Ob tug Ruffians tuav hauj

Txog hnub plaub, Cuaj hlis 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert thiab William Salisbury mus rau Fred Fisher Saloon ntawm lub kaum kev N. Jefferson thiab Morgan (Delmar hnub no). Tom qab ordering dej qab zib, ob tug me txiv neej ntawm lub koob npe nrov unsavory tsis kam them rau cov dej qab zib. Tom qab sim them nyiaj rau cov nyiaj them poob haujlwm, Fisher summoned St. Louis tub ceev xwm John Cummings.

Officer Cummings, raug tuaj hauj lwm rau hauv peb koog tsev kawm ntawv, ntuj ntev listened rau ob tog. Tom qab tau txais nyiaj tag nrho peb txiv neej, Cummings yus Gassert thiab Salisbury los them rau cov dej qab zib uas lawv txiav txim. Tom qab tus txiv neej tsis kam, Cummings muab ob tus txiv neej tsis txhom.

Gassert thiab Salisbury pib resisting ntes, yog li Cummings tsawv nkaus Salisbury thiab cov tshuaj nws tawm ntawm qhov rooj txuas rau txoj kev. While Cummings tied up with Salisbury, Gassert ntaus Cummings, los yog, uas hnyav hickory qws tsoo taub hau. Raws li Cummings poob rau hauv pem teb, Gassert and Salisbury punched him on the ground before fleeing the area.

Chiv, Cummings did not think his assailants had seriously injured him. Fisher’s patrons helped Cummings back into the saloon, where Cummings cleaned the blood from his face. Fisher summoned Dr. McMasters los saib Cummings.

Dua li ntawm Cummings’ belief that he was fine, Dr. McMasters said the men fractured Cummings’ skull. Txawm li cas los, Dr. McMasters hais Cummings nws tau tawm hauv mus txawv tebchaws ib hnub tom qab, so Dr. McMasters could not bandage his wounds. Dr. McMasters displayed a shocking lack of professionalism.

The patrons started to help Cummings home, but he could only make it to his friends’ lub tsev 2607 Lucas Avenue. Officer and Mrs. Malloy lived at the Lucas Avenue residence. Tom qab nws so ib pliag, Cummings returned to his home at 1508 Txoj kev Fallon los twv nees carriage. Mrs. Cummings tuaj mus Officer Cummings, thaum uas tuag 5:30 yog txog hnub Friday, Cuaj hlis 10, 1875. Cov me nyuam 38 xyoo. Louis tub ceev xwm Officer tau dim ntawm nws tus poj niam. Tag nrho plaub ntawm cov me nyuam uas tuag tseem yog menyuam yaus.

Witnesses saw Gassert and Salisbury in the neighborhood around Morgan and N. Hom Jefferson. Gassert bragged txog los tsoo Cummings thiab hais tias, “Peb tawm mus tua nws.” Thaum ya davhlau lawv, they mistakenly believed people at a boarding house were laughing at them. The desperadoes beat one man and threw rocks at others.

St. Louis Police knew the men spent time together at Atkin’s stable. Thaum ob tug detectives approached tus tsis txav chaw, ib tug txiv neej npe hu ua Ike Beck ceeb toom Gassert thiab Salisbury uas tub ceev xwm twb los rau lawv. Gassert dhia ntawd tawm ntawm cov qhov rai thiab dim hauv, tiam sis cov neeg khiav dej num ntes tau Salisbury.

Tsis pub dhau tom ntej ob peb lub lis piam, St. Louis Police no kuj yog tej George Gassert. Prosecutors tried both men for Cummings murder, but the jury only convicted the club swinging Gassert of the murder. The court sentenced Gassert to 10 xyoo nyob rau hauv tsev rau txim rau 2nd Degree tua neeg.

Cummings yog ib tug tub rog Confederate pab tub rog thaum tsov rog Civil. Cov me nyuam koom nws. Louis ceev xwm nyob rau hauv 1873, tawm hauv 1875 tab sis rov los rau ntawm cov hwjchim ob lub hlis ua ntej nws tua neeg. Cummings tus tau nws ib tug neeg khiav dej num ntau npaum.

Koj yuav tawm ib saib los nug cov lus nug txog qhov no los yog tej tsev xa rau kuv Facebook phab thiab Twitter profile.

Qhov chaw: St. Louis Dispatch tom qab, Missouri Penitentiary Database and Missouri Coroner’s Database

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