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Repository: Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University
Location: Harvard Law School Library, Special Collections
Call No.: HOLLIS 004386789
Creator: Wood Detective Agency.
Title: Records, 1865-1945.
Quantity: 14 boxes
Abstract: The collection comprises correspondence, clippings, case notes, photographs and notes relating to cases that the Agency investigated, as well as brief accounts of famous historical crimes and criminals and some photos and materials dating from the founder's career as a member of the Boston Police Force.

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Historical Note

James Rodney Wood, Sr.

• 1838
  • b. 12 August, Brookfield, Vermont; son of Lucius and Juliette Wood
  • m. Mary Collins of Gardiner, Maine, Susan A. Hale of Haverhill, Massachusetts; children: James R. Wood Jr., Maud Wood Park, Gertrude L. Dean.
• 1865
  • February, appointed member of the Boston Police Force
• 1879
  • Resigned from Boston Police Department
• 1879
  • Established first private detective agency in New England
• 1914
  • d. 28 September

James Rodney Wood, Jr.

• 1908
  • Succeeded father in detective agency
• 1939
  • Retired
• 1948
  • d. 19 November

Scope and Content

The Records of the Wood Detective Agency span the years 1865-1934. The collection includes accounts, articles, biographies, cartes-de-visite, case notes, correspondence, clippings, photographs, speeches, statements, tintypes and wanted posters. The main body of the material relates to criminals and criminal activities occurring in the United States, particularly New England.

The written collection of James Rodney Wood, Sr. provides first hand encounters with criminals including Chastine Cox, Dr. David Razer Brown and Jesse Pomeroy. The photographic material in the collection offers glimpses at both the criminal and victim. The subject of abused children is well documented in the collection, with over fourteen photographs depicting young "padrone slaves," who were Italian immigrants forced into a form of slavery that existed in Boston between 1878-1881.

The materials of James Rodney Wood, Jr. consists mainly of typewritten notes on various crimes that occurred in the United States and abroad, from 1778-1934. The collection offers a wealth of information in the form of statements, biographies and accounts on over four hundred cases, criminals and notable personalities. The biographical materials retained by James Rodney Wood, Jr., found in series five of the collection, offers an invaluable perspective into the lives and interests of both Wood Jr. and Sr. The photographs of the James Rodney Wood, Jr. offer visual documentation of over twelve murder scenes taken from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Included among the scenes are: the Hayward murder of Winthrop, Maine (1925); the Gerrish murder of Amherst, Maine (1924); and the Broadwell Murder of Barre, Vermont (1919). Additional material in the photographic collection includes ballistics readings, handwriting analysis and portraits of infamous murderers such as Jesse Pomeroy, Russell Noble and Byron Pettibone.

The original order of the collection is unknown. The present arrangement was imposed after the Harvard Law School Library acquired the collection.

Series Description

• Series 1: Cases of James Rodney Wood, Sr., 1865-1885Items include criminal accounts of over twelve cases, one piece of correspondence, one business card, and office letterhead from the detective agency. The materials date back to the period of Wood's activity with the Boston police force and continue through his work with the detective agency he founded. The accounts, written by James Rodney Wood, Sr., provide descriptive insight into the city of Boston during the later half of the nineteenth century and offer valuable first hand views of criminal investigations. Cases featured include the murder of Gaspar Ferry by Joe Gileo and John Bameloo (1869), the murders of Kate Curran and Horace Millen (Melon Boy) by Jesse Pomeroy (1874), and the murder of Mrs. Hull by Chastine Cox (1879).
  
• Series 2: Photographs from the case files of James Rodney Wood, Sr., 1879-1889 Boxes 2,3 Includes photographic and paper materials, most of which are Albumen Print Cartes-de-visite and Cabinet photographs. Due to the distinct subject nature of the materials, the photographs from the case files of James Rodney Wood, Sr. have been subdivided into the following three sub-series:
  
  • Subseries AContains photographs, wanted posters and miscellaneous paper objects. Most of the material is comprised of photo-portraits of criminals and suspects. A noteworthy connection between three images within this sub-series centers on the murder of Jennie E. Cramer of New Haven, Connecticut (1881). Images include photo-portraits of Asa Curtis, responsible for finding the body (2-37); James Malley, murderer (2-70); and Blanche Douglas, who was tried as an accomplice (2-68). The ordering system for the following was based on the numbers appearing on the reverse side of the each object, handwritten in pencil. It is believed that the materials were donated to the Harvard Law School Library as part of a scrapbook and the numbers verify the order in which they were found. Gaps between numbers do exist.
    
  • Subseries B: Photographs of the "padrone slaves." The "padrone slave" was an Italian man, woman or child that was brought to the United States under the agreement with the Padroni, or "employer" who would receive their wages for one to three years. A minimal pittance was earned for jobs that included selling newspapers, flowers and fruit; shining shoes; begging, and prostitution. In the 1880's, with the aid of philanthropic and political organizations, this padrone system ended. Iorizzo, Luciano John. Italian Immigration and the Impact on the Padrone System. (New York: Arno Press, 1980) 75.
    The seven photographs reveal young boys in groups or alone, posing with furnishings or musical instruments. Evidence revealing the years of padrone activity is shown through the Prescott & Whiting, stamp on the reverse side. This studio was listed among A Directory of Massachusetts Photographers , as being active between 1877-1881. Steele, Chris and Ronald Polito, Researchers. A Directory of Massachusetts Photographers 1839-1900. (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1993) 111.
    
