Chief Desmond Brings Fugitive Home

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or

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Sherlock Holmes y la voz del terror

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Sherlock Holmes y la voz del terror (1942) es la primera de las doce películas de Sherlock Holmes realizados por Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone y Nigel Bruce repiten sus papeles como Sherlock Holmes y el Dr.. Watson respectivamente. Conjunto universal de la serie en la década de 1940 a pesar del hecho de que la literaria Sherlock Holmes era 60 años de edad en 1914. en un buen trato

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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En septiembre 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Lo enviaron a un asilo en Washington

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