Tag: Politsei Ajalugu

Enne Gangs of St. Louis: Daniel Waugh, lugupidamise mehed, Ma teadsin ja kirjutasin Robert Creedi ja tema venna Thomase mõrvamisest St. Louis'i politseinik George Geisler Halloweeni päeval 1920. Mida ma ei teadnud, oli see, et Robert Creed oli Cuckoo Gangi liige, ultravägivaldne kuritegelik organisatsioon 1920. aastatel. Robert Creed oli

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. Esialgu, 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 politseijaoskond. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, või 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri ajalugu. Kuigi St. Louis oli suurim linn Lääne Mississippi jõe, maailma Fair panna see rahvusvahelise kaart. Kuigi õiglane tooks tuntuse, turistid ja suurenenud tulud linna,

On Wednesday, Mai 9, 1900, the second day of St. Louis Streetcar Strike, a stray bullet killed Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, a Spanish-American War veteran, was watching a strike rally at the corner of Finney and N. Taylor Avenue. During the rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, teine ​​pangaröövel kaasatud liidu, MO pangaröövi detsember 26, 1902, üritas põgeneda St. Louis vangi jaanuaris 1904. Lisaks koostööd teiste vangide tegemise auk seina vangi, 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 Metropolitan Police Department. 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. On jaanuar

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 Tramm 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, nende ohvrid olid noored ja atraktiivsed

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 “Püha Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or