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Tisdag kväll, Februari 18, 1919, upplagan 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, Juni 10, 1910, Världsmästaren i mellanviktsboxning Stanley Ketchel kämpade sin sista kamp mot den oförutsedda Jim Smith. Ketchel har rensat ut mellanviktsdivisionen, så boxningspromotorerna kämpade för att hitta lämplig tävling för Ketchel. På bara 24 år gammal, Ketchel levde hårt och kämpade ständigt och orsakade ett tidigt sammanbrott av hans kropp. Efter att ha slagits mot Smith, Ketchel tänkte
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 lördag, Maj 5, 1900 vid 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 strejken 1900. Före strejken var över i september 1900, gatorna i St. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var min andra farfar på min mors sida. Han dog 4 månader före hans sonsons födelse, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Sedan han dog innan min farfar föddes, Jag hade mycket begränsad information om honom, när jag började undersöka familjens historia. Morfar hade ingen verbal historia
This post is an excerpt from the revised book Morrissey vs. Till: Politik, PROFFSBOXNING och 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. På lördag, 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
När okända män sköt polisen Michael Walsh på grund av en förkylning, dimmig natt under december 1880, St. Louis Polisen trodde att den misstänkte kan vara inbrottstjuvar och inbrottstjuvar som arbetar i området. Emellertid, St. Louis detektiver hade inte lyckats hitta inbrottsteamet. En pratsam fånge klarade upp mysteriet i april 1881. Polisen grep Charlie Wilson med sin vän 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