Tag: Istwa Lapolis

Anvan ou li Gangs of St. Louis: Gason respè pa Daniel Waugh, Mwen te konnen e m te ekri sou Robert Creed ak frè l Thomas ki te touye St. Ofisye polis Louis George Geisler nan jou Halloween lan 1920. Ki sa mwen pa t 'konnen se Robert Creed te yon manm nan Gang la Koukou, yon òganizasyon kriminèl ultra vyolan nan ane 1920 yo. Robert Creed te la

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. Depatman Lapolis Louis. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, oswa 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,

Nan Mèkredi, Me 9, 1900, dezyèm jou a nan St. Louis tramwe grèv, yon bal mawon touye Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, yon veteran Lagè Espanyòl-Ameriken, te ap gade yon rasanbleman grèv nan kwen Finney ak N. Taylor Avenue. Pandan rasanbleman an, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, dezyèm vòlè a bank ki patisipe nan Inyon an, MO vole labank sou Desanm 26, 1902, eseye chape anba St la. Louis Prizon nan mwa janvye 1904. Anplis ap travay ak lòt prizonye yo sou fè yon twou nan miray la nan prizon an, 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. Nan mwa janvye

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. Sou Sèptanm 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, viktim yo te jèn ak atire

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