  • Subseries C Contains unidentified or unnumbered photographs and miscellaneous paper objects from James Rodney Wood, Sr. Most of this material documents the injuries of children that have been severely beaten or killed.
    
  
  
• Series 3: Cases of James Rodney Wood, Jr.,1919-1921 Box 4 This series provides an in-depth look at two of the cases investigated by James Rodney Wood, Jr.: The Lucina Broadwell Murder of Barre, Vermont (1919) and the murder of George "Cider" Brown of Hill, New Hampshire(1921). The material includes typed and handwritten criminal accounts, descriptive material about the suspected murderer, twenty statements taken from interviews, and a postmortem examination. The bound version of the Brown case was numbered as volume two by the Harvard Law SchoolLibrary when the collection was acquired.
  
• Series 4: Accounts and clippings compiled by James Rodney Wood, Jr., subject matter covers 1778-1928 Boxes 5,6 Newspaper clippings of "True Detective Stories from the New England Police Annals" which were presented daily by the Boston Evening American and the Boston Sunday Advertiser. The stories detailed crimes from 1778-1928 and featured writers such as Win Brooks, Francis P. "Tip" O'Neill, John W. English, James J. Smith, Paul Whelton and Fred Perkins. The clippings are numbered 1-118. Gaps between numbers do exist.
  Box six contains one scrapbook (37.5 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm., 148 leaves). The scrapbook is comprised of newspaper and magazine clippings dating from 1926-1931. The clippings are arranged in chronological order by subject. Clippings featured within the scrapbook include the murder of Katherine McGrath Clarke; historical events of 1928; the death of Elihu B. Turner; the Thelma Smith case; the attempted escape from prison of JessePomeroy; the murder of Edworth G. Ham; the murder of Louise Gerrish; the murder of Aida Hayward; and the death of Chelso Arrigoni.
  
• Series 5: Biographical Information of James Rodney Wood, Sr. and Jr., 1904-1989 Box 7 This series features speeches, interviews, essays, clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous publications that offer insight into the life, interests and work of James Rodney Wood, Sr. and Jr. Materials include obituaries; comical biographies; speeches; correspondence; an essay on General Lafayette; three booklets entitled: The Judge's Sign Manual, The National Counterfeit Detector, and Post's Junior Detective Corps; and a three page document on the history and the purpose of the detective agency.
  
• Series 6: Photographs from the case files of James Rodney Wood, Jr., 1908-1939Boxes 8-10 The bulk of the material, which make up Sub-series A, were previously housed as volumes thirteen and fourteen. Comprised of over 170 photographs, the volumes offer visual documentation to the crimes and criminals investigated. Every effort has been made to preserve the information that the original method of housing provided. The photographs remain in the order in which they were found with the exception of select recognizable photos that have been restored to what is believed to be the original order. The headings denoting case or subject replicate the original paper sheet, which separated the photographs. These dividers can be found within the first folder of box eight. The photographs of volumes thirteen and fourteen remain mounted to the cloth backing material that was used for support within the two ring, leather covered binders. The photographs average 8 x 10 inches in size. The remaining photographic material, Sub-series B, is comprised of staff member photo-portraits of the Wood Detective agency, unidentified individuals, and police officials.
  
  • Subseries A: Consists of visual documentation of the crimes investigated by James Rodney Wood, Jr. featuring studies of over fourteen crime scene photographs, portraits of infamous criminals and murder victims. These photographs compliment the written materials of series three, four and five. Some of the more famous cases include the Hayward murder of Winthrop, Maine (1925); the Gerrish murder of Amherst, Maine (1924); and the Broadwell Murder of Barre, Vermont (1919).
  • Subseries B Comprised largely of photo-portraits. Most of the portraits are staff members of the Wood Detective Agency, with additional photographs featuring unidentified individuals and police officials.
• Series 7: Criminal accounts and articles compiled by James Rodney Wood, Jr. Boxes 11-14 The final series in the collection offers the broadest range of written material. Over three hundred accounts and articles highlight crimes, criminals and miscellaneous notables from 1816-1934. It is believed that these materials were copied from various publications printed between 1928-1934. Although it has not been verified, the initials and date following at the end of each item suggests a citation of the author and the newspaper in which the article was originally printed.
  

CONTAINER LIST

• Series 1: Cases of James Rodney Wood, Sr.,1865-1885
  Series note: Items include criminal accounts of over twelve cases, one piece of correspondence, one business card and office letterhead from the detective agency. The materials date back to the period of Wood's activity with the Boston police force and continue through his work with the detective agency he founded. The accounts, written by James Rodney Wood, Sr., provide descriptive insight into the Boston Police force and the city of Boston during the later half of the nineteenth century. This material provides valuable first hand views of Wood's experience with criminal investigation.
  • 1-1 Accounts of Criminal Investigations, 1865-1879.
  • 1-2 to 1-3 The arrest and conviction of John Slattery, thief, 1870. 1-2 copy one, 1-3 copy two.
  • 1-4 The murder of Gaspar D. Ferry by Joe Gileo and John Bameloo, 1869.
  • 1-5 The pursuit and capture of Dr. David Razer Brown, murderer, 1873.
  • 1-6 The capture and arrest of Frank Hill for the theft of $8000, 1874.
  • 1-7 The arrest of Abraham Jackson for forgery, 1875.
  • 1-8 to 1-9 The murders of Kate Curran and the Melon boy by Jesse Pomeroy, 1874. 1-8 copy one, 1-9 copy two
  • 1-10 Robbery of Barre Vt. Bank, 1875.
  • 1-11 The robbery of Ephraim Otis.
  • 1-12 The arrest of Caroline Miller and Mam Reddigate, shoplifters, 1877.
  • 1-13 The arrest of Michael Kurtz for silk robbery, 1877.
  • 1-14 to 1-15 The murder of Mrs. Hull by Chastine Cox, 1879.1-14 pages 1-9, 1-15 pages 10-18
  • 1-16 One business card for " Wood and Ham Detective Agency; one fragment of letterhead dated 8 February, 1885 and one full piece of lined letterhead, for " Wiggin and Wood Detective Agency; and one piece of correspondence from " Department of Police and Excise, Bureau of Police." to "Mr Wood" dated "Brooklyn, Wed Jan 17th 1878."

