Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Pada November 10, 1924, Puan. A.W. Stickney telah meninggalkan St. Kelab Desa Louis, apabila dia didatangi oleh dua lelaki Afrika-Amerika. Lelaki berkulit cerah itu memberitahu Mrs. Stickney untuk menyerahkan permatanya atau dia akan mengambilnya daripadanya. Fearing for her safety, Puan. Stickney menghulurkan perhiasannya kepada lelaki itu, bernilai pada $17,000.00, dan $85.00 in cash. Puan.
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 datuk saya, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, adalah salah satu daripada St. Louis’ perintis kapal terbang. Julius, yang dikenali dalam keluarga sebagai “Punk”, menyertai Pengawal Kebangsaan Udara pada pertengahan 1920-an. Dia akan ditauliahkan sebagai Leftenan. Julius menerbangkan pesawat untuk kedua-dua kor udara tentera dan awam. Kebanyakan lelaki di unitnya, yang termasuk Charles
During the last week of December 1902, William Rudolph, a recently returned miner to Franklin County, and George Collins robbed the Union Bank in Union, MO. They robbed it overnight, when no one was present by blowing up the safe. 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. Encik. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Pada hari Rabu, Januari 10, 1900, St. Pegawai Polis Louis Paul Girard berdiri di sudut S. Taylor dan Lindell Boulevard, apabila dia melihat seorang lelaki melompat dari tingkat dua 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Menyedari tentang kecurian baru-baru ini di kawasan kejiranan Central West End yang kaya, Girard menghampiri lelaki itu. Apabila lelaki tempang itu melihat Girard, dia berlari ke arah S.
atas dia 17 kerjaya tahun, St. Ketua Detektif Louis William Desmond berurusan dengan ramai ahli keluarga penjenayah. Beberapa ahli keluarga adalah seteruk atau lebih teruk daripada Ketua penjenayah Desmond dan orang-orangnya telah dikurung. Walau bagaimanapun, ramai ahli keluarga yang jujur, orang yang rajin bekerja, yang bergelut untuk memahami apa yang salah dengan orang yang mereka sayangi. Awal kerjayanya
On the morning of Wednesday, Julai 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, 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, 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