Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-02-07
WHITTIER Is HE DRIFTING!
The Newspapers say Gen. Ward Of
Grand Forks has Disappeared
"A Pollce Circular.
,romnaratlve Cost of Growing
Wheat in North Dakota and
Southern Michigan.

nakota's Big Hotels LaMoure
County Farmers Meet on
February 9th.
$25 REWARD.
The sensational reports in the St. Paul
and Minneapolis papers concerning the
disappearance of Gen. A. B. Ward of
Grand Forks, took the acqualntanees of
that gentleman here completely by sur
prise today. "Gen." Ward made many
admirers here last summer during the re-
nublican convention when he eloquently
championed his measures and sat down
npon other men and measures in most
effective way. He was favorite from
the start, and if the reports are true has
acted q part most admirably, and fooled
all the old timers in Dakota who knew
him.
The following circular sent to Chief of
Police Ford, has been lying around his
Office for several weeks, and read by a
good many who little dreamed that the
distinguished gentleman referred to was
one of Dakota's most prominent and pol
ished politicians whose friendship was
being courted, and whose influence
feared. A cut of the man wanted, ap-
pears in corner Of the circular, and it is
claimed to greatly resemble Gen. Ward.
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This picture shows the face with heavy
mustache, which the Dakota gentleman
has had recently shaved clean.
Some time last summer The Alert re-
celved private communication from
Spokane Fells, w. T., which gave'a de-
scriptlon of the way a certain party had
skipped out; deserting wife and leaving
many creditors to mourn. The letter
also stated that the party had located in
Dakota but gave no name. The name
he went under in Spokane, was A. 3.
Wordsworth. The following is the police
circular referred to:
.s $500 REWERDssssss
For any information which leads to the
arrest Of
Samuel Oakley Crawford,
ALIAS
Eugene Samuel Bouvier Walton,
Major Eugene Bouvier,
Eugene Bonner,
e. r. BannertOn,
Mons. Bennateau,
Major Horace Oakley Wood,
Arthur Wood,
w. d. Wood,
Arlington Buckingham Wadsworth.
or any other name, or combination OF the
above. Has been q lawyer, banker, po-
litical orator. real estate operator, spirit
ualist, iterateur, mining speculator, and
organizer, bigamist, and confidence man
generally.
Has operated as an expert in New
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Ohio,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, Utah, Kansas,
California. West Virginia, Georgia and
Washington territory.
Is wanted on $4,000 forgery, on an in
dictment for larceny after trust, and for
money obtained under false pretenses,
also on bail bond surrender. Has five
living wives, and three daughters, res
pectively aged eight, twelve and twenty
years Two wives have procured divorces
on the ground of desertion.
Is about 48 TO 80 years; 5 #. In. or
over; 14O to $50 pounds, varied by his
bleeding at the lungs; without beard
when last seen. Usually he has good
sized grayish moustache, slightly clipped
in front, with upward curling ends. Dark
grayish hair, brushed smoothly, we'll
down on the left temple, and parted!
diagonally, just over outside edge OF
right eve, and worn of a medium length.
Steel blue. grayish and expressive
eyes, (he occasionally wearing eye glasses)
perfect teeth, showing plainly when
speaking: fluent and easy talker; social
" inclined, with fine address; well in
formed and self poised.
Neat dresser; claims great intimacy
with prominent public men. and exhibits
first-class credentials from high officials,
under their respective souls
Claims to have been wounded during
the late war, by fragment OF a shelf
upon the calf and thigh OF the same leg,
1eft?) which gives him the appearance
of being slightly lame or knock -kneed.
He has 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 q No. 8 glove.
= - Was private IN Co. B, 5th N. 7 heavy
artillery, in 1864 and IS; smokes the best
Of cigars; had an expensive diamond ring
ON the third finger; q valuable gold watch
attached to small link neckchain, and
carried peculiar spear headed cane.
Has loaded revolver and vial OF al
legged poison on his person, or near his
hand. He served one sentence OF 3 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 despcndent,
through i'll health, or impecnneosity, he
threatens suicide. Can shed copious
crocodile tears and bleed freely from his
lungs, whenever the occasion requires
Never onits an opportunity to Young
Men Christian Union-ize his victims, IS