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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Sou Novanm 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney was leaving the St. Louis Country Club, when she was approached by two African-American men. The lighter skinned man told Mrs. Stickney to turn over her jewels or he would take them from her. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney handed the man her jewelry, valued at $17,000.00, ak $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Sou Sèptanm 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. Pou ane, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Premye kouzen granpapa m, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, te youn nan St. Louis’ pyonye avyon. Julius, ki moun ki te konnen nan fanmi an kòm “Peunk”, te rantre nan Gad Nasyonal Air nan mitan ane 1920 yo. Li ta dwe komisyone kòm yon Lyetnan. Julius te pran avyon pou tou de militè ak sivil kò lè. Pifò nan mesye yo nan inite li a, ki enkli Charles
Pandan dènye semèn nan mwa desanm 1902, William Rudolph, yon Miner dènyèman tounen tounen yo Konte Franklin, ak George Collins vòlè Bank la Inyon nan Inyon, MO. Yo vòlè li lannwit lan, lè pa gen yon sèl te prezan pa mouche moute ki an sekirite nan. 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. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Nan Mèkredi, Janvye 10, 1900, St. Polis Louis Paul Girard te kanpe nan kwen S. Taylor ak Lindell Boulevard, lè li wè yon nonm sote nan dezyèm etaj la nan 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Okouran de vòl ki sot pase yo nan katye rich Central West End la, Girard pwoche bò kote mesye a. Lè mesye a k ap bwete wè Girard, li kouri nan direksyon S.
Sou li 17 ane karyè, St. Louis Chèf Detektif William Desmond te fè fas ak anpil manm fanmi kriminèl yo. Gen kèk manm fanmi ki te menm move oswa pi mal pase chèf kriminèl Desmond ak mesye l yo te fèmen. Sepandan, anpil manm fanmi yo te onèt, moun k ap travay di, ki te plede konprann sa ki mal ak moun yo renmen an. Byen bonè nan karyè li
On the morning of Wednesday, Jiyè 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.
Aswè a Madi, Fevriye 18, 1919, edisyon an St la. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Konnen ke yon bag etalaj te ap travay yon koup la boutik yo bijou lokal, St a. 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