Dövüş Sporları Tarihçisi ve Dövüş Sanatçısı
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Eylül 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. Onu Washington'daki bir akıl hastanesine gönderdiler
Içinde 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’
Eylül 9, 1893, Frisco hat brakeman James Pennock St Kulesi Grove Frisco Hattı bindik. Louis. Cheltenham durağında, Frisco frenci Sam Robertson ve eski frenci Muncie Ray ayrıca bindik. Erkek Sandy Cut tren soymaktan niyetiyle trene bindik, iki kilometre doğusunda Pasifik, MO. Tren yaklaştığında
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”. Pazartesi günü, Ekim 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison ve Howard Demir Dökümhanesi, 12. ve Gratiot Sokaklarında
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. 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
Ekim'de 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
Aralık 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 um. 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 Başkanı Dedektifler William Desmond Ocak ayında bir gizem biraz yarattı 1903, gizlice kaçıp evlenmeye çalıştığında. 45 yaşındaki Desmond'un ilk evlilik oldu. Baş Desmond Hannah McLaughlin evlenmek oldu, Yerel üreticisi kızı. çift St dönmeden önce Güney Kaliforniya'da balayı oldu. Louis
Pazartesi günü, Aralık 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.
Cuma günü, Ekim 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, Ekim 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at