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MURDER $1,000 Reward
(WILLIAM S. BULL, Superintendent of Police. BUFFALO, N. Y., 1902-07-07) Bull, William S.
MURDER
$1,000 Reward
About 11.25 P. M., June 28, 1902, Austin J. Crowe was killed in his place of business by four unknown men. Austin J. Crowe conducted a grocery and saloon at the corner of Chicago and Fulton streets, this City, and on the evening of June 28th had closed his grocery and gone into his saloon for the purpose of closing his day's business. Four men, unknown, entered the saloon and ordered drinks, which were furnished by Crowe. From a tenant occupying rooms over Crowe's saloon, it is learned a dispute occurred as to the payment for the drinks. Crowe, who was a courageous and athletic man, and never known to have had trouble in his saloon, ordered the men to leave his place, and undoubtedly endeavored to eject the meu from his saloon. Several shots were fired; three of the men escaped from the saloon through the door, the fourth man by jumping through the window carrying glass and sash with him.
A short time previous to the murder of Crowe four strangers were seen in another saloon in the immediate vicinity of Crowe's place, and it is supposed they are the four men who murdered Crowe. One description of the four men is as follows: All smooth faces, twenty-five to twenty-eight years old; all wore dark clothing; fairly well dressed. Two wore derby hats and two soft slouch hats, one of which may be a Fedora. Two men about five feet ten inches tall, and two about five feet six inches tall; all medium build.
Another description gives one of the men as being twenty-seven years old, five feet seven inches in height, 155 to 160 pounds, smooth face, wore brown coat and slouch hat dented in the center; no collar; another of the men ·was twenty-eight years old, about 155 pounds, smooth face; another twenty-eight years old, about 155 pounds, black clothes, black slouch hat; fourth man no clear description.
Still another description of the four men seen in the saloon neat· the scene of the murder is as follows: All between twenty and twenty-five years old, smooth faces; one has a very slim, paleface, the youngest one a tough looking face, resembles a pugilist; three of them were fairly well dressed in dark clothes; two wore Derby hats, the other a soft hat and the fourth man a p;ray checked coat and vest, somewhat shiny or greasy, black pants and black soft hat which had four dents in it.
The Common Council of the City of Buffalo in their regular sessions June 30th and July 3d,1902, adopted a resolution requesting the Mayor to offer a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderers. ln compliance with the resolution of the Common Council of the City of Buffalo, I hereby offer a reward of $1,000 for the identification, arrest and conviction of the murderers of Austin J. Crowe, under the following conditions:
$500 REWARD for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the
murderers.
$500 REWARD for the arrest and conviction of the murderers upon information furnished through the Department of Police of the City of Buffalo, or
$I,OOO for the arrest and conviction of the murderers independent of information furnished through the Department of Police of the City of Buffalo.
Address All communications to
WILLIAM S. BULL,
Superintendent of Police.
BUFFALO, N. Y., July 7, 1902.
ERASTUS C. KNIGHT,
Mayor
Suitable Reward. A suitable reward will be paid for information of the whereabouts of one WILLIAM. ABBEY
(JAS. M. VAN RIPER, Chief of Police, Bexar County, San Antonio, Tex., 1902-07-18) Van Ripper, James M.
Suitable Reward.
A suitable reward will be paid for information of the whereabouts of one
WM. ABBEY,
who left San Antonio on the 18th day of July 1902.
DESCRIPTION.
He is 36 years old but looks younger: smooth shaven; has sharp nose, light brown hair, blue eyes; is 5 feet 10 inches high; has cork leg below left knee, two gold teeth, one in front, the:' other on one side and shows plain when talking. His nail on index finger of right hand is defective from cut. When last seen, he wore dark gray clothing with small stripe, black shoes with large eyelids. Has been to Salt Lake City and Denver, Col Will likely be found around gambling houses, or with some woman, or both, or in saloon business.
If located wire at my expense.
JAS. M. VAN RIPER,
Chief of Police,
Bexar County,
San Antonio, Tex
$25 Reward. Three persons wanted for forgery
(GRANT HALE, Sheriff. Dodge City, Kansas, 1902) Hale, Grant
$25 Reward.
Three persons, one man about 5ft Sin high, weigh 155 pounds, dark complexion, smooth face, dark hair, dark clothes, soft black hat, one man 5ft 7in, light complexion, light sandy bait, little light mustache of two weeks growth, new black coat sprinkled with gray, soft light hat, weight 125 pounds, one woman, small, dark complexion, dark hair, dressed in white dress trimmed in black and had a new grey skirt with her. They had three umbrellas and
a light-colored leather hand grip with them. They will go into a
town and stop at some rooming house or cheap hotel and claim· to be carpenters or plasters or some other mechanics and then they will pick out some contractors name of the town and then procure some blank checks and make them out for about a week’s work and sign the contractors name and go to the merchants of the town and buy some small articles and offer the check in payment and get balance in cash. They will dress as the job that they claim to
work at, but they never work. They will do their work on Saturday after supper so as to have 'till Monday to make their escape. They worked Hutchinson, Kansas, on July 26, and Dodge City on August 2. They gave names as C. Davis, Lewis Hilgerband, C. Lewis, F. W. Lewis, and Dodson. They left here August 2nd. for La Junta, Colorado. Notify your business men to look out for them. They may all dress as men or as above stated or in new clothes.
Keep a lookout for them. Are wanted for forgery. Above reward for arrest and delivery to me in any jail.
GRANT HALE, Sheriff. Dodge City, Kansas
$50.00 REWARD. SHAWNEE, OKLA., August 8, 1902
(Joe M. Adams CHIEF OF POLICE, Shawnee, 0. T., 1908-08) Adams, Joe M.
$50.00 REWARD.
SHAWNEE, OKLA., August 8, 1902
For a man named J. H. MURRAY, who is wanted for forgery at Shawnee, 0. T. Height 5 feet 9½ inch s, weight155 lbs., aged 40 years, hair red tinged with grey, complexion light, red mustache, freckled neck and hands, eyes light gray, slightly "knockneed," a good talker, represents himself as cement contractor on sidewalks, etc., also represents himself as a general stone and brick contractor. Arrest and wire at my expense,
Joe M. Adams
CHIEF OF POLICE,
Shawnee, 0. T.
Or, A. T. Brown,
Shawnee, 0. T.
$400.00 Reward! WANTED, FOR MURDER!!
(J. J. CLEMENTS, Sheriff of Madison County, Nebraska., 1902-07-04) Clements, J. J.
$400.00 Reward!
WANTED, FOR MURDER!!
$400.00 reward will be paid for the apprehension of William J. Alexander, who murdered and robbed Charles Hall at Madison, Neb., on July 4th, 1902.
His description is as follows; Age about 30 years; about 5 feet 7 inches tall; weight about 150 lbs.; dark complexion; brown hair; blue eyes; smooth face; drinks some and frequents saloons, gambling, and sporting houses.
If arrested or located communicate immediately with the undersigned.
J. J. CLEMENTS,
Sheriff of Madison County, Nebraska.