Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
ODD PHOTO ALBUM
BOOK WHICH CONTAINS ONLY
PICTURES OF THE HUNTED.
Likenesses Of Men with Record for
Misdeeds Kept In Unique CoIIec-
ton at Detective Headquar.
ters In Chicago.

Chicago. - The strangest photo
graph album in Chicago is what is
known as BILLY" Lothart's Big
Book" None of Lothart's friends has
mis- picture in this mysterious book.
When person Is represented there 1t
is pretty certain that he has killed
some one, has run away with money,
escaped from the penitentiary or has
been lost or stolen. The odd thing
about this book Is that 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 on 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 story; a sweetheart slain, a
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.
ntyNo fhn nh Tn
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 at Dirming
ham, Ala, is worth $1,000 to the man
who finds him. William Bessie"
Francis, the alleged murderer of Miss
Mary Henderson, near Columbus,
Mo-, has 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 will bring $500.
EOt CNtuClioC thdL ally NDhIt vi DldCh
person aided him in the deed $500
more will be paid. If 1t can be proved
that he was harbored, fed, supplied
with money or helped to travel, the
informer will get $3.50. Besides all
this a special reward of $1,000 will
go to anyone who proves that per-
sons have libelously connected the
name of w. c. Hyatt with the muir
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
New York elevated railway wreck is.
told by one circular which bears the
picture of Paul Kelly, 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 a search instituted by the Union
Pacific railroad. Gambling is said to-
have caused the already wealthy Vice
to embezzle 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
5000 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 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