Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
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. Τον έστειλαν σε άσυλο στην Ουάσιγκτον
Σε 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. Όταν το τρένο πλησίασε
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”. Την Δευτέρα, Οκτώβριος 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 στις οδούς 12th and Gratiot
On August 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, Μιζούρι. 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
Τον Οκτώβριο του 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
Τον Δεκέμβριο 3, 1896, τρεις άνδρες μπήκαν το Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών Ζυθοποιία στο St. Louis περίπου 2:30 μ.μ. Ταμίας Robert Hofferkamp πλησίασε τους άνδρες. Οι άνδρες που παράγονται περίστροφα και είπε Hofferkamp και τον βοηθό του να ρίξει τα χέρια τους. Οι άνδρες πήραν $10,000 από το γραφείο σε ό, τι θα ήταν μια ληστεία πολλών εκατομμυρίων δολαρίων σήμερα. The robbers tied up and
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, όταν προσπάθησε να φύγει κρυφά και να παντρευτεί. 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
Την Δευτέρα, Δεκέμβριος 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.
Την Παρασκευή, Οκτώβριος 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, Οκτώβριος 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at