Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Ar Samhain 10, 1924, Bean. A.W. Bhí Stickney ag fágáil na St. Louis Country Club, nuair a tháinig beirt fhear Afracach-Mheiriceánach chuici. Dúirt an fear níos éadroime craiceann Mrs. Stickney chun a seoda a iompú nó thógfadh sé uaithi iad. Fearing for her safety, Bean. Thug Stickney a jewelry don fhear, meas ag $17,000.00, agus $85.00 in cash. Bean.
Meán Fómhair 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. For years, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Céad col ceathrar mo sheanathair, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, bhí duine de St. Louis’ ceannródaithe eitleáin. Julius, a raibh aithne air sa teaghlach mar “Punks”, chuaigh sé isteach san Aer-Gharda Náisiúnta i lár na 1920idí. Bheadh sé coimisiúnaithe mar Leifteanant. D’eitil Julius eitleáin don aerchór míleata agus sibhialta. An chuid is mó de na fir ina aonad, a chuimsigh Charles
I rith na seachtaine deiridh de Nollaig 1902, William Rudolph, miner ais le déanaí chun Franklin Chontae, agus George Collins goideadh an Banc Aontas san Aontas, MO. Robbed siad sé thar oíche, nuair a bhí aon duine i láthair ag séideadh suas an sábháilte. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in 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. St. 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. An tUasal. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Ar Dé Céadaoin, Eanáir 10, 1900, St. Bhí Oifigeach Póilíní Louis Paul Girard ina sheasamh ag cúinne S. Taylor agus Lindell Boulevard, nuair a chonaic sé léim fear ón dara hurlár de 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Feasach ar bhuirgléireacht le déanaí i gcomharsanacht shaibhir Central West End, Chuaigh Girard i dteagmháil leis an bhfear. Nuair a chonaic an fear limping Girard, rith sé i dtreo S.
Thar a chuid 17 gairme bliana, St. Phléigh Ceannaire na mBleachtairí Louis William Desmond le go leor ball teaghlaigh coirpeach. Bhí roinnt ball den teaghlach chomh holc nó níos measa ná mar a bhí an Príomhfheidhmeannach coiriúil Desmond agus a chuid fear faoi ghlas. Mar sin féin, bhí go leor baill teaghlaigh macánta, daoine dícheallach, a bhí ag streachailt lena thuiscint cad a chuaigh mícheart lena ngaolta. Go luath ina ghairm bheatha
On the morning of Wednesday, Iúil 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 Tuesday Evening, Feabhra 18, 1919, eagrán den Naomh. 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, Naomh. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
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