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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Pada November 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney meninggalkan St. Klub Janapada Louis, ketika dia didekati oleh dua pria Afrika-Amerika. Pria berkulit lebih terang itu berkata pada Ny. Stickney menyerahkan perhiasannya atau dia akan mengambilnya darinya. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney menyerahkan perhiasannya pada pria itu, dihargai pada $17,000.00, dan $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Pada September 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. Selama bertahun-tahun, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Sepupu pertama kakekku, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, adalah salah satu St. Louis’ pionir pesawat terbang. Julius, yang di keluarga dikenal sebagai “Punks”, bergabung dengan Garda Nasional Udara pada pertengahan 1920-an. Dia akan ditugaskan sebagai Letnan. Julius menerbangkan pesawat untuk korps udara militer dan sipil. Sebagian besar pria di unitnya, termasuk Charles
Selama minggu terakhir bulan Desember 1902, William Rudolph, penambang baru saja kembali ke Franklin County, dan George Collins merampok Union Bank di Union, MO. Mereka merampok semalam, ketika tak seorang pun hadir dengan meledakkan aman. 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.
On Wednesday, Januari 10, 1900, St. Petugas Polisi Louis Paul Girard berdiri di sudut S. Taylor dan Lindell Boulevard, ketika dia melihat seorang pria melompat dari lantai dua 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Sadar akan perampokan baru-baru ini di lingkungan kaya Central West End, Girard mendekati pria itu. Ketika pria pincang itu melihat Girard, dia berlari menuju S.
Atas miliknya 17 karir tahun, St. Kepala Detektif Louis William Desmond menangani banyak anggota keluarga penjahat. Beberapa anggota keluarga sama buruknya atau lebih buruk daripada penjahat yang dikurung oleh Kepala Desmond dan anak buahnya. However, banyak anggota keluarga yang jujur, orang-orang pekerja keras, yang berjuang untuk memahami apa yang salah dengan orang yang mereka cintai. Di awal karirnya
On the morning of Wednesday, Juli 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.
Selasa Malam, Februari 18, 1919, edisi St. 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, the St. 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