Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Мисури, family history, and miscellaneous history.
От ноември 10, 1924, Г-жа. А.В. Стикни напускаше St. Кънтри клуб Луис, когато към нея се приближили двама афро-американци. Мъжът с по-светла кожа каза на Mrs. Стикни да й предаде бижутата или щеше да й ги вземе. Fearing for her safety, Г-жа. Стикни подаде бижутата си на мъжа, оценен на $17,000.00, и $85.00 in cash. Г-жа.
На September 15, 1919, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". 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. В продължение на години, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Първият братовчед на дядо ми, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, беше един от Св. Louis’ пионери на самолета. Julius, който е бил известен в семейството като “Пънкарите”, се присъединява към Въздушната национална гвардия в средата на 20-те години. Той щеше да получи чин лейтенант. Джулиус летеше със самолети както за военния, така и за цивилния въздушен корпус. Повечето от мъжете в неговата част, която включваше Чарлз
През последната седмица на декември 1902, Уилям Rudolph, наскоро завърнал миньор да Franklin County, и Джордж Колинс ограбили банка съюз в съюз, MO. Те го ограбен през нощта, когато никой не е присъствал от взривяване на сейфа. Рудолф се върна при родителите си’ кабина в Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Г-н. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
В сряда, Януари 10, 1900, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Police Officer Paul Girard was standing at the corner of S. Taylor and Lindell Boulevard, when he saw a man jump from the second floor of 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard approached the man. When the limping man saw Girard, he ran towards S.
Over his 17 year career, <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond dealt with many criminal’s family members. Some family members were as bad or worse than the criminal Chief Desmond and his men had locked up. Обаче, many family members were honest, hard-working people, who struggled to understand what went wrong with their loved one. В началото на кариерата му
On the morning of Wednesday, Юли 8, 1885, the Coroner’s Clerk Jimmy Spaulding rushed into the Police Court at the Four Courts building. Spaulding announced one of the jail inmates waiting in the holding pen had just escaped. While most of the members of court sat stunned, Detective Billy Desmond jumped to his feet and rushed out of the courtroom.
The Evening вторник, Февруари 18, 1919, издание на Св. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Съзнавайки, че кражбите пръстен е работил няколко от местните магазини за бижута, Св. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
<Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". 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