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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, el St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 año. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
En diciembre 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Piedras asaltadas
En octubre 16, 1920, Special Officers Preston Anslyn and William A. Moller were following two burglars in the 3800 block of Juanita Avenue during a heavy fog. One or both burglars shot the officers from a gangway as they walked onto the lawn of a house, where they thought the burglars entered. The officers both suffered fatal wounds, que mató
Running a pawn shop has always been a tough business because you constantly have to be on the look out for thieves attempting to pawn their stolen goods in your shop. In the late 19th Century, police detectives worked with pawn shops, as they do today, to try to stop the fencing of goods. In August 1885, future St. Louis
Antes de leer Gangs of St.. Louis: Hombres de respeto de Daniel Waugh, Sabía y escribí sobre Robert Creed y su hermano Thomas asesinando a St.. El oficial de policía de Louis, George Geisler, el día de Halloween 1920. Lo que no sabía era que Robert Creed era miembro de Cuckoo Gang., una organización criminal ultraviolenta en la década de 1920. Robert Creed fue el
En noviembre 10, 1924, Sra.. AW. Stickney estaba dejando el St.. club de campo luis, cuando fue abordada por dos hombres afroamericanos. El hombre de piel más clara le dijo a la Sra.. Stickney para entregar sus joyas o se las quitaría. Fearing for her safety, Sra.. Stickney le entregó al hombre sus joyas., valorado en $17,000.00, y $85.00 in cash. Sra..
En septiembre 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Por años, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Durante la última semana de diciembre 1902, William Rudolph, un minero recientemente regresó al condado de Franklin, y George Collins robó el Union Bank en Union, MO. Robaron toda la noche, cuando nadie estuvo presente por la voladura de la caja fuerte. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff