Tag: Poliisi Historia

Ennen kuin luet Gangs of St. Ludvig: Daniel Waughin miehet, Tiesin ja kirjoitin siitä, että Robert Creed ja hänen veljensä Thomas murhasivat St. Louisin poliisi George Geisler Halloween-päivänä 1920. En tiennyt, että Robert Creed oli Cuckoo Gangin jäsen, ultraväkivaltainen rikollisjärjestö 1920-luvulla. 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. Ludvig. Ensin, 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, tai 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Ludvig, Missouri History. Vaikka St. Louis oli suurin kaupunki länteen Mississippi-joen, maailmannäyttely laittaa sen kansainvälistä kartalla. Vaikka reilun toisi mainetta, tourists and increased revenue to the city,

Keskiviikkona, Toukokuu 9, 1900, toinen päivä St. Louis Viettelysten Strike, harhaluoti tappoi Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Espanjan ja Yhdysvaltojen sota veteraani, oli katsomassa lakko ralli kulmassa Finney ja N. Taylor Avenue. Kilpailun aikana, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, the second bank robber involved in the Union, MO bank robbery on December 26, 1902, attempted to escape the St. Louis Jail in January 1904. Besides working with the other prisoners on making a hole in the wall of the jail, 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. Tammikuu

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. Syyskuun 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 Streetcar 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, heidän uhrinsa olivat nuoria ja viehättäviä

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. Ludvig’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Pyhä Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or