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Aswè a Madi, Fevriye 18, 1919, edisyon an St la. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Konnen ke yon bag etalaj te ap travay yon koup la boutik yo bijou lokal, St a. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Nan Vandredi, Jen 10, 1910, Mondyal middleweight boksè chanpyon Stanley Ketchel goumen batay dènye l 'kont unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel te netwaye divizyon middleweight la, Se konsa, boksè pwomotè plede jwenn konpetisyon apwopriye pou Ketchel. Nan sèlman 24 ane fin vye granmoun, Ketchel te viv di ak goumen toujou ap lakòz yon pann byen bonè nan kò l 'yo. Apre batay Smith, Ketchel gen entansyon
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
Nan samdi, Me 5, 1900 nan 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 Adrès grèv Machin nan 1900. Anvan grèv la te chèf nan mwa septanm nan 1900, lari yo nan St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) te dezyèm granpapa m nan bò kote manman m. Li te mouri 4 mwa anvan nesans pitit pitit li a, Gilbert P. Ellis, ki moun ki te granpapa m '. Depi li te mouri anvan granpapa mwen te fèt, Mwen te gen enfòmasyon trè limite sou li, lè mwen te kòmanse fè rechèch sou istwa fanmi an. Papa pa t gen okenn istwa vèbal
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Politik, Prizefighting ak touye moun an nan Bill Butcher nan. 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. Nan samdi, 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
When unknown men shot Officer Michael Walsh on a cold, foggy night during December 1880, St. Louis Police believed the suspect may be saloon and grocery burglars working in the area. Sepandan, St. Louis detectives had been unable to find the burglary team. A chatty prisoner cleared up the mystery in April 1881. Police arrested Charlie Wilson with his friend 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