Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Pearson, Jack and Phil
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880
Level of Description: Folder
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 26
Unit ID: 454634
Space Required/Quantity: [Not stated]
Title (Main title): Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : Pearson, Jack and Phil
Scope and Content
Scope and content: A letter from Butler County Attorney E. N. Smith informs Kansas Governor St. John of a murder that happened in their county by two men, Jack and Phil Pearson, and that one of the men have escaped. In the letter from E. N. Smith, he provides the Governor with a short description of Jack Pearson and asks for a reward to be offered for the capture of Pearson. A separate letter from the Sheriff of Butler County asks Governor St. John to offer a reward of $500 for the capture of Phil Pearson, the brother of Jack Pearson, as he assisted in the murder that occurred on June 18, 1880.
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| 027-04-02-04 |
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Agency Classification:
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Kansas State Agencies. Governor's Office. Specific Administrations. St. John, John Administration.
