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Charles F. Barmeier

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Charles F. Barmeier

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
25 Nov 1915 (aged 37)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Bel-Nor, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Officer Charles F. Barmeier, of the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department, was shot and killed by Madison Illinois Police Chief William Street, in the rear of 1915 Salsbury Ave.

Officer Barmeier was on a streetcar on his way to report for duty when he heard a woman screaming on Salisbury Street. Officer Barmeier then stepped off the streetcar and began intervening in the domestic dispute between Chief Street and his wife Catherine Street. During the Officers investigation of this domestic quarrel, he was shot through the heart by a .32 caliber round. Mrs. Catherine Street was also shot and killed during this dispute. The suspect (Chief Street) was acquitted at trial because there were no witnesses to the shooting.

Officer Barmeier left to mourn his passing his wife Martha Barmeier of 2107 Madison Ave. and 3 children Charles F., George, and W. Charles Barmeier.

He was the son of John and Dora (Siemsen) Barmeier.

The wake was held at Meek-Dickman Chapel located at 3039 Easton Ave. The interment was at the Zion Cemetery located at 7401 St. Charles Rock Rd. on November 29Th, 1915.
Officer Charles F. Barmeier, of the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department, was shot and killed by Madison Illinois Police Chief William Street, in the rear of 1915 Salsbury Ave.

Officer Barmeier was on a streetcar on his way to report for duty when he heard a woman screaming on Salisbury Street. Officer Barmeier then stepped off the streetcar and began intervening in the domestic dispute between Chief Street and his wife Catherine Street. During the Officers investigation of this domestic quarrel, he was shot through the heart by a .32 caliber round. Mrs. Catherine Street was also shot and killed during this dispute. The suspect (Chief Street) was acquitted at trial because there were no witnesses to the shooting.

Officer Barmeier left to mourn his passing his wife Martha Barmeier of 2107 Madison Ave. and 3 children Charles F., George, and W. Charles Barmeier.

He was the son of John and Dora (Siemsen) Barmeier.

The wake was held at Meek-Dickman Chapel located at 3039 Easton Ave. The interment was at the Zion Cemetery located at 7401 St. Charles Rock Rd. on November 29Th, 1915.


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