Tag: 警察歷史

在閱讀《聖幫》之前. 路易: 丹尼爾沃 (Daniel Waugh) 的《受人尊敬的人》, 我知道並寫過羅伯特·克里德和他的兄弟托馬斯謀殺聖. 聖路易斯警官喬治蓋斯勒在萬聖節當天 1920. 我不知道羅伯特·克里德是布穀鳥幫的成員, 1920年代的極端暴力犯罪組織. 羅伯特·克里德是

On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. 路易. 起初, 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. 路易警察局. When the bank association turned over the

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

週三, 五月 9, 1900, 聖的第二天. 路易斯電車罷工, 流彈打死弗蘭克Liebrecht. 弗蘭克Liebrecht, 西班牙 - 美國戰爭老兵, 看著罷工集會在芬尼和N的角落. 泰勒大道. 在集會期間, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a

喬治·柯林斯, 參與聯盟的第二個銀行搶劫犯, 在十二月MO搶劫銀行 26, 1902, 企圖逃跑的聖. 一月路易斯監獄 1904. 除了與其他囚犯在做一個洞在監獄的牆上工作, 他還安排了獄警已經鋸走私到他. 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. 路易·警視廳. 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. 一月

During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, 聖. 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. 在9月 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. 路易電車罷工 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. 令人驚訝, 他們的受害者年輕且有吸引力

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