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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
월 1 일에 7, 1903, 생. 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. 그러나, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, 세인트. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, 또는 1904 생. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. 루이, 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,
수요일에, 할 수있다 9, 1900, 세인트의 두 번째 날. 루이 전차 타격, 유탄 프랭크 Liebrecht 사망. 프랭크 Liebrecht, 스페인 - 미국 전쟁 베테랑, 피니와 N의 모퉁이에 파업 집회를보고 있었다. 테일러 애비뉴. 집회 중, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
조지 콜린스, 연합에 포함 된 두 번째 은행 강도, 12 월 MO 은행 강도 26, 1902, 세인트에게 탈출을 시도. 월 루이 감옥 1904. 감옥의 벽에 구멍을 만드는 다른 죄수들과 함께 일하고 있습니다, 그는 또한 그에게 몰래 톱을 가지고 감옥 가드 배치. 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. 월 1 일에
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, 생. 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.
11 월 16, 1877, 생. 루이 경찰 존 S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. 나중에 프랭크 Rande은 식별 남자는 약에 라이트의 매입 정보를 입력 9:30 분이고. 라이트는 경찰에 대한 그의 조수 중 하나를 전송. As Officer White and Heffernan
윌리엄 데스몬드 동안 많은 도둑을 했구요 그의 17 세인트 같은 년 경력. 형사의 루이스 최고. 그는로서 전국적인 명성을 개발 “도둑 즐긴다”. 월요일에, 10월 15, 1900, 최고 데스몬드는 도둑의 바지가 아니라 도둑이 자신을 했구요. 조나스 워싱턴 Shickle의 마당을 입력, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
I have always said the St. 루이 전차 스트라이크 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. 놀랍게도, 피해자는 젊고 매력적인했다
생. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 생. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. 루이’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, 생. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or