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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Pirms lasāt Gangs of St. Louis: Daniel Waugh cieņas vīri, Es zināju un rakstīju par Robertu Krīdu un viņa brāli Tomasu, kas nogalināja Sv. Luisa policists Džordžs Geislers Helovīna dienā 1920. Es nezināju, ka Roberts Krīds bija Dzeguzes bandas loceklis, ultravardarbīga noziedzīga organizācija 20. gadsimta 20. gados. Roberts Krīds bija
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. Louis policijas pārvalde. When the bank association turned over the
Janvārī 7, 1903, St. 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. Tomēr, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, vai 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,
Trešdien, Maijs 9, 1900, otrā diena St. Louis tramvajs Strike, nomaldījies aizzīme nogalināti Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, spāņu-amerikāņu kara veterāns, bija skatoties streiku rallijs stūrī Finney un N. Taylor Avenue. Rallija laikā, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
George Collins, Otrajā banku laupītājs iesaistīti Savienībā, MO bankas laupīšanu decembrī 26, 1902, mēģināja aizbēgt ST. Louis Jail janvārī 1904. Bez strādā ar citiem ieslodzītajiem padarītu caurumu sienā cietuma, viņš arī sakārto ar cietuma aizsargu, ir zāģi kontrabandas viņam. 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. Janvārī
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. Septembrī 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, viņu upuri bija jauni un pievilcīgi
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