Историчар борбених спортова и борилачки уметник
Posts about police history with special emphasis on St. Louis police history.
Пре читања Гангс оф Ст. Лоуис: Људи поштовања од Даниела Ваугха, Знао сам и писао о Роберту Криду и његовом брату Томасу који су убили Ст. Полицајац Лоуиса Георге Геислер на Дан вјештица 1920. Оно што нисам знао је да је Роберт Крид био члан Кукавице, ултра насилна криминална организација 1920-их. Роберт Цреед је био
Фебруара 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Лоуис. 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. Одељење Луј полиције. When the bank association turned over the
On January 7, 1903, Свети. 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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Свети. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, или 1904 Свети. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Лоуис, 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,
У среду, Мај 9, 1900, Други дан Ст. Луј Трамвај штрајк, залутали метак убио Франк Лиебрецхт. Френк Лиебрецхт, Шпанско-амерички ратни ветеран, је гледао штрајк митинг на углу Финнеи и Н. Тејлор авенији. Током митинга, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a
Џорџ Колинс, други пљачкаш банке укључене у Унији, МО пљачка банке на дан 26, 1902, покушао да побегне СТ. Луј Затвор у јануару 1904. Поред рада са осталим затвореницима на прави рупу у зиду затвора, 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. Одељење Луј Метрополитан полиције. 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. On January
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, Свети. 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. Септембар 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. Луј Трамвај Штрајк 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, њихове жртве су биле младе и привлачне
Свети. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 Свети. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Лоуис’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, Свети. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Holy Joe” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or