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Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Service de police de Louis métropolitaine. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Sur Janvier
Sur Novembre 7, 1890, Chief of Detectives William Desmond brought in Pat Kennedy, a low-level St. Louis crook, who was suspected of stealing 20 cents from a cigar store on North 9th Street. A 3rd District St. Louis Police Officer captured Kennedy after he robbed a Miss Minnie Mullaney at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. Kennedy proved a first-rate coward,
Sur Janvier 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Cependant, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Saint-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122 ans, maison de brique domine la scène de rue au coin de la rue et de l'avenue Whittier Cook à St. Louis, Missouri. Les constructeurs ont érigé la 2378 maison carrée pied dans 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Aujourd'hui, 4200 Cook is
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ou 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
Le vendredi, October 14, et samedi, October 15, 1904, 42 lutteurs 7 catégories de poids sont rencontrés dans les premiers Jeux Olympiques contestées dans la méthode de lutte libre. Jeux Olympiques antérieurs ont été contestées dans le style gréco-romain de la lutte. La 1904 Jeux Olympiques d'été a eu lieu en collaboration avec le 1904 Exposition universelle à St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Le mercredi, Mai 9, 1900, le deuxième jour de St. Louis tramway grève, une balle perdue a tué Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, un vétéran de la guerre hispano-américaine, observait une grève de rassemblement à l'angle de Finney et N. Taylor Avenue. Pendant le rallye, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
George Collins, le second braqueur de banque impliquée dans l'Union, MO vol de banque sur Décembre 26, 1902, tenté d'échapper à la St. Louis prison en Janvier 1904. En plus de travailler avec les autres prisonniers sur faire un trou dans le mur de la prison, il a également arrangé avec un gardien de prison pour avoir scies contrebande à lui. Collins intended to use
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Le St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
St. Louis Police Chief of Detectives William Desmond made many tough criminals talk over his career. John Huey, an Indiana murderer, was not one of these cases. Huey freely spoke with Desmond about his criminal past. Huey escaped from Indiana after serving 13 years for a murder in 1874. John Huey came to Lyon, Indiana in 1874 as a 22-year-old.