St. Louis Globe-Democrat from St. Louis, Missouri • 71

SECTiO -I 0 .1 1 1Il 6. of tra Iji 1 Vj Or '1 tle i 1 itircd' 1. I di, 101Www MAY 15, 1927 A E. rim in a We ---11 1 1 1 1 II' 1H1 7 I 1111 '0074'4 11 4 I 1 T7 1 I I I i III By ROBERTUS LOVE. AnWItleP Waite-Democrat Staff Writer- r-4 ELIBERATELY the president of the International Sheriffs' and Po- 1 lice Officers Association replied the 4- other day to a direct que 4 stion'.

(l, 't We have so much crime in this country' twe use we ca an on't do yth ing about it." 1 '4 7,., 1 It is diffilt cu for Maj. Samuel r. Allen- f', ------1, der of St. Loutstobe--allogetber7-calm Ihen he discusses crime and criminals, al, thoughhe never grows hystericAl. To hini it is a very serious matter.

He knows 0' crime and criminals from the Inside, and I' knows and deplores the general lack of law enforcement to la hich he attributes the 4- prevalence and the inZrease of Ever--------- 41.4744410-144- since he was three weeks past 21 years of 4 2 age lie has been studying crime and 4 ing down 4 'OA- 40, reached voting age back An 1883. In' all 4'4 Is IS 11. those years he has not missed a day from A 41, such service. Since he entered upon his 41tA-4, Oa, 40,47 lifelong profession he has been connected 01'14-46 with only two conerns and with each of these he has served twO long periods. They 41 4)A 1) are the City of St.

Louis and the St. LOUIS 417. ip and San Francisco Railway Company, known familiarly as the Frisco. From 1883 to 1898 he Was successively 4 14 I 410 mr4, a patrolman, a plainclothesman and a reg- tilar detective for the local Police tr. 4 ment.

In the latter year he became chief 4 special agent. for the Frisco system- step- IPA. ping into that post the same day he re- tired from the city service. On the first Pl day of June, 1911, here-entered that serv- or as Chief of Detectives, again Avithout 4,.404 5 losing a day. Exactly seven years later Maj.

Allender retired front that important rio 1, 'tf post, to return to he Frisco as chief ape- St cial Iagent, and again without missing a day's work. This post, considerably more important now than when he first -held it. is his present professional position. Ten years, ago he was elected president of the International Sheriffs' and I)olice Officers' Assoclation, covering the United States and Canada, and every 3 ear since then he has been re-elected. 'I This long record of contintiOTIS service- and of signal honors should indicate 0 ate that-- Maj.

Allender is competent to znake a seri- 0 I Samuel E. Allender, wl ous reply to the serious question, "What, the International Sheriffs' do you regard as the chief cause of so for ten terms in succession. much crime in this country?" Ills re- spons quoted above came without the there have been more than 100 murders slightest hesitation. He elaborated upon annually in St. Louis.

In these twenty it, in some detail. years ive have had one hanging, a double "When I was Chief of Detectives in this exeeution, two men being hanged about city. he said, "two gentlemen front Mon- three Years ago for the killing of two potreat called at my office. One introdueed 'icemen In South St. Louis.

Those were himself as a judge on the bench of that the first hangings in St. Louis in seventeen city and introduced the other as his scre- years, during which time approximately tary. The judge stated 'we are holding in 2000 homicides had been cominitted in this jair a man who is accused by a Alontreal city. The two fellow's who were hanged woman of ptoposing marriage to her when had been wearing out Penitentiaries front he already has a Nirk in St. Louis.

The the inside, and they killed the two police, judge and his secretary. had come all this 111('n and wounded another when trying to distance Ti) inquire into the antecedents escape after a holdup. ret the sob sisters and the male sentimentaTists got busy and of a man who was charged NS. itil attempt- sent the Governor a petition, signed by ing to enter into an iilleged bigamous mar- riage. The statement that '14- are holding about 7500 citizens, I raying for executive hint' made a 414 op impression upon in.

