Tag: Petty Crimes
Vintage Detective Story: Mrs. Evelyn Romadka’s Scandalous Downfall, 1907
Story Summary: The high-society wife of a millionaire trunk manufacturer undergoes an unspecified operation, which alters her personality (or so it is claimed). In 1907 she runs away to Chicago where she falls in love with a black man. To keep him happy, she works as a maid for a string of wealthy Chicago families. […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2017 under Short Feature Story.
Tags: 1900-1919, Love Triangle, Petty Crimes, Vintage Detective Stories, Women
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Mug Shot Monday! Lemuel Hawkins, veteran, baseball player, federal prisoner, & accidental gunshot victim, 1895-1934
Lemuel Hawkins, Auto Theft (Federal), 1931 Lemuel Hawkins (October 2, 1895 – August 10, 1934) was an American first baseman in Negro league baseball. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago Giants and Chicago American Giants from 1921 to 1928. He was 5’10” and weighed 185 pounds. In 1931 he was arrested for […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2016 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1930s, African American, Petty Crimes
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Mug Shot Monday! Bert Martin, Horse Thief, 1900
Bert Martin, Horse thief, 1900/01 In October 1900, ranch hand Bert Martin went on trial for stealing horses in Springview, Nebraska, the county seat of Keya Paha County. During his trial, he was supported by his wife and step-child, as well as his widowed-mother. On October 13, he was found guilty and sentenced to serve […]
Posted: March 28th, 2016 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1900-1919, Nebraska, Petty Crimes, Women
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Mug Shot Monday! Jake Vohland, Chicken Rustler, Poultry Pilferer, 1931
Since this is the week of thanksgiving, I wanted to work in a thanksgiving type crime. The best I could do was this poultry pilferer from 1931. Credit: Nebraska State Historical Society In 1931, during the depths of the Great Depression, Jake Vohland attempted to steal chickens from Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Stubblefield […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1930s, Nebraska, Petty Crimes
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Mug Shot Monday! Charlie Johnson, 1949
Charlie Johnson was a career criminal who was arrested in Washington D.C. on January 11, 1949, for pick-pocketing. He was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $200. He was born in 1895 in Kansas City, Missouri, and his criminal record dates from 1917. His record states he was living in New York City […]
Posted: June 8th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1940s, Petty Crimes, Washington DC
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