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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
En septiembre 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. Lo enviaron a un asilo en Washington
In 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’
En septiembre 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. Cuando el tren se acercó
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”. El lunes, Octubre 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison y Howard Iron Foundry en las calles 12 y Gratiot
En agosto 31, 1901, Vigilante nocturno William Doherty descubrió Willis Garner robar la oficina de Schickle, Harrison y Howard Iron Company en 912 S. Twelfth Street en St. Louis, Misuri. La compañía de hierro empleada Garner, quien lanzó un martillo en la cabeza de Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
En octubre 6, 1890, barberos locales Luther Duncan y Bob Henderson salió al N. 11la Calle para resolver una disputa. Esta zona de St. Louis era conocido como “Profundo Morgan”. “Profundo Morgan” was home to bordello, flop de las casas y el más duro berlina-americanos africanos en la ciudad, Fuerte’ Salón. Tanto Duncan y Henderson eran barberos negro, who worked in
En diciembre 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 jefe de detectives William Desmond creó un poco de misterio en enero 1903, cuando intentó escabullirse y casarse. Iba a ser el primer matrimonio de los 45 años de edad, Desmond. Jefe Desmond iba a casarse con Hannah McLaughlin, la hija de un constructor local. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis
El lunes, Diciembre 15, 1902, St. Policía Louis Asistente jefe de detectives James H. Smith se retiró del departamento de policía de tomar una posición en la industria del carbón. Jefe de detectives William Desmond intentó convencer a Smith para quedarse, pero él decidió retirarse de la fuerza como su cuadragésimo cumpleaños acercó. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
El viernes, 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