Tag: História da Polícia

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ou 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,

Na quarta-feira, Maio 9, 1900, o segundo dia de St. Louis Streetcar greve, uma bala perdida matou Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, um veterano da Guerra Hispano-Americana, estava assistindo a um comício greve na esquina da Finney e N. Taylor Avenue. Durante o comício, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, o segundo assaltante de bancos envolvidos na União, Assalto a banco MO em dezembro 26, 1902, tentou fugir do St. Louis Jail em janeiro 1904. Além de trabalhar com os outros prisioneiros em fazer um buraco na parede da prisão, ele também arranjou com um guarda da prisão de ter serras contrabandeados para ele. 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 Departamento de Polícia Metropolitana. 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. Em janeiro de

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. Em setembro de 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.

Em novembro 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. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 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”. Na segunda-feira, Outubro 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and 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, 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 “Santo Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or