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The Tuesday Evening, February 18, 1919, utgave av St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Aware that a shoplifting ring was working a couple of the local jewelry stores, St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
På fredag, June 10, 1910, Verdensmester i mellomvektboksing, Stanley Ketchel, kjempet sin siste kamp mot den ukjente Jim Smith. Ketchel har ryddet ut mellomvektsdivisjonen, så boksepromotørene slet med å finne passende konkurranse for Ketchel. På bare 24 år gammel, Ketchel levde hardt og kjempet konstant og forårsaket et tidlig sammenbrudd av kroppen hans. Etter å ha kjempet mot Smith, Ketchel hadde tenkt å
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
På lørdag, May 5, 1900 på 11:30 pm, the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Car Strike av 1900. Før streiken var over i september 1900, gatene i St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var min andre oldefar på mors side. Han døde 4 måneder før barnebarnet hans ble født, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Siden han døde før bestefaren min ble født, Jeg hadde veldig begrenset informasjon om ham, da jeg begynte å undersøke familiehistorien. Bestefar hadde ingen verbal historie
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Poole: Politikk, Prizefighting og Murder of 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. På 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 ukjente menn skjøt offiser Michael Walsh på grunn av forkjølelse, tåket natt i desember 1880, St. Louis-politiet trodde at den mistenkte kan være salong- og dagligvareinnbruddstyver som jobber i området. However, St. Louis-detektiver hadde ikke klart å finne innbruddsteamet. En pratsom fange ryddet opp i mysteriet i april 1881. Politiet arresterte Charlie Wilson sammen med vennen 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