Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Syyskuun 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. He lähettivät hänet Washingtonin turvapaikkaan
Sisään 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Ludvig’ 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. Ludvig’
Syyskuun 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Ludvig. 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. Kun juna lähestyi
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”. Maanantaina, Lokakuu 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
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. Ludvig, 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
Lokakuun 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
Joulukuun 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 päällikkö Etsivä William Desmond loi hieman mysteeri tammikuussa 1903, kun hän yritti livahtaa pois ja mennä naimisiin. Sen oli tarkoitus olla 45-vuotiaan Desmond ensimmäinen avioliitto. Chief Desmond oli naimisiin Hannah McLaughlin, tytär paikallinen rakentaja. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Ludvig
Maanantaina, Joulukuu 15, 1902, St. Louis Poliisi apulaisylilääkäri etsiviä James H. Smith vetäytyi poliisilaitos ottaa kantaa kivihiiliteollisuuden. Päällikkö Etsivä William Desmond yrittänyt vakuuttaa Smith jäädä, mutta hän päätti jäädä eläkkeelle voimassa hänen neljäskymmenes syntymäpäivä lähestyi. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
Perjantaina, Lokakuu 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, Lokakuu 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at