Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
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
Vasárnap reggel nagyon hideg volt, December 5, 1880, about 2 délelőtt, when St. Louis-i rendőrtiszt, Sheehan nyitva találta a bejárati ajtót John R. előtt. Lionberger otthona. A csípős hideg miatt, Sheehan attól tartott, betörők hatoltak be a lakóhelyre. Sheehan többször megnyomta a csengőt, de nem tudott senkit felébreszteni bent. Sheehan kopogtatni kezdett éjszakai botjával
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
Kevés esemény sokkolta St. Lajosnak tetszett a hadnagy szolgálati halála. Sidney Sears júniusban 1924. Majdnem 30 év, Lt. Searst tartották a legjobb pisztolylövésnek a St. Louis rendőrség. -Ben 1904, Sears az Egyesült Államok nemzeti pisztolybajnoka is volt. Hogy valaki megölje hadnagyot. Searst egy lövöldözésben lehetetlennek tartották.
Kate Chopin, lánya egy neves francia család, és abban az időben helyi szerző, összeomlott a St. Louis 1904 Világkiállításon augusztus 20, 1904. Madame Chopin csak 54 éves, és szenvedett agyvérzést vagy aneurizma. Halt meg otthonában a McPherson Avenue augusztus 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. Nem világos, hogy Charles Sanders akciói felkeltették-e Printz figyelmét, vagy Printz éppen Sandersbe botlott. Whatever the circumstances, Printz Sandershez lépett, who had a revolver in his right hand. Mikor
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. Viszont, 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. – mondta Desmond főnök
1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. 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
Csütörtökön, Szeptember 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, Június 24, 1900 kiadása a Szent. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Után 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