Policewomen Break Up Theft Ring in 1919
A martes de noite, Febreiro 18, 1919, edición do St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailed the arrest of two men and two women for the theft of numerous luxury items. Consciente de que un anel de roubo estaba a traballar algunhas das ourivería locais, o St. Louis Police Department assigned several undercover police women to follow the suspects. Their work resulted in the arrests of the four conspirators.
Imaxe de Louise Pfeiffer partir de febreiro 18, 1919 St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis Police arrested the main suspect on January 15, 1919. Ela deu un colar de xoias tenda de Sourenfeld en 1003 Olive Street (un lote vago hoxe). A muller, Mrs. Louise Pfeiffer, identificouse como “Mrs. Martin”. She gave her address as 4926 Enright Avenue. Despois dun mandado foi emitido, detectives found out no one by that name lived at the address. As mulleres policías foron designados para o caso.
They quickly picked up on Mrs. Martin’s trail. The female detectives followed her and another woman, Mrs. Alicia Hayner. Despois de observa-los roubar por varias semanas e segui-los a casa, as mulleres policías non identificados foron capaces de obter mandados para a Sra. Residencia de Pfieffer, 4265A Manchester Avenue, ea Sra. Residencia de Hayner no 1100 bloque de Unión Boulevard.
The Pfeiffer Apartment Above the Shops, 4261-67 Manchester Avenue – Cortesía de Geo St. Louis
A policía atopou un valor abrigo de zibelina $1,050 dólares ($25,000 hoxe) Sra. Residencia de Pfeiffer. A Policía tamén atopou datos adictos e fumar opio equipo. Mrs. Hayner tiña varias pezas de xoias roubadas na súa casa. Mrs. Hayner and her husband were also stealing electricity for their home. A policía levou os dous maridos e esposas en custodia.
As dúas mulleres intentaron reclamar os seus maridos comprou os elementos. Porén, Mr. Pfeiffer era un bacharel en dereito, que nunca tivo unha práctica. Pola, lle gustaba “to frequent the billiard parlors in Downtown” St. Louis. Mr. Hayner era un vendedor de café.
I don’t know if they served any time but the arrests and subsequent publicity cost both Mrs. Hayner e Sra Pfeiffer súas vodas. When Mrs. Hayner caeu da terraza do segundo andar do seu apartamento na Rúa Eichelberger en 1945 after the bannister gave way, she was a 64 anos divorciada.
Cando o Sr. Pfeiffer neste 1953, el é casado con outra muller e de vida na área de Baden. What happened to Louise Pfeiffer is unknown.
Mentres as mulleres policías eran raros antes da era moderna, they were effective. William F. Hayes foi morto no cumprimento do deber en febreiro 1919. His widow, Nona Hayes, would become a successful police woman in her own right after his death.
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