New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-02-13
Bad Record For Gen. Ward.

The disappearance of Gen. Ward of Grand
Forks leaves a broad smile on many faces
also some crestfallen politicians in the james
river valley who have been making combina.
tons with him. His senatorial ambitions
are known as it is believed promises were
given and received which would have made a
strong candidate for one of the North Da-
kota senatorships. About a month since a
stranger made his appearance here and re-
manned several days. He was detective,
claiming to be in the employ of an Eastern
agency. Before leaving he confessed to the
chief of police his mission-that he was look
ing for one Saul Oakly Crawford, alias A. B.
Wadsworth, recently from Spokane Falls.
He left the following circular with the police
here, who have since been on the lookout for
Gen. Ward, who has been here half a dozen
times since. An excellent likeness of Ward is
printed on the circular, showing him With a
mustache, which has since been shaved off,
The circular reads:
One hundred and twenty five dollars reward
for any information which leads to the ar
rest of Samuel Oakley Crawford, alias Eugene
Samuel Bauvier, Eugene Bonner, E. r.
Bannerton, Morris Bennatean, Manor
Horace Oakley Ward, Arthur Wood, W.
D. Wood. Arlington Buckingham Wads-
worth or any other name or combination of
the above. Has been a lawyer, banker, politi-
cal orator, real estate operator. spiritualist,
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bigamist and confidence man generally. Has
operated as an expert in New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts,, Ohio Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Texas, Utah, Kansas, California. West
Virginia, Georgia and Washington Territory
Is wanted on a $4,000 forgery on an indict-
ment for larceny after trust and for money
obtained under false pretenses; also, on a bail
bond surrender; has five living wives and
three daughters, respectively aged eight,
twelve and twenty years Two wives have
procured div orces on the ground of desertion
He is about forty-eight or fifty years
old; five feet seven inches or over;
lao to $50 pounds, varied by his bleeding
at the lungs; without beard when last seen
Usually he has a good-szed grayish mus
tache, slightly clipped in front, with upward
curling ends; dark grayish hair, brushed
smoothly well down on the left temple and
parted diagonally just over the outside edge
OF the right eye and worn of a medium
length; steel blue, .greyish and expressive
eyes; he occasionally wearing eyeglasses;
fluent and easy Jalker; socially Inclined with
fine address; well informed and selfpoised;
neat dresser, claims great intimacy with
prominent public men and exhibits first-class
credentials from high officials under their
respective seals; claims to have been wounded
during the late war by a fragment of
shell upon the calf and thigh of the same leg
ing slightly lame or knock kneed He had
scar or mole on his right side near the fourth
rib, with another scar on the left side about
midway between his elbow and shoulder:
wears about a No. shoe and No. s glove;
was a private in Company B, Fifth New York
heavy artillery in 1S64-5; smokes the best
OF cigars; had an expensive diamond ring on
the third finger, a valuable gold watch at
tached to a small neck chain and carried q
peculiar spear-headed cane; has loaded re-
volver and vial of alleged poison on his
person or near his hand. He served one
sentence of three years, but states. that he
will not be taken alive; is boastful, cunning
and cowardly; has been in Canada several
times, and in Europe once. When despond-
ent through ill-health, or impecuniosity.
he threatenes suicide; can shed copious
crocodile tears, and bleeds freely from his
lungs whenever the occasion requires: never
omits an opportunity to visit Young Mems
Christian unions. His manner is devout or
devilsh by turns, but always suave and
sympathetic: unprincipled butnot dangerous
or physically wicked. Please locate early
and keep under surveillance Telegraph at
once to SIMPSONS Legal and CONNER
cial Agency, Boxes Boston, Mass. Please
place this where most likely to cause Craw-
ford's apprehension.