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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
เมื่อวันที่ 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. ผู้ชายเอา $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, เซนต์. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. กันยายน 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
I have always said the St. Louis Streetcar Strike of 1900 was not the story of the evil streetcar companies exploiting the innocent workers. “The innocent workers” committed many deplorable acts during the streetcar strike. One of their most frequent tactics involved stripping woman in public who rode the streetcars during the strike. ที่น่าอัศจรรย์ใจ, their victims were young and attractive
เซนต์. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 เซนต์. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. หลุยส์’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, เซนต์. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or
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กันยายน 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum
กันยายน 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. หลุยส์. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. When the train got close
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. ในวันจันทร์ที่, ตุลาคม 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
สิงหาคม 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. หลุยส์, รัฐมิสซูรี่. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
ตุลาคม 6, 1890, ช่างท้องถิ่นลูเทอร์ดันแคนและบ๊อบเฮนเดอก้าวออกไปไม่มี. 11th ถนนที่จะยุติการทะเลาะกัน. พื้นที่ของเซนต์นี้. หลุยส์เป็นที่รู้จัก “ลึกมอร์แกน”. “ลึกมอร์แกน” was home to bordello, flop บ้านและรถเก๋งแอฟริกันอเมริกันที่ยากที่สุดในเมือง, แข็งแรง’ รถเก๋ง. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in