Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
Vespere autem Martis, February 18, 1919, edition of St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Cogitantes quod shoplifting anulum quo operatus est a iugo of locus jewelry thesauris,, in S.. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Die Veneris, June 10, 1910, Mundus Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel pugnavit ultimam pugnam contra Jim Smith indicta. Ketchel explicavit middleweight division, ita pugilatu auctorum idoneam aemulationem invenire contenderunt Ketchel. In tantum, 24 annorum, Ketchel dura vixit et assidue dimicavit cum prima corporis sui naufragio. Post pugnam Smith, Ketchel animo
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
Die Saturni, Jube 5, 1900 at 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 de platea cursus molestie 1900. Ante ictum erat in September 1900, in plateis St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Ludovicus
Fridericus Gulielmus Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) alter magnus avus meus erat in latere matris meae. Mortuus est 4 mensibus ante nativitatem nepotis sui, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Quia mortuus est antequam avus meus natus est, Me valde stricto notitia super eum, cum coepi investigationibus familia historia. Grandpa nullam verborum historiam non habuit
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. To: Politica, Murder of the Bill Prizefighting et 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. Ludovicus. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. Faciendi post matrimonium bigamus ad orientalem plagam,,en,stolam suam et virens est scriptor trousseau Sancti,,en,cum Harrington,,en, “Dominus Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Ludovicus. 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. Die Saturni, September 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Ludovicus. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th
Cum ignota hominibus confodietur Muneris Michael Walsh in frigore, nebulosus per noctem in December 1880, St. Louis Police suspicari potest esse nil et macello laborantes in area. Autem, St. Louis detectives in burgaria quadrigis invenire nequiverat. Sermocinatus captivus purgavit mysterium mense Aprili 1881. Aliquam captus Charlie Wilson cum amico suo 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