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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, Вуліца. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Ківет напаў
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 гадоў, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
У чацвер, Студзеня 23, 1902, Вуліца. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, адзін са св. Луіс’ самыя багатыя мужчыны, ва ўласнасці жылая нерухомасць і іншыя актывы, ацэненыя ў 2 мільён долараў. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Луіс. Ён
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Аднак, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Прафесійныя баі ў 19-м стагоддзі карысталіся дрэннай рэпутацыяй за межамі краіны
21-year old Charles Merrell had already served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary for stealing a car in Scotland County, when he got the idea to hold up the Morris Packing Company on Saturday, Красавіка 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Мерэл працаваў механікам у
Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. Луіс”, Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. Гісторыя Луі паліцыі, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French
У аўторак, Лістапада 5, 1901, Вуліца. Луі Паліцыя захапіла Бэн Килпатрик і Лора Bullion за ўдзел у рабаванні цягніка Вялікай Паўночнай ў Мантане ліпеня 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, Килпатрик будзе служыць 10 years and Laura Bullion would serve three and a half years in the Missouri Penitentiary but it would take several weeks for
On the morning of Saturday, Красавіка 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 S. Broadway. One man emerged, looked around and waived for his companion to exit the back seat. After hesitating for a few seconds, the other man exited as the automobile crawled down the busy street. Час
Будынкі - гэта проста груды дошак і цэглы без прывязаных да іх гісторый. During November 1912, Вуліца. Афіцэр паліцыі Луіса Артур Хадлстан быў забіты ўмоўна-датэрміновым забойцам Альбертам Уайтфілдам. Уайтфілд здзівіў сваю грамадзянскую жонку, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for
У 1877, Вуліца. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. Вуліца. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. Вуліца. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, Вуліца. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Луіс