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Posts about St. Louis,Missouri and miscellaneous history until 1930 .
Trečiadienį, Sausis 10, 1900, St. 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.
Virš jo 17 metų karjerą, St. Luiso detektyvų skyriaus vadovas Williamas Desmondas susidorojo su daugybe nusikaltėlių šeimos narių. Kai kurie šeimos nariai buvo tokie pat blogi ar dar blogesni, nei buvo uždarytas nusikaltėlio vadas Desmondas ir jo vyrai. Tačiau, daugelis šeimos narių buvo sąžiningi, darbštūs žmonės, kurie sunkiai suprato, kas nutiko jų mylimam žmogui. Karjeros pradžioje
On the morning of Wednesday, Liepa 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, Vasaris 18, 1919, leidimas 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, 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
Šeštadienį, Gegužės 5, 1900 į 11:30 p.m., the explosion of the Suburban Line at the Wabash and Sarah Street railroad crossing marked the beginning of the St. Louis Street Automobilių streikas 1900. Prieš streikas baigėsi rugsėjo 1900, metais Šv gatvės. Louis would be a battle ground between rich and poor with the St. Louis
Thief. Liar. Bigamist. Con Man. Murderer. All accurate labels for one of the greatest charlatans to operate in St. Louis. “Lord F. Seymour Barrington” was a bit of a local celebrity, if an extremely disreputable one, during 1903. After conducting a bigamist marriage on the East Coast, “Lord Barrington” stole his wife’s trousseau and headed to St. Louis. When Barrington
Kai nepažįstami vyrai peršalusį karininką Michaelą Walshą nušovė, ūkanotą gruodžio naktį 1880, St. Luiso policija manė, kad įtariamasis gali būti salonų ir bakalėjos parduotuvių vagys, dirbantys rajone. Tačiau, St. Louis detektyvams nepavyko rasti įsilaužimo komandos. Balandžio mėnesį paplepėjęs kalinys išaiškino paslaptį 1881. Policija suėmė Charlie Wilsoną su jo draugu Tomu Higginsu
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Paprastai, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Sekmadienio rytas buvo labai šaltas, Gruodis 5, 1880, about 2 iki pietų, when St. Luiso policijos pareigūnas Sheehanas rado atidarytas duris Johnui R. Lionbergerio namai. Dėl stipraus šalčio, Sheehan baiminosi, kad į gyvenamąją vietą pateko įsilaužėliai. Sheehanas ne kartą skambino varpu, bet negalėjo pažadinti nieko viduje. Sheehanas pradėjo baksnoti naktinę lazdą prieš