• Series 2:Photographs from the case files of James Rodney Wood, Sr.
  Series note: Contains photographic and various paper materials from 1879-1889. Most of the objects are Albumen Print Cartes-de-visite and Cabinet photographs. Due to the distinct subject nature of the materials, the photographs from the case files of James Rodney Wood, Sr. have been subdivided into the following three subseries:
  • Subseries A
    • 2-1 to 2-82 Photographs, wanted posters and miscellaneous paper objects. Most of the material is comprised of photo-portraits of criminals and suspects. A noteworthy connection between three images within this sub-series centers on the murder of Jennie E. Cramer of New Haven, Connecticut (1881). Images include photo-portraits of Asa Curtis, responsible for finding the body (2-37); James Malley, murderer (2-70); and Blanche Douglass, who was suspected of being an accomplice (2-68).
      The ordering system for the following was based on the numbers appearing on the reverse side of the each object, handwritten in pencil. It is believed that the materials were donated to the Harvard Law School Library as part of a scrapbook and the numbers verify the order in which they were found. Gaps between numbers do exist.
      • 2-1 Unidentified woman: Poisoner. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: "Ryder, 72 South Salina Street, Syracuse, N.Y."
      • 2-2 Unidentified man: Her Accomplice (of Poisoner). Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: "Ryder, 72 South Salina Street, Syracuse, N.Y."
      • 2-3 500 Reward!! Wanted Poster for " Mr. Charles Delmonico." Poster (27 x 17 cm.). 1841.
      • 2-4 Wanted! Fugitive from Justice!! J.B. Coulter Poster (24.2 x 15.4 cm.). "New York,Dec. 18th, 1883."
      • 2-5 Warner L Hatch of Hatch Lithograph Co, Drowned. Ink on paper (5.4 x 10.2 cm.).
      • 2-6 "Publication Office of the Police Gazette, Franklin Square.Richard K. Fox, Publisher and Proprietor." Dated: "New York, Oct. 22 (?) 1883." Signed: " V. Gribayédoff, Special artist & editor." Correspondence (20.3 x 12.7 cm.).
      • 2-7 Ryan. Pencil on paper (6.7 x 9.8 cm.).
      • 2-8 Oliver C. Perry, Ferry St, Troy NY. Photograph, ink on paper (9.7 x 5.5 cm.).
      • 2-9 Unknown man murdered and placed on RR Track South Norwalk, Conn. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-10 John Leonard - Safe burglar. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.). Photographer: " C.P. Cutting, Lee, Mass."
      • 2-11 Michael Roche, Burglar, New York. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-12 George Burke, Burglar, Ohio. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-13 Mrs. Mike O'Rourke, Utica NY. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-14 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-15 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-16 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-17 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-18 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-19 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-20 Sam Pine, Thief and Raper of Miss Stocum., Westchester Co. N.Y. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-21 Unknown Pickpocket. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.3 cm.). Photographer: [name obscured], Middletown, Conn."
      • 2-22 Rose Clark Ambler (Murdered) Stratford, Conn. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-23 Mrs. Wm. E. Scoville. (Wife of forger). Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: " J. Ludovici, New York and Newport."
      • 2-24 William E. Scoville, Forger. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 2-25 $500 Reward! Arrest John Joseph McMahon for Embezzlement. Poster (24.2 x 16.2 cm.).
      • 2-26 Chas. Crosby Sheriff of Fairfield Co. Conn. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.). Photographer: "Ritton Photo., Danbury."
      • 2-27 Unidentified woman. Oval photograph mounted on paper (photograph: 3.9 x 3cm.; paper 5.8 x 4.9cm.)
      • 2-28 James Burns alias Boyle, Bowen, Burglar and Sneak Thief. Photograph (9 x 5.5cm.).
      • 2-29 "$100 Reward Escaped Forger. Arrest Edward R. Marshall, alias A.C. Wilson, alias Al Wilson, (picture above), born in the State of Louisiana." Poster (24.5 x 18 cm.). Chicago, Ill., July 5, 1884.
      • 2-30 Justice Booth. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8cm.). Photographer: "Ramsdell,297 Chapel Street, New Haven, Conn."
      • 2-31 Matty Malone, Burglar. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-32 Ea. P. Timmons, Burglar. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-33 Unidentified man. Tintype (9.3 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-34 Michael Kurtz alias "Sheeny Mike." Burglar. Paper frame (11.6 x 16 cm.).
      • 2-35 Matty Malone Burglar Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: "?race, Dundee, ? [edges cut]."
      • 2-36 Alan Pinkerton, Founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agencies- N.Y.,Philadelphia, and Chicago. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 2-37 Asa Curtis, Finder of body of Jennie Cramer. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.) Photographer: " F.A. Bowman, 83 Chapel Street., New Haven, Conn."
      • 2-38 Leo Goldschmidt, European Embezzler. Oval shaped photograph (9.6 x 6.5 cm.).
