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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.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880
Item Number: 454634
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 26
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454634
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Escaped prisoners
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Counties - Butler
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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