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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Em novembro 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, e $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Em setembro de 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. Durante anos, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
My grandfather’s first cousin, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, was one of St. Louis’ airplane pioneers. Julius, who was known in the family as “Punks”, joined the Air National Guard in the mid-1920s. He would be commissioned as a Lieutenant. Julius flew planes for both the military and civilian air corps. Most of the men in his unit, which included Charles
Durante a última semana de dezembro 1902, William Rudolph, um mineiro recentemente retornou ao Condado de Franklin, e George Collins roubado do Banco União, em União, MO. Roubaram-lo durante a noite, quando ninguém estava presente por explodir o cofre. 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.
Na quarta-feira, Janeiro 10, 1900, St. O policial de Louis, Paul Girard, estava parado na esquina da S. Avenida Taylor e Lindell, quando ele viu um homem pular do segundo andar de 4511 Avenida Lindell. Ciente dos recentes assaltos no rico bairro de Central West End, Girard se aproximou do homem. Quando o homem manco viu Girard, ele correu em direção a S.
Acima dele 17 ano de carreira, St. Louis, chefe dos detetives, William Desmond, lidou com muitos familiares de criminosos. Alguns membros da família eram tão ruins ou piores do que o criminoso que o chefe Desmond e seus homens prenderam. However, muitos membros da família foram honestos, pessoas trabalhadoras, que lutaram para entender o que deu errado com seu ente querido. No início de sua carreira
On the morning of Wednesday, Julho 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.
A terça-feira de noite, Fevereiro 18, 1919, edição do St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Ciente de que um anel de roubo estava trabalhando algumas das joalherias locais, o 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