      • 2-39 Phoebe Brush, Murdered at Stratford, Conn. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-40 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-41 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-42 Horace Hovan, alias Little Horace Sneak. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-43 [?] mmi Hinckley, Forger. Paper frame (12 x 8 cm.).
      • 2-44 Wm Carroll. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-45 Preston Hovan, Sneak Thief. Photograph (8.8 x 5.5 cm.).
      • 2-46 Levi E. Jarrard, Forger and Defaulter. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-47 Foster, Forger. Tintype (9.6 x 6.3 cm.).
      • 2-48 This is the best likeness of Foster - Forger. Paper frame (two pieces: 9.5 x 7.9cm.; 11.7 x 8cm.).
      • 2-49 Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Va. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-50 Unidentified man. Tintype (9.4 x 6.2cm.).
      • 2-51 Cashier for NY. Paper frame (11.3 x 7.9 cm.).
      • 2-52 Edgar J. Harris, Cashier, N.Y.I.R.R. Piece of paper. (11.7 x 7.8 cm.).
      • 2-53 James Smith alias Chip Smith Executed in New Haven, Conn Sept 1st 1882 for the murder of Chief of Police Daniel J Hayes of Ansonia, Conn. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-54 Nathan Orlando Greenfield, Copyrighted Dec. 2d, 1879, Wife muderer, Syracuse, NY. Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4 cm.). Photographer: "[imprint obscured] Artists, Weiting [?] Block, Syracuse, N.Y."
      • 2-55 Dominion Detective Agency, and Secret Service Bureau. John Fahey, Manager 214 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. Wanted poster for " W.H. Hall" and " Robert Fox." (25.7 x 20.6 cm.)
      • 2-56 Axe-cut hat worn by John H. Schulte murdered by Wm. Bucholtz. Cabinet photograph (16.2 x 10.5 cm.).
      • 2-57 Pistols found by the body of John Henrich Schulte Murdered by Bucholz. Photograph (9.8 x 12.1cm.).
      • 2-58 Pickpocket, George Harrison alias John Barry, Inspectors Office, Boston, Mass. Carte-de-visite (9.7 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-59 Unidentified man. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: "WM. Notman & Son - Montreal."
      • 2-60 Wm Bucholz. Murderer of J.H. Schulte at South Norwalk Conn. Carte-de-visite (10.3 x 6.2 cm.).
      • 2-61 Ed Hurlburt. Tintype (10.6 x 6.5cm.).
      • 2-62 $100 Reward Is offered for the arrest and detention of Thomas Little, alias Jones, alias Watson, alias Pat Cairns. Wanted poster (18.7 x 13.7 cm.). Photograph (6.35 x 4.1 cm.).
      • 2-63 James Barton, Sneak, Pickpocket. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.35 cm.). Photographer: " C. L. Moore successor to [image obscured] Springfield, Mass."
      • 2-64 James Johnson, Alias Jersey Jimmy. Newspaper clippings (10.8 x 5.4 cm.).
      • 2-65 "Enclosed card must be exhibited at the Police line and Jail entrance, and surrendered when required, It will admit only the person whose name is written theron." Ink on paper. (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 2-66 F.P. Bernard (?). Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: "WM. Notman & Son - Montreal, 1876."
      • 2-67 John L. Harley, pickpocket.Carte-de-visite (10.2 x 6.4cm.). Photographer: " C.L. Moore, Successor to [image obscured] Springfield, Mass, Established 1857."
      • 2-68 Copyright 1881 by Blanche Douglass. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-69 "$250.00 Reward will be paid for the arrest or information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of Harry Moor and Ida Moor, his wife; whom are charged with the Murder of Elizabeth Andrews, in this city on or about August 3rd, 1883." Postal card (12.7 x 7.6 cm.)
      • 2-70 James Malley. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-71 Unidentified boy. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-72 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-73 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4 cm.).
      • 2-74 Arrest for Burglary and Grand Larceny. Wanted Poster for " Wes Allen." (25.4 x 16.2 cm.). " Pinkerton's National Detective Agency."
      • 2-75 Major Azor H. Nickerson. U.S.A. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8cm.). Photographer: " C.M. Bell, 459, 461, 463 & 465 Penn Avenue, Washington, D.C."
      • 2-76 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4 cm.). Photographer: " P.S. Ryder, S. Salina Street. Syracuse, N.Y."
      • 2-77 Unidentified man. Carte-de-visite (10.5 x 6.4cm.).
      • 2-78 Chas. Rugg, Murderer of Maybee Family. Cabinet photograph (10.2 x 6.4 cm.). Photographer: "Silkworth, Photo. 261 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, E.D."
      • 2-79 "53 yrs, 5 feet 7 or 8, heavy large build, weighs about 190 lbs, fair and ruddy complexion, grey hair from sandy in parts and middle, grey moustache as in photograph" Typed on sheet of paper (11 x 17.5 cm.).
      • 2-80 Circular NO. 2, $1,000 Reward! Arrest Charles Ammi Hinkley. For forgery and embezzlement. Wanted poster (23.8 x 17.8 cm.). "New York, June 2, 1884."
      • 2-81 The Tristanes Murders of a Baker at White Plains N.Y. Resident in Momor(?) Street N.Y. Shot in January 1887. (10.8 x 6.4 cm.) Photographer: " John Rosch White Plains, N.Y."
      • 2-82 Unidentified man. Photograph (12.7 x 8.3 cm.).

