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Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Januar 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. However, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, eller 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri historie. Mens St. Louis var den største byen vest for Mississippi-elven, verdensutstillingen sette det på det internasjonale kartet. Mens rettferdig ville bringe beryktet, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
På onsdag, May 9, 1900, den andre dagen av St. Louis Streetcar Strike, en bortkommen bullet drept Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, en veteran spansk-amerikanske krigen, var å se en streik rally på hjørnet av Finney og N. Taylor Avenue. Under rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
George Collins, den andre bankraner involvert i Union, MO bankran desember 26, 1902, forsøkte å unnslippe St. Louis Jail i januar 1904. Ved siden av arbeidet med de andre fangene om å lage et hull i veggen i fengsel, 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. Januar
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.
November 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. Mannen senere identifisert som Frank Rande inngikk Wrights Pawnshop på ca 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. På mandag, Oktober 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison og Howard Iron Foundry på 12th og Gratiot Streets
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, deres ofre var unge og attraktive
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