Tag: Storja tal-Pulizija

Qabel ma taqra Gangs of St. Louis: Irġiel ta' Rispett minn Daniel Waugh, Kont naf u ktibt dwar Robert Creed u ħuh Thomas qatlu lil St. L-Uffiċjal tal-Pulizija ta’ Louis George Geisler f’Jum Halloween 1920. Li ma kontx naf kien li Robert Creed kien membru tal-Gang tal-Cuckoo, organizzazzjoni kriminali ultra vjolenti fl-1920s. Robert Creed kien il-

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 Dipartiment tal-Pulizija. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, jew 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,

Nhar l-Erbgħa, Mejju 9, 1900, it-tieni jum ta 'San. Louis Streetcar Strike, bulit stray maqtula Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, veteran Spanjola-Amerikana Gwerra, kien qed jara rally strajk fil-kantuniera ta Finney u N. Taylor Avenue. Matul il-rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, it-tieni robber bank involut fl-Unjoni, MO serq bank fuq Diċembru 26, 1902, attentat biex jaħarbu l-St. Louis Jail f'Jannar 1904. Minbarra taħdem mal-priġunieri oħra fuq tagħmel toqba fil-ħajt tal-ħabs, 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 Dipartiment tal-Pulizija. 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. Fuq Jannar

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. Dwar Settembru 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, their victims were young and attractive

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