• Box 3 - Folder
  • Subseries B
    • 3-1 to 3-8 Photographs of the "padrone slaves."
      The "padrone slave" was an Italian man, woman or child that was brought to the United States under the agreement with the Padroni, or "employer" who would receive their wages for one to three years. A minimal pittance was earned for jobs that included selling newspapers, flowers and fruit; shining shoes; begging and prostitution. In the 1880's, with the aid of philanthropic and political organizations, this padrone system ended.
      

      Iorizzo, Luciano John. Italian Immigration and the Impact on the Padrone System. (New York: Arno Press, 1980) 75.
      The seven photographs reveal young boys in groups or alone, posing with furnishings or musical instruments. Evidence revealing the years of padrone activity can be provided through the Prescott & Whiting, stamp on the reverse side. This studio was listed among A Directory of Massachusetts Photographers, as being active between 1877-1881.
      

      Steele, Chris and Ronald Polito, Researchers. A Directory of Massachusetts Photographers 1839-1900. ( Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1993) 111.
      • 3-1 Giovanni Billeria padrone slave of Giacario Girard, 127 North Street, Boston, Mass. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.) Photographer: "Prescott & Whiting, 7 Tremont Row, Boston."
      • 3-2 Vincentio Capsuto, Luigi Lagratte Guiseppe Lagratte and Dominico Sargo padrone slaves of Antonio Videtti and Fransesco Diamond (Chinaman Frank) 24 North Street, Boston. Luigi Lagratte 7 years old sent home to Italy at the padrone expenses. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: "Prescott & Whiting, 7 Tremont Row, Boston."
      • 3-3 Angela Fabaldi slave of Paullo Matro 127 North Boston, Mass. Rescued and sent to Italy. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.) Photographer: Prescott & Whiting, 7 Tremont Row, Boston."
      • 3-4 Nich. And Bernard Gingerado slaves of Angela Antonio and Antonio Briglia 27 Eastern Ave, Boston, Mass. Cabinet Photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.) Photographer: Prescott & Whiting, 7 Tremont Row, Boston."
      • 3-5 Antonio Guiffo, slave of Antonio Videtti and Francisco Diamond, Otherwise known as " Chinaman Frank" 124 North Street, Boston. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.) Photographer: "Prescott & Whiting, 7 Tremont Row, Boston."
      • 3-6 Antonio Oletto padrone slave of Angela Antonio and Antonio Briglia, (brothers) of Eastern Ave. This boy was sent to New York as a witness against Briglia & Bro., (who are old offenders) should they be taken. Photographer: "Prescott & Whiting, 7 Tremont Row, Boston."
      • 3-7 Vicentio Oligano - 2 - Pitts St, Photographed as a suspected Padrone slave - Jan 1880. Cabinet Photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-8 Antonio Tuscany and his son Pietro Tuscany of Eastern Ave. Boston. Photographed as suspected padrone slaves. July 1879. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
  • Sub-series C
    • 3-9 to 3-29 Consists of unidentified or unnumbered photographs and miscellaneous paper objects from James Rodney Wood Sr. The bulk of this grouping documents the injuries of children that have been severely beaten or killed.
      • 3-9 Sheriff's Office of the City and County of New York, June 14, 1877. $1,000 Reward. Wanted poster for " William Conners." (25.4 x 19.7 cm.).
      • 3-10 George A. Hamlin Age 30, 5 foot 9, Complexion, Thos. F. Gerraylily Inspectors Office. Cabinet photograph (15.2 x 10.6 cm.). Photographer: "Warren's Portraits, 465 Washington St, Boston."
      • 3-11 " Chauncy Johnson, Sneak Thief." Ink on paper (3.2 x 7 cm.).
      • 3-12 " Orlando C. Moyer & Company, certified Public Accountants, 201 Devonshire Street, Boston." Envelope. (9.2 x 18.1 cm.). Addressed to " Mr. James R. Wood, 26 Commonwealth Terrace, Allson, Massachusetts."
      • 3-13 " William Porter, Burglar." Ink on paper (2.9 x5.9 cm.).
      • 3-14 "Spring 1841 9/8, New Spring Fancies 52 yds N." Engraving mounted on board. (11.43 x 14 cm.)
      • 3-15 Unidentified boy with bandaged head. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8cm.).
      • 3-16 Unidentified boy with marks on his face and chest. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-17 Unidentified child. Photograph reveals bruised back and legs. Cabinet photograph (10.8 x 16.5 cm.).
      • 3-18 Unidentified child. Photograph reveals bruised back and shoulders. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-19 Unidentified child. Photograph reveals bruised chest. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-20 Unidentified child. Photograph reveals bruised head. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-21 Unidentified child. Photograph reveals bruised head (view 2). Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-22 Unidentified, deceased, young man. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.). Photographer: " R. Keefe, Union Square, Somerville, Mass."
      • 3-23 Unidentified girl. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-24 Unidentified man. Cabinet photograph (18.4 x 13 cm.). Photographer: "Purdy, 146 Tremont St. Boston, The Richmond."
      • 3-25 Unidentified man. "Case L., Pifer" Cabinet photograph (14.3 x 9.5 cm.).
      • 3-26 Unidentified men. Cabinet photograph (16.5 x 10.8 cm.).
      • 3-27 Unknown. Tintype (9.2 x 6.4cm.).
      • 3-28 J.R. Wood, detective. Photograph (1.6 x 7.6 cm.).

