Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Πριν διαβάσετε το Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect του Daniel Waugh, Ήξερα και έγραψα για τον Robert Creed και τον αδελφό του Thomas που δολοφόνησαν τον St. Ο αστυνομικός του Louis George Geisler την Ημέρα του Halloween 1920. Αυτό που δεν ήξερα ήταν ο Robert Creed ήταν μέλος του κούκου Gang, μια εξαιρετικά βίαιη εγκληματική οργάνωση το 1920. Ο Robert Creed ήταν ο
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Initially, 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 Αστυνομικό Τμήμα. When the bank association turned over the
Τον Ιανουάριο 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. Ωστόσο, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, το St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ή 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. Ενώ 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,
Την Τετάρτη, Μάιος 9, 1900, η δεύτερη ημέρα του Αγίου. Louis τραμ Strike, μια αδέσποτη σφαίρα σκότωσε Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, ένας βετεράνος Spanish-American πόλεμος, Έβλεπα ένα ράλι απεργία στη γωνία του Finney και Ν. Taylor Avenue. Κατά τη διάρκεια του αγώνα, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
George Collins, ο δεύτερος ληστής τραπεζών που συμμετέχουν στην Ένωση, MO ληστεία τράπεζας τον Δεκέμβριο 26, 1902, προσπάθησαν να ξεφύγουν από το St. Louis φυλακή τον Ιανουάριο 1904. Εκτός από την εργασία με τους άλλους κρατουμένους που κάνει μια τρύπα στον τοίχο της φυλακής, 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. Louis Μητροπολιτική Αστυνομία. 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. Τον Ιανουάριο
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. On September 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 τραμ Απεργία της 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. Καταπληκτικά, 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