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Pred branjem Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect Daniel Waugh, Vedel sem in pisal o tem, da sta Robert Creed in njegov brat Thomas umorila St. Louis Policist George Geisler na noč čarovnic 1920. Nisem pa vedel, da je bil Robert Creed član skupine Cuckoo Gang, ultra nasilna kriminalna organizacija v dvajsetih letih prejšnjega stoletja. Robert Creed je bil

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. Najprej, 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. Policija Louis. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ali 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,

V sredo, Lahko 9, 1900, Drugi dan sv. Louis Streetcar Strike, potepuške bullet ubil Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, veteran špansko-ameriški vojni, Gledal stavko shod na vogalu Finney in N. Taylor Avenue. Rallya, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

George Collins, Drugi ropar bank, vključenih v Uniji, MO ropa banke decembra 26, 1902, poskušal pobegniti St. Louis Jail januarja 1904. Poleg tega deluje z drugimi zaporniki na izdelavo luknjo v steni zapor, je urejeno tudi z zaporniškega paznika, da imajo žage pretihotapljene z njim. 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. Januarja

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. Septembra 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 Tramvaj Strike od 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, njihove žrtve so bile mlade in privlačne

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