• Series: Series 3:Cases of James Rodney Wood Jr., 1919-1921
  Series note The material within provides an in-depth look at two of the cases investigated by James Rodney Wood, Jr.: The Lucina Broadwell Murder of Barre, Vermont (1919) and the murder of George "Cider" Brown of Hill, New Hampshire (1921). The material includes typed and handwritten criminal accounts, descriptive material on the suspected murderer, twenty statements taken from interviews, and a postmortem examination. The bound version of the Brown case was arbitrarily numbered as volume two by the Harvard Law School Library when the collection was acquired.
  • 4-1 to 4-4 Accounts of the murder of Lucina Broadwell of Barre, Vermont, 1919.
    • 4-1 Typed account of the murder of Lucina Broadwell
    • 4-2 Duplicate copy
    • 4-3 Typed account of the murder of Lucina Broadwell (pink paper).
    • 4-4 Handwritten account of the murder of Lucina Broadwell
  • 4-5 to 4-28 Accounts and statements on the murder of George "Cider" Brown of Hill, New Hampshire, 1921. [Originally V.2]
    • 4-5 Wanted for Murder. Notification and description of Fred J. (or G.) Cote, suspected murderer.
    • 4-6 Wanted for Murder. Duplicate copy
    • 4-7 Statements of Judge Fling and George B. Simmons
    • 4-8 Statement of Karl Gordon
    • 4-9 Statement of Ben Evans
    • 4-10 Statement of George Corey
    • 4-11 Statements of Everett C. Merrill, William Simpson and Mary McLane.
    • 4-12 Statement of Mr. Merrill's Wife
    • 4-13 Statement of Maurice McIvar
    • 4-14 Statement of Arthur B. Flanders
    • 4-15 Statements of Mr. White and Mark Nelson Charles
    • 4-16 Statement of Arthur L. Lambert
    • 4-17 Statement of Orvis William Kenney
    • 4-18 Statement of Harold C. Jones
    • 4-19 Statement of William C. Hazeltine
    • 4-20 Statement of Clark Braley
    • 4-21 Statement of Clarence N. Merrill
    • 4-22 Statements of John Bennett and William Hill
    • 4-23 Statement of Frank P. Kenney
    • 4-24 Statement of Alice Whitcher
    • 4-25 Statement of F.O. Brown
    • 4-26 Postmortem examination
    • 4-27 Brown Investigation pages 1-4
    • 4-28 Statement of Dr. Clara Israeli, State Pathologist

