Drataj Ŝtelistoj Mortigas Policanon

Antaŭ ol vendredo, Aprilo 7, 1916, Finis, La Lewis fratoj mortigus du St. Louis Policaj Oficiroj, John Mckenna kaj William Dillon. Mckenna estis la unua fali, Kiam li interrompis la fratojn provas ŝteladi draton, a valuable commodity during World War I. The brothers would kill Dillon, while he investigated McKenna’s murder.

La St. Louis Police Department assigned McKenna to look for the wire thieves, Kiu estis ŝteladanta de la areo proksime al hodiaŭa Centra Okcidenta Fino. McKenna observed the Lewis Brothers, Ora and Roy, park their stolen vehicle, in the alley behind 4178 Delmar Bulvardo. When McKenna went to speak with the Lewis brothers, they attempted to flee. McKenna pulled his revolver on the Lewis brothers and stopped them at 4172 Delmar Bulvardo.

McKenna took a pistol off the taller of the two men and placed it in his pocket. McKenna then put his own revolver away and walked the Lewis brothers to the Motor Car Gasoline Co. #?E 618 N. Whittier Strato. La gasa stacio restis gasan stacion ĝis 1997, Kiam ĝi estis ŝirita malsupren. McKenna asked George Fisher, Dungito de la firmao, Voki la polican stacion.

McKenna then began to search the larger man. Roy Lewis, the taller brother, distracted McKenna allowing Ora Lewis to walk behind McKenna. Ora Lewis pulled a pistol that McKenna missed during his initial search of the brothers.

Ora Lewis fired a single shot into McKenna’s skull. The bullet killed McKenna two hours later. St. Louis Detectives learned that Ora Lewis asked for a drink of water. Kiam Mckenna donis lin permeso, Ora Lewis walked behind McKenna and shot him in the back of the head.

Fisher aŭdis la pafon kaj turnita vidi Mckenna falanta. The Lewis brothers ran back to their automobile and fled down the alley at a high rate of speed. A milk truck driver and another citizen attempted to follow the brothers, but they lost the fleeing felons at the intersection of Vandeventer and Delmar Boulevards.

A citizen saw the brothers abandon the mud-spattered car at Belleview and College Avenues. The Lewis brothers transferred bundles from the stolen Ford into a Hudson. The brothers stole the Ford from Palm Street on March 21, 1916.

La proprietulo de 4172 Delmar Bulvardo, where McKenna stopped the brothers said the description of the murderers matched two men, Kiu estis luanta ŝian garaĝon. Ili asertis esti de Springfield, Ilinojso. They had been coming in and out with different automobiles during the past two months.

The brothers lived in the 4200 Bloko de Athlone Avenuo. It would be there that they killed their second police officer in 24 Horoj. William Dillon rekonis la priskribon kiel tio de la Lewis Fratoj, also known as the DeMorris boys after their stepfather, Dillon decided to head to the DeMorris home and investigate.

Mckenna naskiĝis sur septembro 10, 1886, Kaj estis 29 Jaroj malnova. Li lasis vidvinon. Li estis la filo kaj nevo de St. Louis Policaj Oficiroj. Lia patro, patrino kaj fratino estis ĉe lia bedside, when McKenna passed.

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