艾拉库珀解决了珠宝劫案
上月 10, 1924, 太太. A.W. 斯蒂克尼离开圣. 路易斯乡村俱乐部, 当她被两名非洲裔男子走近. 较轻的皮肤的男人告诉太太. 斯蒂克尼交出她的珠宝或者他会向她. 由于担心她的安全, 太太. 斯蒂克尼递给该男子她的珠宝, 价值 $17,000.00, 和 $85.00 in cash. 太太.
Category: 圣. 路易和其他历史
有关St的历史的帖子. 路易, 密苏里州, 家史, 和其他历史.
Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100
在九月 15, 1919, 圣. 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. 多年来，, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
朱利叶斯在. Johannpeter, 空中先锋
我祖父的堂兄, 朱利叶斯在. “Joe” Johannpeter, 是圣之一. 路易’ 飞机开拓者. 朱利叶斯, 谁是在家庭中已知 “朋克”, 在20年代中期加入了空军国民警卫队. 他会委托为中尉. 朱利叶斯驾机军事和民用航空队都. 大部分在他的单位的人, 其中包括查尔斯
William Rudolph and Union Bank Robbery
在12月的最后一周 1902, 威廉·鲁道夫, 最近回到矿工富兰克林县, 和乔治·柯林斯抢联合银行在联合, MO. 他们抢走了一夜, 当没有人在席炸毁安全. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
Chief Desmond Discovers Murder
二月 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. 圣. 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. 先生. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
林德尔大道上的枪战
周三, 一月 10, 1900, 圣. 路易斯警官保罗·吉拉德站在S的角落. 泰勒和林德尔大道, 当他看到从二楼一个人跳 4511 林德尔大道. 了解最近在富裕的中西区社区发生的入室盗窃案, 吉拉德走近那个男人. 当一瘸一拐的人看到吉拉德, 他通向S跑.
母亲交代首席德斯蒙德
在他 17 年职业生涯, 圣. 侦探威廉·德斯蒙德·路易行政处理过很多罪犯的家属. 一些家庭成员作为不良或比刑事行政德斯蒙德和他的人更坏了锁起来. 然而, 许多家族成员是诚实的, 勤奋的人, 谁努力去理解了什么问题与自己心爱的人. 早在他的职业生涯
Detective Desmond Stops Jail Escape
On the morning of Wednesday, 七月 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.
Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919
The Tuesday Evening, 二月 18, 1919, 圣版. 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, 圣. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the
Chief Desmond Gets a Confession
圣. 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