Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Á 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. Þeir sendu hann á hæli í Washington
Í 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’
Á 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. Þegar lestin kom nálægt
William Desmond nabbed marga þjófa á hans 17 ára ferli sem St. Louis Chief lögreglumanna. Hann þróaði á landsvísu orðspor sem “The Thief taker”. Á mánudaginn, Október 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed buxurnar af þjófur en ekki þjófur sjálfur. Jonas Washington inn garðinum Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
Ágúst 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, 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
Á október 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
Á Desember 3, 1896, þrír menn inn á Home Brewery Office í St. Louis í kringum 2:30 p.m. Gjaldkeri Robert Hofferkamp nálgast mennina. 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 Chief lögreglumanna William Desmond skapað smá ráðgáta í janúar 1903, þegar hann reyndi að laumast burt og giftast. Það átti að vera fyrsta hjónaband 45 ára gamall Desmond er. Chief Desmond var að giftast Hannah McLaughlin, dóttir staðnum byggir. The couple was to honeymoon in Southern California before returning to St. Louis
Á mánudaginn, Desember 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Aðstoðarmaður Chief lögreglumanna James H. Smith lét af lögreglu deild til að taka afstöðu í kol iðnaður. Chief lögreglumanna William Desmond reyndi að sannfæra Smith til að vera en hann ákvað að láta af störfum frá gildi sem fertugasta afmæli hans nálgast. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
Á föstudaginn, Október 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, Október 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at