• Series 4: Clippings of the Cases of James Rodney Wood Jr.
  Series note: Series four spans the years 1778 to 1928. In box five, the materials compiled are newspaper clippings of "True Detective Stories from the New England Police Annals" which were presented daily by the Boston Evening American and the Boston Sunday Advertiser. The stories detailed crimes dating 1778 to 1928 and featured writers such as Win Brooks, Francis P. "Tip" O'Neill, John W. English, James J. Smith, Paul Whelton and Fred Perkins. The clippings number 1-118. Gaps between numbers do exist.
  • 5-1 to 5-73 "True Detective Stories from the New England Police Annals"
    • 5-1 Russell, Verna. Account of her murder by Eliot Hathaway. Written by Win Brooks.
    • 5-2 Linnell, Avis. Account of her murder by Rev. Clarence V.T. Richeson. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-3 Greene, Edith Louise. Account of Her Murder by Dr. Thomas F. Walsh. Written by Paul Whelton.
    • 5-4 Arsenault, Alice. Account of Her Murder by Paul Pappas. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-5 Hollis, Alfred N. (Police Officer). Account of His Murder by Stephen J. Hoppe 1927. Written by Arthur J. Quinn.
    • 5-6 Geary, Susan. Account of Her Murder by William E. Howard & Louis W. Crawford. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-7 Hayward, Aida. Account of Her Murder by Harry A. Kirby. Written by James J. Smith.
    • 5-8 Small, Florence A. Account of Her Murder by Frederic Small. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-9 Stewart, Marguerite I. Account of Her Murder by Frederick W. Knowlton. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-10 Broadwell, Lucina C. Account of Her Murder by George Long, 1925. Written by Paul Whelton.
    • 5-11 Ferneau, James H. Account of His Murder by Peter & John McLaughlin, 1927. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-12 Battelle Lafayette L. Account of His Murder by Michael Glasheen, 1927. Written by John H. Noonan.
    • 5-13 Shidlofski, Marciana. Account of Her Murder by John Shidlofski. Written by James H. Smith.
    • 5-14 Cusumano, Lena. L. Account of Her Murder by Frank Cusumano. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-15 Bailey, George E. Account of His Murder by John C. Best. Written by Paul Whelton.
    • 5-16 Rogers, Marcus. Account of Murder by Mary Rogers. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-17 Monagle, James A. Account of His Murder by Herbert Gleason. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-18 Mahan, Mary J. Account of Her Murder by John Tartar. Written by James J. Smith.
    • 5-19 Brown, Annie D. Account of Her Murder by William Brown, 1918. Written by Paul Whelton.
    • 5-20 Jordan, Honora. Account of Her Murder by Chester S. Jordan. Written by Frank McLean.
    • 5-21 Reiser, Joe (police officer). Account of His Murder by Harry C. Manster. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-22 U.S. Mail Robbery. Account of the Robbery by Michael Andrews, John Boyd & John Andrews. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-23 Blackstone, Martha B. Account of Her Murder by Bertram G. Spence, 1910. Written by John H. Noonan.
    • 5-24 Ross, Edward E. Account of His Murder by Edward C. Ross, 1928. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-25 Curran, Kitty. Account of Her Murder by Jesse Pomeroy, 1932. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-26 Vandenhecke, Cyrille. Account of Love & Murder, 1918. Written by James J. Smith.
    • 5-27 Sutton, James M. Account of His Murder by Harold D. White, 1923. Written by Thomas P. Phelan.
    • 5-28 Amesbury, Mrs. Walter R. Account of Her murder by husband 1909. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-29 Hallen, James D. Account of His murder by Benj. F. Turner 1921. Written by Arthur J. Quinn.
    • 5-30 Marsh, George E. Account of His murder by William Dorr 1914 Written by Francis P. "Tip" O'Neill.
    • 5-31 Scarpone, Michael. Account of His murder in North End by Mafia, 1922. Written by Frank McLean.
    • 5-32 Chapman, Dwight P. Account of His murder by Harry G. Baker, 1919. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-33 McCloud, Hattie. Account of Her murder by Jack O'Neil, 1897. Written by Paul Whelton.
    • 5-34 McKenna, Rose. Account of Her murder by Rolf Adams, 1921. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-35 MacDonald, Lillian. Account of Her murder by James Mitchell. Written by Arthur J. Quinn.
    • 5-36 Noble, David. Account of His murder by Dr. Ray Thiery, 1925. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-37 Zwicker, Gladys. Account of Her murder by Jerome Zwicker, 1930. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-38 Shine, Joe. Account of His escape from N.H. prison, 1925. Written by John H. Noonan.
    • 5-39 Cora J. Cullen. Account of Her Murder by Chris Cullen, 1930. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-40 Campbell, Mary Lyle McLean. Account of Her Murder by Cecil C. Campbell, 1922. Written by Henry L. Daily.
    • 5-41 Spiewok, Mary. Account of Her Murder by Antonio J. Szczepanek, 1917. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-42 Mills, Grace. Account of Her Murder by Joseph Foster Buckley, 1927. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-43 Trudeau, Joseph. Account of His Murder by Sidney Thorpe, 1933. Written by Arthur J. Quinn.
    • 5-44 Bagni, Louis. Account of His Murder by John Oliver, John Wall & Walter Souza, 1925 (?). Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-45 Kiley, James A. Account of His Murder by Herman Snyder, & John Donnelon, 1934. Written by James F. McEnaney.
    • 5-46 Fendell, William. Account of His Murder by Paul Smith, 1930. Written by James F. McEnaney.
    • 5-47 Account of Murder & Shooting in Jamaica Plain Bar by Russians, 1908. Written by Thomas F. Phelan.
    • 5-48 Trippi, Charles. Account of Shooting with Prison Guards, 1928. Written by Bill Shea.
    • 5-49 Clark, Pauline V. Account of Her Murder by Otto H. Lansen, 1922. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-50 Franks, Lillyan. Account of Her Murder by Abraham Goldenberg, 1931. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-51 Thomas & Simeon Sturtevant. Account of their Murder by Charles Sturtevant, 1874. Written by Thomas F. Phelan.
    • 5-52 Geary, Annie. Account of Her Murder by Tom Ducey, 1898. Written by Henry L. Daily.
    • 5-53 Hing, Ching. Account of His Murder by the Chinese Ting,1929. Written by Francis P. "Tip" O'Neill.
    • 5-54 Spooner, Joshua. Account of His Murder by Bathsheba Spooner, 1778. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-55 McInnes, Harris B. Account of His Murder by Walter Perry, 1927. Written by Arthur J. Quinn.
    • 5-56 Clancy, William G. Account of His Murder by Joseph Sammarco, 1920. Written by William J. Shea.
    • 5-57 Matthews, Edward. Account of His Murder by Dr. Valorous P. Coolidge, 1874. Written by Luther Conant, Jr.
    • 5-58 Morella, Ignatzio. Account of His murder by Biagio Falzone 1914. Written by Jack English.
    • 5-59 Commerota, Raffaele. Account of His murder by Antonio Terengo, 1920. Written by James Dooling.
    • 5-60 Storti, Luigi. Account of His Death by the Electric Chair, 1901. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-61 Mullins, Annie. Account of Her murder by James Mantir, 1871. Written by James Mantir.
    • 5-62 Holmes, Cornelius. Account of His murder by Deacon Andrews, 1868. Written by Thomas F. Phelan.
    • 5-63 Wakelin, Loretta. Account of Her murder by Her father, Joseph Wakelin, 1916. Written by Frank C. McLean.
    • 5-64 Converse, Frank E. Account of His murder by Edward Green, 1863. Written by Luther Conant, Jr.
    • 5-65 Meservey, Sarah. Account of her murder by Nathan Hart, 1878. Written by Jack English.
    • 5-66 Ham Edworth G. Account of his murder by Joaquim P. Soaris, 1929. Written by Fred Perkins.
    • 5-67 Gobin, Ed. Account of His murder by Bousquet, 1932. Written by James F. McEnaney.
    • 5-68 Kale, Stella. Account of Her murder by George E.H. Taylor, 1929. Written by James J. Smith.
    • 5-69 Ellis, Clara. Account of Her murder by Russell Noble, 1931. Written by Win Brooks.
    • 5-70 Page, Mabel. Account of Her murder by Charles Tucker, 1904. Written by John W. English.
    • 5-71 Price, Mother. Account of Her murder by Frank Corey. Written by John H. Noonan.
    • 5-72 Roraback, Carelton A. Account of His murder by Herbert T. Munson, 1926. Written by Paul Whelton.
    • 5-73 Du Bois, Edith. Account of Her murder by Charles Du Bois, 1932. Written by Alan C. Frazer.

