Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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در روز پنج شنبه, ژانویه 23, 1902, خیابان. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, one of St. لوئیس’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 میلیون دلار. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. لوئیس. او

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. <طول bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = ", before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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Morris Packing Co. Robbers Caught

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21-year old Charles Merrell had already served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary for stealing a car in Scotland County, when he got the idea to hold up the Morris Packing Company on Saturday, آوریل 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Merrell was employed as a mechanic at

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Detective Desmond Catches Eddie Guerin

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Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. لوئیس”, خیابان. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. تاریخ لویی پلیس, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French

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خیابان. Louis Police Nab Wild Bunch Members

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روز سه شنبه, نوامبر 5, 1901, خیابان. Louis Police captured Ben Kilpatrick and Laura Bullion for their part in the Great Northern train robbery in Montana on July 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, Kilpatrick would serve 10 years and Laura Bullion would serve three and a half years in the Missouri Penitentiary but it would take several weeks for

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1922 Morris Packing Company Robbery

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On the morning of Saturday, آوریل 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 S. خیابان. One man emerged, looked around and waived for his companion to exit the back seat. After hesitating for a few seconds, the other man exited as the automobile crawled down the busy street. The time

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Deadly Night During Streetcar Strike

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The 1900 خیابان. لوئیس اتوبوسی به اعتصاب جنگ تیراندازی بین طبقه کارگر و طبقه بالا بود. آن را به عنوان یک عمل کار توسط کارگران تراموا از خطوط تراموا به تازگی تثبیت آغاز شده. <طول bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = ", آن را به سرعت تقسیم شهرستان با طبقه کارگر در حمایت از اعتصاب در حالی که طبقات بالا و حرفه ای به مبارزه طلبیده اعتصاب. The result was a deadly

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Murder at 2912 واشنگتن

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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, خیابان. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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Sergeant Jenks and The Bear

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<طول bbox_x = "359" bbox_y = "1473" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" قرمز = "255" سبز = "255" آبی = "255" آلفا = " 1877, خیابان. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. خیابان. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. خیابان. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, خیابان. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. لوئیس

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Detective Desmond Gets His Men

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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. اداره پلیس لوئیس متروپولیتن. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. ژانویه

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