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C. B. Anderson and M. J. Forman
1911 – Reward poster for the capture of two men who “held up and robbed” the registered mail carried by a Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway train
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$225
Item Details
Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway, 1911, Unbound
Very Good
This poster, titled “One Thousand Dollars Reward”, measures 7¾” x 11”. It was jointly issued by C. B. Anderson, the Post Office Inspector at Austin, Texas and M. J. Forman, the inspector at Houston. In nice shape with mailing folds and a little edge wear.
It reads in part:
“The postal car in train six, M. K. & T. Ry., leaving Houston, Texas at 8:35 p.m., August 16, 1911, was held up and robbed of registered mail between Houston Heights and Eureka, Texas by two masked men, who assaulted and threatened the life of the clerk. . .. Descript of robbers as follows:
“No. 1. Height, about 5 feet 8 inches; weight about 170 pounds; age, about 40 years; . . . complexion, face and hands sunburned . . . carried a nickel-plated, 45 caliber revolver, with six-inch barrel: wore light blue clothes . . . of cheap material, showing much wear; and shabby, dark, soft hat with narrow brim and crown slightly crushed.
“No. 2. Height, about 5 feet 9 inches; weight about 165 pounds; age, about 40 years build not as heavy as No. 1; dress same as No. 1, but no revolver or pistol shown. . ..
“The United States offers a reward of One Thousand Dollars for the arrest and conviction of any person, in any United States Court, on the charge of robbing the mails while being attached to a railway train. . ..”
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