Tag: Police History

Před čtením Gangy sv. Louis: Muži respektu od Daniela Waugha, Věděl jsem a psal o tom, že Robert Creed a jeho bratr Thomas zavraždili St. Louis policejní důstojník George Geisler na Halloweenský den 1920. Nevěděl jsem, že Robert Creed byl členem Kukaččího gangu, ultra násilná zločinecká organizace ve 20. letech 20. století. Robert Creed byl

Dne 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Zpočátku, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis Police Department. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, nebo 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,

Ve středu, Květen 9, 1900, Druhý den sv. Louis Tramvaj Strike, zbloudilá kulka zabila Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Španělsko-americká válka veterán, se díval na stávku rally na rohu Finney a N. Taylor Avenue. V průběhu rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, Druhá bankovní lupič zapojeni do Evropské unie, MO bankovní loupež prosince 26, 1902, pokoušel se uniknout St. Louis Jail v lednu 1904. Kromě práce s ostatními vězni na díru ve zdi vězení, he also arranged with a prison guard to have saws smuggled to him. Collins intended to use

Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Police Department Louis Metropolitan. 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. Ledna

During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. 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. Září 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 Tramvaj 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. Amazingly, their victims were young and attractive

St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Louis’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or