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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Vào ngày 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, và $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
Ngày 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. Trong nhiều năm qua, 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
Trong tuần cuối cùng của tháng mười hai 1902, William Rudolph, một người thợ mỏ vừa trở về Franklin County, và George Collins cướp Ngân hàng Liên minh trong Liên minh, MO. Họ cướp nó qua đêm, khi không có ai có mặt bằng cách thổi lên an toàn. 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. Ông. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Hôm thứ Tư, Tháng một 10, 1900, St. Louis nhân viên cảnh sát Paul Girard đang đứng ở góc của S. Taylor và LINDELL Boulevard, khi nhìn thấy một người đàn ông nhảy từ tầng hai của 4511 LINDELL Boulevard. Aware of recent burglaries in the wealthy Central West End neighborhood, Girard tiếp cận người đàn ông. Khi người đàn ông khập khiễng thấy Girard, he ran towards S.
Trên của anh ấy 17 năm sự nghiệp, St. Louis Chánh thám tử William Desmond đã xử lý nhiều thành viên gia đình tội phạm. Một số thành viên trong gia đình còn tệ hoặc tệ hơn cả tên tội phạm Desmond và người của hắn đã bị nhốt. Tuy nhiên, nhiều thành viên trong gia đình đã thành thật, những người làm việc chăm chỉ, những người đấu tranh để hiểu chuyện gì đã xảy ra với người thân yêu của họ. Đầu sự nghiệp của mình
On the morning of Wednesday, Tháng Bảy 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, Tháng Hai 18, 1919, phiên bản của 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