Canada bas laws and enforees them; we' "So, I say, the chief reason we have so Samuel E. Allender, who the International Sheriffs' fnr ten terms in succession for ten terms in the inside, and thy killed the two police-. 111(11 and wounded another when trying to escape after a holdup. 'ret the sob sisters and the ma1 e. sentimentaTists got busy and Sent the Governor a petition, by about 7500 citizens, I rayingfor f'xecut ve clemency.

"So, I say, the chief teitson we, have so By ROBERTUS LOVE. tilobe-Democrat Staff Writer. ELIIIERATELY the president of the International Sheriffs' and Po- i i 1 f. lice Officers Association replied the other day-to a direct question: 1 lxre. IHI I ,7.,:, ,..7 ildve so Hi ocn crime in tnis country ec twase we don't do anything about it." 1 It Is diffilt cu for 1lat.

Samuel 11 Allen- -----1, der of St. Loulstobo---altogetiterr7-calm Ivhen he discusses crime and criminals, al, thoughhe never grows hysterical. To him it is a very seriou atter. Ile knows crime and criminals from the inside, and -11 1 rP- -1 2 1- -1 law entoreoment whinh 3i El. ii PIE I 44 prevalence and the inZrease 44 IT P7 since he was three weeks past 21 years of 4 4 11 reached voting age back -1n 1883.

In all 0 those years he has not missed a day from 440- such service. Since he entered upon his I 41w, lifelong- profession he has been connected vvith only two concerns, and with each of w4p-4-4'r these he has served tvid long periods. They 41' are the City of St. Louis and the St. Louis dIL rancise0 itaiiway Company, 1 '04 known familiarly as the Frisco.

From 1883 to 1898 he Was successively a patrolman, a plainclothesman and a reg- to ular detective for the local Police Depart- 4'0 4 ment In the latter year he became chief special agent. for the Frisco system, step- ping into that post the same day he re- I tired from the city service. On the first day of June, 1911, here-entere4 that serv- I I Allender retired froni that important 11 post to return to the Frisco as chief spe- I I IWO cial lagent, and again without missing tt I 149.7 important now than when he first -held it. is his present professional position. Ten ago he was elected president of the Sheriffs and Police Officers' Association, covering the United States and Canada, and every 3 ear since then he has been re-elected.

'1 This long record of continuous and of signal honors should indicate that Maj Allender is competent mpetent to make a seri- Samuel E. Allender, who ous reply to the serious question, "What the International Sheriffs' III Di II year than had been introduced since the republic was founded a century and a half ago. So It seems that the leaven is working. Only a few months ago it be: came illegal to ship such weapons through the mails." Sam Allender, known by reputation to every sheriff and to almost every other peace 'officer in Canada and the United truly-loves -his work. He loves it because he likes the human race aari desires earnestly to con- tribute somethke toward making life safer and saner.

He is always in demand as speaker at conventions and as a writer upon pollee topics for other periodicals devoted-to his profession, 4 Being a lover of good books as well as a competent writer, he has been called "the Of humor--is acute, which very likely is an excellent thing for any detective to Of all his professional experiences he recalls with greatest gusto his contact with "the lone train robber" of 1893. "Lawrence Harrigan, Chief of Police," said Nike Allender, "received a wire one night signed with the name of William J. Stone, Governor of Missouri, stating that the Missouri Pacific express train bound for Jefferson City and west' ward had been held up a little beyond Pa' cific, thirty-four miles out of St. Louis, by seven robbers. As a detective on the local -force.

I was sent out to help run down train robbers early next morning. In a wheat field near the scene of the holdup I found a pile of silver dollars, more than 400 of them, and some distance beyond was a strawstack where it appeared somebody had slept. A valise containing some personal encts, some dynamite sticks and the name and address of one Sam Wilson was discovered hidden near the railroad track. "Tbe engine crew of the robbed train had reported that a man wearing a rchlefover thelow er part of had crawled over the coal in the tender and held up the engineer and fireman with two revolvers. The robber made there with him to the ex, press car, the door of which he blew open his a stick of dynamite.

The express messenger and his assistant were ordered to step to the ground. which they did. Gov. Stone was asleep in his berth and in is party were State Treasurer Lon V. Ste-id phens, later Governbr, and one or two oth- ers.

