Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-17

ameter IL inches below left eye.
No. 16 Brown pin-head mole over cia-
vicular end
No. II. Light brown pin-head mole, 11a
inches inner side
No. 1s Light brown mole. 1sx1-16. 1 inch
below clavical % from accromial end.
No. ~. Ciasped hands. 1X3l2, in blue, .
inches below fold of elbow.
No. %. Brown pin-head mole, inches be-
low nipple.
No. 81 Letters "F. w. F." with rays
above and bar beneath in blue ink, 2x2, 1l2
inches below fold of elbow.
No. 80 Seven--ointed star. 2 inches in
diameter. inches below preceding.
No. 2i. Blue dot, 1-16x1s 3 inches below
clasped hands.
No. ~. Oblique lineal scar, 81 of an inch
long, 4 above outer superior angle of
patella.
No. -. Crecentric scar. y inch long, outer
side of proXinal phalanX.
Other Particulars.
The circular announced the offer of a re-
ward of 5000 for the capture of the fugitive,
who is described in the paper as Frank
William Funk, alias Fink. alias Wilson,
alias Nicholson, alias Bald, and reads:
He entered the home of William H.
Brooks an old white man, whom he killed
with an ak, and afterward assaulted Mrs.
Brooks with the same weapon and stole
several hundred dollars. Funk was born in
Northumberla county, Pennsylvania; is a
carpenter by trade; is white; twenty-six
years old: five feet eight and one-fourth
inches high in bare feet; fair complexion;
medium light color hair; weighs about 10
pounds; blue-gray eyes: Roman nose: prom
inent cheek bones; large, protrudtng ears;
smooth face can raise small mustache or
light beard; has long, looping walk swings
his arms. When last heard from represent
ed himself as Edward Bald, the profession
al bicycle rider. He also claims to be a
prize fighter, and when in conversation with
any person speaks of his large muscles and
asks them to feel how hard they are; tells
of the large sums of money he has wen at
horse racing. Is a light drinker: seldom
uses tobacco; CANDLES on horse races, and
associates with lewd women; wherever
found is likely to be living with a woman.
He has been arrested several times for
passing worthless checks for small
amounts. Has relations at Matteawan, N
J.; Pittsburg, Pa. Altoona, Pa; this city,;
a wife in Laurel, Nd, and one in Philadel-
phia. Pa. These diagrams show the various
marks on his body shown when he was
examined for the army.
Should you have any one under sus-
picion of being Funk, please cause his ar
rest and compare scars and marks on body
with those as shown by cuts below, and no
mistake could be made as to his Identity"
In conclusion the circular says:
This man is a Geserter from the United
States army, q bigamist, a thief and muir
derer; also Il forscr; is likely to be arrest
ed any time for q criminal offense, more
especially forgery. Please cause diligent
inquiry to be made for this man, and if
found arrest and telegraph.
The Circulars Mailed.
An order was given the printer for 100000
circulars and about 10000 envelopes. Mem
bers of the police force have worked day
and night on them for several weeks, and
the last box of them was mailed yesterday.
Those intended for the far west and south
west We're sent first, and the others follow
ed, as it was desired that all should be de-
livered about the same time.
The posting of these circulars, it was
hoped would get the fugitive on the move
anu every stranger reaching a small town,
the police knew, would have to account
for himself. although the reward was only
$500. In addition to covering every town,
city and county in the United States, ar
rangements were made to have officers of
other countries put on the alert. The de-
partment arranged to have the army Off
Gals in the Philippines receive copies of the
circular, and Cuba and Porto Rico were
not forgotten. This was the biggest under
taking OF it's kind in the history of the local
police department.
Funk's Crime.
Frank William Funk, who has many
aliases, committed one of the most afro
cous crimes ever recorded on the books of
the local department, and it was not his
fault that he did not kill two persons in
stead of one. His victims, as printed in The
Star at the time, We're two elderly people,
William ii. Brooks and his wife Martha.
Robbery was his motive. The exact amount
taken by him is not known, but it is in evil