1894 · [no place of publication stated]
by [Pinkerton National Detective Agency]
[no place of publication stated]: Pinkerton National Detective Agency, 1894. Very Good. 4 x 2 5/8 inches. Photograph affixed to card. On rear is paste-on "Form 55-2-'92-1 M" with printed form on verso with inked in attributes. Several penciled notations. A touch of rubbing to the image. Writing on verso dark and easily readable. Details the arrest of Joseph L. English in Des Moines Iowa in April 1894.
"Fakes, Grafts, and Swindles Exposed" by Col J. Alfred McCurry (1899) connects Joseph L. English with Karl Becker and his gang. "A Rare One.—Karl Becker Was the Premier in His Branch of Villainy.—A Mighty "Jim the Penman." documents the gang (truncated)
"Fakes, Grafts, and Swindles Exposed" by Col J. Alfred McCurry (1899) connects Joseph L. English with Karl Becker and his gang. "A Rare One.—Karl Becker Was the Premier in His Branch of Villainy.—A Mighty "Jim the Penman." documents the gang (truncated)