Pi di Saloon sou Deep Morgan

Sou Oktòb 6, 1890, BARBERS lokal Luther Duncan ak Bob Henderson te demisyone soti sou nan N. 11th Street rezoud yon kont. Zòn sa a nan St. Louis te konnen kòm “Gwo twou san fon Morgan”. “Gwo twou san fon Morgan” was home to bordello, flop kay ak pi di-Ameriken Nwa saloon a nan vil la, Bonjan’ Saloon. Tou de Duncan ak Henderson te BARBERS nwa, ki te travay nan magazen an kwafè akote Starkes’ Saloon.

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Patrolman James Brady

Duncan ak Henderson deside rezoud dezakò yo nan yon batay pwen. Batay Duncan a ak Henderson a sanble yon gwo foul moun. Plizyè moun kouri al nan St. Louis Patrolman Gaffney fè rapò batay la. Gaffney te rive nan sèn nan, li bay lòd Duncan, Henderson ak foul moun yo dispèse.

Henderson swiv direksyon Gaffney a men Duncan refize kite. Lè Gaffney mete men l 'sou bra Luther Duncan a yo arete l', Frè Luther yo William Henry Harrison Duncan, li te ye lokalman kòm Harrison Duncan, frape Gaffney nan fè fas a.

Harrison ak Luther Duncan leve, li pummel Gaffney anvan yo tap voye l 'soti nan mitan foul moun yo. Kòm Gaffney te peche, manm plizyè nan mitan foul moun yo kouri dèyè l '.

Gaffney rale revòlvè l ', li te tire de vaksen nan lè a dispèse foul moun yo epi pou yo jwenn atansyon a nan ofisye sou vwazin bat. Harrison Duncan frape Gaffney ankò.

Luther Duncan pran klib Gaffney a ak frape Gaffney nan tèt la plizyè fwa anvan jete klib la nan pye Gaffney a. Duncans yo ak plizyè manm nan mitan foul moun yo pran retrèt nan Starkes’ Saloon.

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Early St. Louis Police Badge from the Public Domain

Gaffney avèg konsyans ak repati an Starkes’ Saloon. Li te wè Luther Duncan ap jwe pisin sou yon platfòm leve soti vivan sou bò solèy kouche nan saloon a. Gaffney rele Luther Duncan ak zam li nan men l ', li te di l' ke li te anba arestasyon.

Kit li te zam la nan men Gaffney a oswa Luther Duncan te panse bagay sa yo te ale byen lwen ase, li te soumèt nan arestasyon Gaffney a. Harrison Duncan te pa byen nan.

Duncan kraze Gaffney sou tèt la ak yon baton pisin, pran revòlvè l ', li pouse l' desann eskalye yo nan nò ale nan platfòm la. Harrison Duncan kouri pou mach eskalye yo nan sid ak yo te kòmanse tèt nan direksyon pou sòti nan.

St. Louis Polis Ofisye Maloney ak Conners antre bilding lan kòm Harrison Duncan te vini desann eskalye yo nan sid ak revòlvè Gaffney a nan men l '. Yo te bay lòd l 'al rann tèt. Duncan te tire de vaksen nan Maloney ak youn nan Conners, ki moun ki retounen dife.

Duncan pran kouvèti dèyè ba a. Harrison Duncan popped up occasionally and shot at the officers, ki moun ki retounen dife. St. Louis Patrolman James Brady entered Starkes’ Saloon. Brady walked to the bar and ordered Harrison Duncan to surrender. Duncan refused and Brady leaned over the bar firing a shot at Duncan that missed. Harrison Duncan popped up and shot Brady, who fell dead.

Sepandan, Maloney and Conner were able to hit Duncan finally although the wounds were minor to his side. After he was shot, Duncan tried to crawl from the bar but Conners covered him. After two commands to drop the revolver or be shot, Duncan finally surrendered and was secured by Conners.

The facts from this case were taken from the Supreme Court case on the murder. Harrison Duncan ta di yon istwa diferan nan tribinal nan pwosè ki ta mennen a yon Chansons popilè men sa a se yon istwa pou yon pòs lavni.

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Book Cover for True Crime, Disasters and Police Tales of Old St. Louis

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