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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. उन्होंने उसे वाशिंगटन शरण में भेज दिया
में 1904, सेंट. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 सेंट. लुइस’ 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. लुइस’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. लुइस. 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, एमओ. When the train got close
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”. सोमवार को, अक्टूबर 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
अगस्त पर 31, 1901, चौकीदार विलियम डोहर्टी विलिस गार्नर Schickle के कार्यालय burglarizing की खोज, हैरिसन और हावर्ड आयरन कंपनी में 912 एस. सेंट में बारहवीं स्ट्रीट. लुइस, मिसौरी. गार्नर कार्यरत आयरन कंपनी, जो डोहर्टी के सिर पर एक हथौड़ा फेंक दिया. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
अक्टूबर को 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
दिसंबर को 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 बजे. 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
सेंट. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond created a bit of a mystery in January 1903, जब उसने छिपकर शादी करने का प्रयास किया. 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. लुइस
सोमवार को, दिसंबर 15, 1902, सेंट. 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.
शुक्रवार को, अक्टूबर 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, अक्टूबर 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at