The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-27
Arthur HOuSer Adds Another t
Long List of Crimes.
He Killed Man in Omaha, Ne
braska, October Is.
MANY REWARDS FOR him
He's Man Who TerrOriZed To-
peka Last Winter.
Most Dangerous Criminal at
Large in the West.

Arthur Hous err, formerly OF Topeka,
and enc of the most cunning and de-
generated criminals that has ever
matched wits with the police of doz-
en- western cities. has added a murder
to the long list of crimes with which
he is charged, accoI ding to informa-
ticn received by members of the Shaw
nee county she-iff's force from
Omaha.
The picture of Houser has been
identified as that Of the man who
killed w. H. Smith of Omaha OCTOBER
16. Details of Smiths murder are
lacking III the communication received
by Topeka officials. Six hundred dol
lars reward for Houser, or information
reading to his capture, is offered by
H w Dunn, the Omaha chief of po-
lice. In Omaha, Houser went under
the alias of Arthur Hanson, according
TO the Information in the bands of the
sheriff.
Wanted in Other Places.
Houser is wanted in many cities,
including Topeka, Denver. Wichita.
Kansas City, St. Louis and Oma ma
Reward after reward has been Offered
for his capture. Rewards from differ
ent places run high into four figures.
Rouser * wanted in Topeka for as
sault ana robbery.
His picture has been Identified as
that Of the man who held up Alvin
near Willow park January II, 1918,
robbed Lawson and at the point of a
gun forced Miss Dickinson to submit
TO alleged :ndignities. He is suspect
ed and wanted as being the man who
engineered a similar crime against
Miss Rose Shroyer and a man named
Woods in Topeka in August, 1914
\ Desperate Man.
Houser is known by the Topeka po-
lice to be a dangerous and desperate
man. He escaped from the Colorado
convict camp at Canyon City Novem-
her >. 1913. and since that time he has
operated all over the west. Dozens OF
times police and sheriffs have nearly
had their hands on the hunted man
Dozens Of times has he managed to
slip cunningly from beneath their very
fingers.
Here is the way Arthur Houser is
classified by cards and circulars sent
out from the Shawnee county sher-
ifs office and from the local ponce
Headquarters:
'Houser's practice is to visit public
parks or places where young couples
may be found, impersonaung an off,
Ger, committing robbery, ana then
committing an unprintable Offense
against the young lady at the point or
a gun Similar crimes have been COM
Initted by him in various places
HouSer is absolute demon in any COM
munity and his apprehension is i'm
perative Descriptions: About y to
so years; about feet inches; about
165 to 175 pounds; prominent nose;
blue eyes; smooth shaven; Gaping
mouth. prominent nose; heavy build !;
Scotch-American, scar center back OF
head, right wrist, right elbow. right
knee and left knee. Carries flashllght
and blue steel revolver He works
some as a teamster and drayman-
Hangs around Salvation Army halls
some-S3OO reward here"
In Kansas City.
The last that was heard of HouSeT
before the Omaha crime, he was oper-
ating in Kansas City, it is alleged. The
Kansas City police utterly failed TO
capture a cunning degenerate answer
ing his description who hid in the
underworld during the day ard
proWled along unfrequented and
sometimes frequented streets at night,
engineering robberieS and unspeakab!s
crimes AGAINST Young women.