The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-16
RASCALLY RECORDS.
POINTS PICKED UP FROM PEELERs.


of Crimc--The Dusty Archives OF
Sin Oyerhnuied-Nen Who arc
wanted" for Murder. Theft md
other slisdceds-1iufc Evidences of
Misery Made 10 Tell Their Tale for
critic" Readers.
CRITIC reporter tho other day dived into
tho dusty depths of the records that arc pre-
served at Police Headquarters, the vast colloc-
ton OF circulars and letters offering rewards
for, and describing the foul deeds OF, number
less criminals. In tho old files there were
many hidden secrets OF sensational interest,
and numerous descriptions OF the most daring
and revolving crimes. While the majority of
the letters told OF the deeds Of the
CrooIts. Thieves and Wascais
who lnfest this country, some were from for
eign lande. one offered q reward OF fl,200
for the apprehension OF an English mall-rob-
her; another urged the arrest OF daring
thief who cut from Its frame and stole q coll
lossal painting from a residence at Lancaster
Gate, London; still another offered f60O for
recovery OF the body OF the Earl OF Crawford
and Balcarres, stolen from the family vault
at Aberdeenshlre.
An immense yellow poster displays numer.
Gus wood.cuts OF the Iewelry stolen month or
two since from Lord Trevor, while another
presents the portrait OF Axel Leonard Aim, n
from the Swedish malls n package containing
10000 crowns and made his escape 10
America.
Finy-two Portraits of Hardened
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wall,eu ny scotiauu harus Urhauolt an9 ,
photograph OF Buris Girgovoritsch, wanted In
Russia for the larceny OF 5000 roubles.
ne mos, % t oSes s vi nouno p pro-
Offering $1,000 for tho arrest of T. ]. Navln,
mayor OF AuIlhh, Mich, VINO, tnougn ne mas
scarcely reacneu nlhnnoou, uosconuel III MAY
sv nu oon US y,n NUN h US possioioo i inc
city % iuhus ulohs WIN MN.
Charles v. Hand, an ambitious thief, who
enueaVoreu 10 stem ms Welsht n diamonds
IRON u new a9rk urn, Is Iiiiln9rtailzeu IN the
s9liec.loh' anu l,DeIai reWaru Is ouereu LOT
ms arresl; Ihe uescriP,,ion gives cle en- III
ue4 70 ms cnaracter Wneu IL says; he Is
wei, known among inea.rca, pSopio, utaInonu
ueaiers anu paWhprohers, aln WIS me pro-
Prletor o, ,Ie mustang pohies that trot'ou NJ
'e l,,.. ia NJ a,,y..,
samuel NJ. slahioru,
"A BOSTON Preacher,
with n Puritanic cast OF countenance. left tho
Huh on account OF "business troubies" and
the police are DESTROYS of his return.
A large number of circulars, Offering re-.
wards for fugitive murderers, are preserved,
among them card from the Chief OF Police OF
philndelphla onerlng S0oo tor me delivery In
the Mayors ONCE OF BENJAMIN Alien, bernard
McSlahon, or Little Dan, FOR zach OF whom the
rsangman Is TmpatientIy Waiting.
Ono thousand dollars reward Will be paid
for tho man who murdered samuel Clurson. Mt
tho historic Valley Forge. and tho lnrge hand
biz displays photographs Of tho articles
dropped by the unknown assassin.
ono Thousand four hundred dollars IA walt.
inc for tho cantor Of d. n. Ardan' who shot
Viewing McCafrery in cold blood in the streets
Of Chester Mass one OF tho most surprlsinp
Of the notices concerning murderers Is one
that offers 81 900 for tho apprehension of Har-
rison PAGE. who terminated the careers OF
three opponents I'm a hand.to.hand altercatIon
and one OF tho most Impressive describes d
murder by n negro giant. measuring six feet
seven inches In height and SUITABLY propor.
toned.
Next in Interest
after tho murderers, and almost as numerous,
are the rewards for the recovery OF missing
men who are believed to have fallen victims to
foul play, and among these are J. p. Harkes,
who disappeared from Grafton, w. Va; II. A.
Shoneman, wealthy New Yorker, who has
fallen heir since his disappearance 10 for
tune IN Germany, and various others VINO nave
'an,s a NJ, uue nrv ~ cr,minois whnse nor
,ita aia .no ,Sa co,lact,nn very iaree por
r contsgee are cnnodence mon. emSezzlers p md
desnnttcrs. neariy Mi Of whom ware snn5osad
| ~ ha honest wnrjoht man n II Erev anent 4
| ,vaei IN pnf,ain same time a%o dnring whi,,
lime he PASSED
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Drhts y" NY .hieu h""Aer
| In New YORK on every BANK IN the city, and
when he left he carried about $4,000 with
| him and brought shower OF circulars anu q
corps OF uctcctlveb uIter MN, Dut mas not Deen
seen since.
WILDER hnisepy, VINO, by MS portrait, ap
pears 10 DC ABOUT ~, sRippeu Win INC iunus o.
cleveland store, Tor which no was book
| keeper, and sought the protection OF the WILD
| West.
| The cause OF MS lall may, perhaps, DO founo
In the paragraph OF the circular which state!
| that he VIII WISH billiard ana gampllnt
rooms, and II In funds visit tho girls and buy
wine.
the Town treasurer anu TOWN treasury o
| Everett, Mass, disappeared simultaneously
some months ago, ana large reward was OF
fered
John w. Hail. retired New York merchant
was given thirty Sl,Ooo bonds Tor safe'keeplng
and II caughtwll DO
Committed TO the Penitentiary
Tor tine same purpose. George stuart embezzlet
portion OF Brooklyn's school fund ana Is still
at large; and SO on az mHmhum me CASE
might pc commenced upon.
MOI me least interesting OF the innumerablt
varieties OF crime are those
Ia Which women Figure,
and tho attention ia inyoluntarily drawn to tn,
portrait OF a lovely maiden or a stately womaI
among the piles Of murderers. confidence man
swindiera. safeblowers escaped prisoners nnt
other dangerous characters, An instanc,
is one giving a description and photograph o
h.. - :, 4. .