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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Rugsėjo 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. They sent him to a Washington asylum
Į 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’
Rugsėjo 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. 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”. Pirmadienį, Spalis 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
Rugpjūčio 31, 1901, Naktinis sargas Williamas Doherty atrado Willis Garner burglarizing apie Schickle biurą, Harrison ir Howardas Geležis Įmonės metu 912 S. Dvyliktoji Gatvė St. Louis, Misūris. Geležies įmonėje dirbo Garner, kas išmetė plaktukas ne Doherty galvos. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Spalio 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
Gruodžio 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 viršininkas Detektyvai Williamas Desmondas sukūrė paslaptis tiek sausį 1903, kai jis bandė pasprukti ir susituokti. Tai turėjo būti 45-metų Desmond pirmoji santuoka. Vyriausiasis Desmondas buvo tuoktis Hannah McLaughlin, vietinės statybininkas dukra. Pora buvo medaus mėnesį Pietų Kalifornijoje prieš grįžtant į St. Louis
Pirmadienį, Gruodis 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.
Penktadienį, Spalis 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, Spalis 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at