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Tirsdag aften, Februar 18, 1919, udgave af St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Opmærksom på, at butikstyveri ring arbejdede et par af de lokale smykker butikker, St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
På fredag, Juni 10, 1910, Verdensmester i mellemvægtsboksning Stanley Ketchel kæmpede sin sidste kamp mod den ukendte Jim Smith. Ketchel har ryddet ud i mellemvægtsdivisionen, så boksepromotorer kæmpede for at finde passende konkurrence til Ketchel. At only 24 år, Ketchel levede hårdt og kæmpede konstant, hvilket forårsagede en tidlig nedbrydning af hans krop. Efter at have kæmpet mod Smith, Ketchel havde til hensigt
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let
Lørdag, Maj 5, 1900 ved 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike of 1900. Before the strike was over in September 1900, the streets of St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Friedrich Wilhelm Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var min anden oldefar på min mors side. Han døde 4 måneder før hans barnebarns fødsel, Gilbert P. Ellis, som var min bedstefar. Siden han døde før min bedstefar blev født, Jeg havde meget begrænset information om ham, da jeg begyndte at forske i familiens historie. Bedstefar havde ikke nogen verbal historie
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Til: Politik, Prizefighting og mordet på Bill the Butcher. The hot air laid stagnant in the room as the man in the corner tried to sleep. Giving up on the possibility of sleep, the “Troy Giant” pulled himself into a sitting position on the edge of the bed.
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Lørdag, September 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Louis. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th
Da ukendte mænd skød betjent Michael Walsh på grund af en forkølelse, tåget nat i december 1880, St. Louis Politi troede, at den mistænkte kan være salon- og indkøbstyve, der arbejder i området. Men, St. Louis-detektiverne havde ikke været i stand til at finde indbrudsholdet. En snakkesalig fange opklarede mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet anholdt Charlie Wilson sammen med sin ven Tom Higgins
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the