Company på 912 S. Tolvte Street i St. Louis, Missouri. Strygejernet Virksomheden beskæftigede Garner, der kastede en hammer på Doherty hoved. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Oktober 6, 1890, lokale barberer Luther Duncan og Bob Henderson trådte ud på til N. 11th Street at afvikle et skænderi. Dette område af St. Louis var kendt som “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop huse og den hårdeste afrikansk-amerikanere saloon i byen, Stærk’ Saloon. Både Duncan og Henderson var sorte barberer, der arbejdede i
Den December 3, 1896, tre mænd kom ind i Hjem Brewery kontor i St. Louis omkring 2:30 p.m. Kasserer Robert Hofferkamp nærmede mændene. Mændene fremstilles revolvere og fortalte Hofferkamp og hans assistent til at kaste op deres hænder. Mændene tog $10,000 fra kontoret i, hvad der ville være en multi-million dollar kup i dag. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, da han forsøgte at snige sig væk og blive gift. It was to be the 45-year-old Desmond’s first marriage. Chief Desmond was to marry Hannah McLaughlin, the daughter of a local builder. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis
På mandag, December 15, 1902, St. Louis Politi assisterende chef for Detectives James H. Smith pensioneret fra politiet til at tage stilling i kulindustrien. Chef for Detectives William Desmond forsøgte at overbevise Smith at bo, men han besluttede at trække sig tilbage fra den kraft som hans fyrretyvende fødselsdag nærmede. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
På fredag, Oktober 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, Oktober 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at