The Washington bee., 1906-12-29
ODD PHOTO ALBUM
BOOK WHICH CONTAINS ONLY
PICTURES OF THE HUNTED.
Likenesses of Men with Record for
Misdeeds Kept in Unique coIlec-
tion at Detective Hesdquar-
ters in Chicago.

Chicago. - The gtrangest photo.
graph album in Chicago is what is
known as BILLY" Lothart's Big
Book" None of Lothart's friends has
his picture in this mysterious book.
When a person is represented there it
is pretty certain mat he has killed
some one, has ruI away with money,
escaped from the penitentiary or has
been lost or stolen The odd thing
about this book is that a picture goes
in whether the original does or does
not care. Besides all this, it's pretty
hard for a man to stay in Chicago
without getting into jail if his pic
tUre is in the book.
Big, thick, canvas covers and mys-
terious looking printing ol the back
make "Billy" Lothart's album an OBJ
ject Of pious interest at the central
detective Offices in the city hall. Be.
tween those covers there is the queer
est lot Of pictures ever seen in one.
book, excepting, possibly, in an anna
teur snapshot fiend's collection. But
these are pictures every one Of which
tells a story; a sweetheart slain,
trusted employees defalcation, the
murder OF an enemy, the theft OF
thousands Of dollars. These are
some of the little tales retold by the
sketches that fill the heavy pages.
And there are thousands of pictures
and sketches, too, with more coming
in every day.
This collection contains the photo
graph of Paul o. Stensland, with de
scriptiOns and rewards printed in
seven different languages. That pic
ture is now considered obsolete. Any
how, there are others with rewards
which aggregate large sums.
Robert L. Dix. who escaped from
the Jefferson county Jail az Birming
ham, Ala. is worth $500 to the man
who finds him. William "Bossie"
Francis, the alleged murderer Of Miss
Mary Henderson, near Columbus,
Mo, has a reward of $3.50 offered
for his capture. The state of Missouri
agrees to pay $500, the county court
$500, the city of Columbus 500, and
even his dead BODY viii bring $500.
For evidence that any white or black
person aided him in the deed $500
more Will be paid. If it can be proved
that he was harbOred, fed supplied
with money or helped to travel, the
informer will get $50. Besides all
this a special reward of $1,000 viii
go to anyone who proves that per
sons have libelOusly connected the
name of ". c. Hyatt with the muT-
der.
Michael Liebel disappeared from
his home in Erie, Pa, according TO
this cosmopolitan book, and the one
who finds him alive will get the snug
little sum of $1,000 The story of s.
New York elevated railway wreck is
told by one circular which bears the
picture Of Paul Kelly, a mOtOrman,
who is alleged to have disregarded
the signals. His possession, says the
circular. is worth $500 to the city's
police. The picture Of an intelligent,
bright looking young man, William
Robert Vice. serves as the guide post
for search instituted by the Union
Pacific railroad Gambling is said to
have caused the already wealthy Vice
to embezzIe thousands Of dollars from
his employers and hide from place to
place after the posting of a $1,000 re-
ward for his capture
The person of the murderer Of Sol
Bardenheier, who was found dead at
blooming Grove, Wis, is good for a
$500 reward the minute he is cap
tured. Tom Jones' escape from the
Colorado state penitentiary will cost
that state 5000 if he is caught. So it
goes on through the list OF new fugi-
tives and old ones whose activities
have made them wanted by the pO-
lice. From Maine to California, men
with a record of misdeeds behind
them are represented in this Chicago
Photograph album and their faces are
eagerly scanned day after day until
the word comes that they are in jail
or dead.