Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Novembra 10, 1924, Pani. A.W. Stickney opúšťal St. Louis Country Club, keď ju oslovili dvaja Afroameričania. Muž svetlejšej pleti povedal Mrs. Stickney, aby jej prevrátil šperky, inak by jej ich zobral. Zo strachu o jej bezpečie, Pani. Stickney podal mužovi svoje šperky, ocenený na $17,000.00, a $85.00 in cash. Pani.
On 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. Po celé roky, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Prvý bratranec môjho starého otca, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, bol jedným zo sv. Louis’ priekopníci lietadiel. Julius, ktorý bol v rodine známy ako “Punks”, v polovici 20. rokov 20. storočia vstúpil do leteckej národnej gardy. Bol by poverený ako poručík. Július lietal na lietadlách pre vojenský aj civilný letecký zbor. Väčšina mužov v jeho jednotke, medzi ktoré patril aj Charles
Počas posledného týždňa decembra 1902, William Rudolph, Nedávno sa vrátil baník Franklin County, a George Collins okradol Union banky v únii, MO. Oni ho vykradli cez noc, keď nikto nebol prítomný, vyhodiť do povetria bezpečné. 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. Pán. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
V stredu, Január 10, 1900, St. Louis policajný dôstojník Paul Girard stál na rohu ulice S. Taylor a Lindell Boulevard, keď videl muža vyskočiť z druhého poschodia 4511 Lindell Boulevard. Uvedomujúc si nedávne vlámania v bohatej štvrti Central West End, Girard pristúpil k mužovi. Keď krívajúci muž uvidel Girarda, rozbehol sa smerom k S.
Nad jeho 17 rok kariéry, St. Louis, šéf detektívov William Desmond sa zaoberal mnohými členmi rodiny zločincov. Niektorí členovia rodiny boli rovnako zlí alebo horší ako zločinecký náčelník Desmond a jeho muži, ktorých zamkli. Však, mnohí členovia rodiny boli úprimní, ťažko pracujúci ľudia, ktorí sa snažili pochopiť, čo sa stalo s ich milovanou osobou. Na začiatku svojej kariéry
On the morning of Wednesday, Júl 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.
V utorok večer, Február 18, 1919, vydanie St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Uvedomte si, že krádež krúžok pracoval niekoľko miestnych klenotníctve, 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