Tag: Історія поліції

Before reading Gangs of St. Луїс: Men of Respect by Daniel Waugh, I knew and wrote about Robert Creed and his brother Thomas murdering St. Louis Police Officer George Geisler on Halloween Day 1920. Що я не знав, що Роберт Крід був членом банди зозуль, надмірно насильницька злочинна організація у 1920-х роках. Robert Creed was the

On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Луїс. Спочатку, 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. Департамент Louis поліції. When the bank association turned over the

The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, або 1904 Вулиця. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Луїс, 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,

On Wednesday, Може 9, 1900, the second day of St. Louis Streetcar Strike, a stray bullet killed Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, a Spanish-American War veteran, was watching a strike rally at the corner of Finney and N. Taylor Avenue. During the rally, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

Джордж Коллінз, Другий грабіжник банків бере участь в Союзі, MO пограбування банку грудня 26, 1902, намагався уникнути St. Луї Тюрма в січні 1904. Крім роботи з іншими ув'язненими на зробивши отвір в стіні в'язниці, 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. Департамент Луї столичної поліції. 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. Січень

During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, Вулиця. 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. Вересень 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. Луї Трамвай Страйк 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. Дивно, їхні жертви були молодими та привабливими

Вулиця. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond would be primarily responsible for the security of the 1904 Вулиця. Louis World’s Fair. Prior to the fair opening in April 1904, Desmond played a critical role in St. Луїс’ boodling investigation. During his boodling investigation, Вулиця. Louis Circuit Attorney Joseph “Святий Джо” Folk indicted City Councilman Charles Kratz for taking bribes or