Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about St. Louis,Missouri and miscellaneous history until 1930 .
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Έκανε πολύ κρύο το πρωί της Κυριακής, Δεκέμβριος 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Ο αστυνομικός του Louis Sheehan βρήκε την εξώπορτα ανοιχτή στον John R. Το σπίτι του Lionberger. Λόγω του τσουχτερού κρύου, Ο Sheehan φοβόταν ότι οι διαρρήκτες είχαν μπει στην κατοικία. Η Sheehan χτύπησε επανειλημμένα το κουδούνι, αλλά δεν μπορούσε να ξυπνήσει κανέναν μέσα. Ο Sheehan άρχισε να χτυπάει το νυχτερινό του ραβδί στο
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Ελάχιστα γεγονότα συγκλόνισαν τον Στ. Louis όπως ο θάνατος της γραμμής του καθήκοντος του υπολοχαγού. Sidney Sears τον Ιούνιο 1924. Για σχεδόν 30 χρόνια, Lt. Ο Sears θεωρήθηκε η καλύτερη βολή με πιστόλι στο St. Louis Αστυνομικό Τμήμα. Σε 1904, Ο Sears ήταν επίσης Εθνικός Πρωταθλητής πιστολιού των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών. Για να σκοτώσει κάποιος τον υπολοχαγό. Ο Sears σε μια ανταλλαγή πυροβολισμών θεωρήθηκε αδύνατος.
Kate Chopin, Η κόρη ενός εξέχοντος γαλλική οικογένεια και την τοπική ώρα συγγραφέα, κατέρρευσε στο St. Louis 1904 Παγκόσμια Έκθεση Αυγούστου 20, 1904. Madame Chopin ήταν μόνο 54 ετών και υπέστη εγκεφαλική αιμορραγία ή ανεύρυσμα. Πέθανε στο σπίτι της στη Λεωφόρο McPherson τον Αύγουστο 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Ωστόσο, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. είπε ο αρχηγός Ντέσμοντ
1802 Ν. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place γειτονιά. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. Louis, so it was not able to be saved. These pictures are
Την Πέμπτη, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
For the Sunday, Ιούνιος 24, 1900 Έκδοση του Αγίου. Louis Δημοκρατία, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Μετά 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out