(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Chicken Thief Flew the Coop By Jim Potter Click to enlarge image One-cent postcard sent to Sheriff at Wellington, KS, postmarked April 1, 1908, from Winfield, KS. My WANTED postcard offers a reward of $25 for the arrest of John Hawkins. He escaped from the Cowley County, Kansas, jail in Winfield the night of March 31, 1908. Hawkins, who had many aliases, was one of three men who had been convicted of … [Read more...] about Broke Jail – John Hawkins – $25 Reward
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Broke Jail – James O’Brien – Pronounced Morphine Eater
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Broke Jail - James O'Brien - "Pronounced Morphine Eater" For a few reasons, this is one of my favorite REWARD or WANTED postcards from my collection: 1) the escape took place in (Great Bend) Kansas; 2) the wanted picture of James O’Brien is not printed on the postcard, but is an actual photograph pasted to the card; and 3) a portion of the description of the fugitive advises he’s “a very pronounced morphine … [Read more...] about Broke Jail – James O’Brien – Pronounced Morphine Eater
WANTED FOR MURDER – JOE FORNELL – $50 REWARD*
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) WANTED FOR MURDER - JOE FORNELL - $50 REWARD By Jim Potter Today I’m examining a murder that occurred in Ringo, Crawford County, Kansas, the night of March 5, 1921. Unlike a lot of crimes, this one was solved quickly, but it took three months to locate and arrest the fugitive, Joe Fornell. I learned of this crime years ago when I purchased a REWARD or WANTED postcard to add to my collection. Here is … [Read more...] about WANTED FOR MURDER – JOE FORNELL – $50 REWARD*
