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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : McCoy, John M,
Date: 1879
A letter from M. S. Sprouts of Kingman, Kansas writes to inform Governor St. John of the events that unfolded during the arrest and capture of John McCoy, Sprouts also…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : McClain, R.G. (George)
Date: 1880-1882
Letters from citizens of Hutchinson, Lawrence, Kingman, Topeka as well as other cities in Kansas ask the Governor to offer a reward for the arrest of Robert G. McClain. McClain…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : McClarney, Patrick
Date: 1879-1881
Letters to Kansas Governor St. John concerning the criminal Patrick McClarney, who is accused of the murder of John W. Jones. Many of the letters request the Governor offer a…
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Crime & criminals: reward papers : Jones, James
Date: 1879
This series of letters are pulled from the correspondence files of Kansas Governor John Pierce St. John. They are about the murder of James M. Cotton and the criminal James…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Jennings, William
Date: 1879
A letter from Allen County Attorney, W. H. Slavens, informs Kansas Governor St. John that he has enclosed a copy of information filed against William Jennings. Jenning’s is accused of…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Howard, Bill
Date: 1879
A letter from Attorney J. H. Sallee writes to inform Kansas Governor St. John of the Sheriff’s reward for the arrest of George Tevebough, who goes by the alias name…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Henson, Dan
Date: 1879
A letter from George E. Terry informs Kansas Governor St. John he knows the whereabouts of Dan Henson, who is accused of the murder of a citizen in Comanche County,…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Gwinder & Simpson
Date: 1880
Letters to Kansas Governor St. John concerning the criminal Robert Simpson, who is accused of the murder of Charles Gwinder. There are several letters from various individuals who claim the…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Goltra, Joseph W.
Date: 1879-1880
This file includes letters from citizens of Anderson County to Kansas Governor St. John requesting that the Governor offer a reward for the capture of Joesph W. Goltra, the late…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Edington, William & Hannah
Date: 1882
A letter from W. R. Cowley informs Kansas Governor St. John of the death of an individual assaulted by William and Hannah Edington. In Cowley’s letter, he requests the Governor…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Daulton, Charles & Fuller, James
Date: 1882
A letter from W. R. Cowley requests Kansas Governor St. John offer a reward for the arrest of James W. Fuller for the assault of an officer, with an intent…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Burks, James & Walters, Samuel
Date: 1882
A news paper clipping of Kansas Governor St. John’s Proclamation for a reward for the capture and arrest of James Burks and Samuel Walters, who are accused of the abduction…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Bird, J.W.
Date: 1881-1882
This file includes a Proclamation from Kansas Governor St. John for the arrest and conviction of the persons involved in the robbery of a store in Topeka, Kansas, the proclamation…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Bedford, Henry and Garten, John
Date: 1880
Letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to the criminals Henry Bedford and John Garten. Bedford and Garten are accused of murder in Barbour County, Kansas. This file includes…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Beal, L.D.
Date: 1882
These are letters to Kansas Governor St. John regarding Lorenzo Dow Beal. According to the documents L.D. Beal was a criminal who stole cattle. The individuals in these letters inquire…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Barker, James & Jones, Robert, (alias Triplett)
Date: 1879-1880
Letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to the criminals Robert, James, and Jones Barker also known as Triplett. The Barker Triplett’s are accused of a robbery and murders…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Bandle, George
Date: 1880
A letter from Joseph Dillon of Lakin, Kansas writes to Governor St. John regarding information that will lead to the arrest of George Bandle, in the letter he asks the…
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Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Burke – Wilkerson
Date: 1879-1882
Letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to rewards offered for the capture of various criminals in Kansas. One letter asks for a reward for the capture of John…
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Crime & Criminals: Miscellaneous : List of Returned Warrants
Date: 1879
A list of returned warrants on file in the Execution office for the arrest of fugitives including amount’s due and names of parties to whom the amount should be paid…
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Crime & Criminals: Miscellaneous : Report of Pardons granted
Date: 1879-1880
The following is a report of pardons granted by Kansas Governor St. John in 1879 and 1880. The report includes the date, name of convicted person, county, crime, and the…
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Crime & Criminals: Miscellaneous : Report of Commutations of Sentence
Date: 1879-1880
The reports in this file are related to Kansas Governor St. John granting commutations of sentence to specific individuals convicted of a crime. Commutation of sentence is when a reduction…
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Crime & Criminals: Miscellaneous : Hillmon Case
Date: 1879-1882
A letter from Ed. Russell informs Kansas Governor St. John that John W. Hillmon has committed murder and asks the Governor to use public funds to determine if there has…
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Crime and criminals: miscellaneous: bender case
Date: 1879-1882
This series of letters are pulled from the correspondence files of Kansas Governor John Pierce St. John. They are about the murders in Labette County, Kansas involving the Bender Family,…
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Crime & Criminals: Miscellaneous : Bancroft Case
Date: 1879-1881
A letter from E. P. Bancroft provides Kansas Governor St. John details of his arrest, trial, and conviction. In the letter Bancroft asks the Governor to pardon his remaining term.…
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Crime and criminals: extradition papers: requisitions on Kansas by other states: Wisconsin
Date: 1882
This series of letters are pulled from the correspondence files of Kansas Governor John Pierce St. John. The letters contain information about other state’s requests about warrants, financial information, arrests,…