Tag: Istoria poliție

Înainte de a citi Gangs of St. Louis: Oameni cu respect de Daniel Waugh, Am știut și am scris despre Robert Creed și fratele său Thomas care au ucis St. Ofițerul de poliție Louis George Geisler în ziua de Halloween 1920. Ceea ce nu știam era că Robert Creed era membru al Gang-ului Cuckoo, o organizație criminală ultraviolentă în anii 1920. Robert Creed a fost

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 Departamentul de Poliție. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, sau 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,

Miercuri, Mai 9, 1900, a doua zi de St. Louis tramvai Strike, un glonț rătăcit a ucis Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, un veteran de război spaniol-american, uitam la un miting de grevă la colțul de Finney și N. Taylor Avenue. În timpul raliului, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, de-al doilea jefuitor de banci implicate în Uniune, MO jaf decembrie 26, 1902, a încercat să scape de St. Louis închisoare în ianuarie 1904. Pe lângă lucrul cu ceilalți deținuți pentru a face o gaură în perete de închisoare, 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. Ianuarie

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. Septembrie 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. Uimitor, victimele lor erau tinere și atractive

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