Tag: Policija Povijest

Prije čitanja Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect Daniel Waugh, Znao sam i pisao o tome da su Robert Creed i njegov brat Thomas ubili St. Louis policajac George Geisler na Noć vještica 1920. Ono što nisam znao jest da je Robert Creed bio član Cuckoo Ganga, ultra nasilna kriminalna organizacija 1920-ih. Robert Creed je bio

U veljači 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. Odjel Louis policije. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ili 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,

U srijedu, Svibanj 9, 1900, Drugi dan sv. Louis Streetcar Strike, zalutali metak ubio Franka Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, Španjolski-američki ratni veteran, gledao štrajk rally na uglu Finney i N. Taylor Avenue. Tijekom relija, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, Drugi pljačkaš banaka koji su uključeni u Uniji, MO pljačke banke na dan 26, 1902, pokušao pobjeći st. Louis zatvor u siječnju 1904. Osim rada s ostalim zatvorenicima na izradu rupu u zidu zatvora, 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. Odjel Louis Metropolitan policije. 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. Siječnja

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 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, njihove su žrtve bile mlade i privlačne

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