Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
The þriðjudagskvöld, Febrúar 18, 1919, útgáfa af St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Ljóst að shoplifting hringur var að vinna a par af staðbundnum verslunum skartgripi, The St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Á föstudaginn, Júní 10, 1910, Heimsmeistarinn í millivigt í hnefaleikum, Stanley Ketchel, barðist sinn síðasta bardaga gegn hinum óboðna Jim Smith. Ketchel hefur hreinsað út millivigtina, svo hnefaleikaframleiðendur áttu í erfiðleikum með að finna viðeigandi samkeppni fyrir Ketchel. At only 24 ára, Ketchel lifði hart og barðist stöðugt og olli snemma niðurbroti á líkama hans. Eftir að hafa barist við Smith, Ketchel ætlaði sér það
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
Á laugardag, Maí 5, 1900 á 11:30 kvöldi, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car verkfall 1900. Áður en verkfall var yfir í september 1900, götum St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var annar langafi minn hjá móður minni. Hann dó 4 mánuðum fyrir fæðingu barnabarns síns, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Síðan hann dó áður en afi minn fæddist, Ég hafði mjög takmarkaðar upplýsingar um hann, þegar ég byrjaði að rannsaka fjölskyldusöguna. Afi átti enga munnlega sögu
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Að: Stjórnmál, Prizefighting og Murder Bill 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. Á laugardag, 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
Þegar óþekktir menn skutu lögreglumanninn Michael Walsh vegna kvefs, þokukvöld í desember 1880, St. Lögreglan í Louis taldi að grunaði gæti verið innbrotsþjófar í salerni og matvöruverslun á svæðinu. Þó, St. Lögreglumönnum Louis hafði ekki tekist að finna innbrotsteymið. Spjallsamur fangi leysti leyndardóminn í apríl 1881. Lögreglan handtók Charlie Wilson ásamt vini sínum 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