The negro porter looked out and saw the five men, who looked like at least seven to him, so he told the Governor's party that the train was being robbed 'by 'bout seven A member of the Gov- ernor's party wired Chief Harrigan, sign- ing Stone's name, that seven robbers had held up the train, That put the laugh on the Governot after it became known that there was only one robber, "Sam Wilson was a young telegrapher for the Frisco tate small station near his birthplace, which was a farm near Leh- anon, Mo. A few days after the robbery he walked into his father's house carrying a sack containing about $5(0 in silver coin. The elder Wilson, of course, had learned of his eon's escapadethe finding of the Valise being the clew; he notified the Sheriff, and Sam gave himself up. Sam had compelled the express mesaenger to' toss out on the ground two sacks, each containing 1000 silver dollars. Mich weighed about GO pounds.

Sam Made one of his lift one sack onto his shoulder and left the other lying on the ground when he made off into the wheat field. He explained later that the sack band-tender an with them the el. open etpress ordered Ley did. and in V. Stewo oth- tnd saw it least ternor's bed 'by le Gov sign-had ugh on vn that rapher ear his tr Lebrobbery arr3-ing er coin, lea rned of the the Sam ager to' Nteh Vach tdo on Ito his on the wheat ke sack year than had been introduced sinCe the republic was founded a century and a rf kme ianaIllegal ago.

01 s. Only noto yl ship ha Seems se such that tahtpsho enitsgl leaven through a vi te nbei. s- Sam Allender, known by reputation to his professio-n'al experiences-he recalls with greatest gusto his contact with 'the lone train robber" of.1893. I.awrence HarriZan. St Louis Chief of ward had been held up a little beyond Pa- miles detective ut Sot n.

Louis, the a cbyl -force. I was sent out to help run down i track, "The engine crew of the robbed train had reported that a man wearing a of Illslace had crawled over the coal in the tender -and held up the engineer and fireman with two revolvers. The robber made them alight anti goback with him to the es. press car, the door of which he blew open with a stick of dynamite. The etpress 'messenger and his assistant were ordered 1 1 hand-International service-- 1 Tr I has been elected, president of and Police Officers' Association Photo.

has been elected president of and Police Officers'' Association 4 revolvers in Missouri, and at every point I have been fought by the makers of and dealers in such-firearms." In the administration of Gov. Gardner the now famous Allender laW was iroposed In the 'Legislature, Maj. Ai-lender being the author-And chief supporter. The WIT was passed. by houses, despite much lobbying by manufacturers and dealert.

It provided for Sale of revolvers or automatic'plstols only under rigid regulations, including Hon of each 131113 and presentation of a of good character on the part of the purchased'. Gov.t Gardner vetoed the measure. In the administration of Gov. Hyde virtually the same bill was re.iniroduced, Passed by the Legislature. and the, Since.

then Arkansas has adopted the Allender law, with an additional requirement whereby-per-. sons already iowninipistols 'or reVOIN er's In register them and prove good- aeter. "Congressman Dyer told ine," sahl "that In 1924 nine bills toregu' tate and, restrict theMistribution of these weapons wcre Introduced in Co-ngress and rhe stated that a member given to historical research shad discovered that more measures' of that bort were introduced that at er o- i- th P- u- Ile n- a rt ed of nd th A j. ti BF, hd Is- 'much crime Is that we 'don't do anything ahout It. Thersonditions in St.

Louis pre- virtually throughout Jhe nation. A. 'contrlindory tTason, and a most impor-; tant one, If the ease with which anybody can obtain a Oslo', or a' This wrqlpon is nothing lore nor less than an implenwnt of homicide, 'yet, almost any child, fool, drunk or prook can get an 'automalie or a six-shooter without much trouble, If any it a L. I have done what I cotlid to make it more difficult to obtain also have "The Alontreal judge told me that in his 'city, s01110N hat largt- than St. Louis, there were five murders for the chlendar year then recently ended, committed by five die' fereht Men.

All five of the in had been- caught and lOtir thin had been banged before the end of the year In which -the crinie.s-,spfre committed. The Jifth t4 being held Ivhile a commission passed upon Lis for the past twenty-Odd years, 4, Continued on Page Pi Itee'xi 1 1 1 0 1 I 1.