• 6-1
  • Box six contains one scrapbook (37.5 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm., 148 leaves). The scrapbook is comprised of newspaper and magazine clippings dating from 1926 through 1931. The clippings are arranged in a chronological order with groupings by subject. Clippings featured within the scrapbook include the murder of Katherine McGrath Clarke; historical events of 1928; the death of Elihu B. Turner; the Thelma Smith case; the attempted escape from prison of Jesse Pomeroy; the murder of Edworth G. Ham; the murder of Louise Gerrish; the murder of Aida Hayward; and the death of Chelso Arrigoni.

• Series 5: .Biographical information on James Rodney Wood, Sr. and James Rodney Wood, Jr
  • Series Note: Series five spans the years 1904 to 1989. This series features speeches, interviews, essays, clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous publications that offer insight into the life, interests and work of James Rodney Wood, Sr. and Jr.. Materials include obituaries; comical biographies; speeches; correspondence; an essay on General Lafayette; three booklets entitled: The Judge's Sign Manual,The National Counterfeit Detector, and Post's Junior Detective Corps; and a three page document on the history and the purpose of the detective agency.
    • 7-1 to 7-16 Miscellaneous materials.
      • 7-1 Biographical information on James Rodney Wood, Sr. and Jr.
        • Photocopy of the Boston Globe, Morning Edition, dated Sept. 29, 1914, features obituary of James Rodney Wood, Sr.
        • Photocopy of the Boston Globe, dated November 11, 1928, features obituary of James Rodney Wood, Jr.
        • Photocopy of Boston City Directory, 1920
        • Advertisement for " The James R. Wood Detective Agency"
        • Letter from " The Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Library" to " Steven Smith" dated March 1, 1989;
        • Photocopy of the Harvard University Law School Library Accessions book, dated 7/11/1961 accession number 9799 01-21;
        • Business card " Curtis B. Norris, Director of Contributor Relations, Industrial Division, Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc."
        • Sheet of paper, handwritten in pencil: "US986.4MAS WOO, Wood, James Rodney, d. 1908?
        • Sheet of paper, handwritten in pencil: "James Rodney Wood, Boston Detective 1908-1939, Acc.#979912"
        • Sheet of paper, typed, record 4.1.1 for James Rodney Wood.
      • 7-2 An essay on circumstantial evidence.
      • 7-3 An essay on circumstantial evidence (copy 2).
      • 7-4 Comical Biography of James R. Wood, Jr.
      • 7-5 Correspondence and Essay regarding General Lafayette. Letter addressed to, " Mr. Guy W. Bailey" from " C.J. McKenzie." Dated July 19, 1934; Essay on General Lafayette (11 p.).
      • 7-6 The Judge's Sign-Manual by Mark W. Richardson, M.D. Ante and Post Mortem Thumbprints of Charles Stanton Hill Obtained in The Margery Mediumship. Reprint from the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, February 1932 (P.P. 48 to 58.)
      • 7-7 The National Counterfeit Detector. Published by Grant, Bushnell & Co., New York, January, 1938.
      • 7-8 Post's Junior Detective Corps. Edited by Inspector General Post. General Foods Corporation, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1933.
      • 7-9 "The Private Detective business." A three page, typed document on the history and purpose of the agency.
      • 7-10 "The Private Detective business" (copy 2).
      • 7-11 "The Private Detective business "(copy 3).
      • 7-12 Radio Interview with James R. Wood, Jr. April 25, 1933.
      • 7-13 Radio Interview with James R. Wood, Jr. April 25, 1933 (copy 2). Pages 1,2.
      • 7-14 Speech (on index cards) for James R. Wood, Jr.
      • 7-15 Speech to the N.Y. Advertising club, 1939.
      • 7-16 "We Solved the Riddle of Vermont's Strange Love Crime." By James R. Wood. Featured in Startling Detective Adventures, May 1934.
        Access restricted due to the fragile nature of the material.
    • 7-17 Four photocopies of "N.E. Mysteries" featured in The Patriot Ledger, on Sat., Dec. 10, 17, and 24. Account of the Murder of Joseph F. Frye, Written by James Rodney Wood, Edited by Curt Norris

• Series 6: Photographs from the case files of James Rodney Wood, Jr.
  Series note This series contains photographic materials spanning the years 1908 to 1939. The bulk of the materials, which make up Subseries A, were previously housed as volumes thirteen and fourteen. Comprised of over 170 photographs, the volumes offer visual documentation to the crimes and criminals investigated.
  Every effort has been made to preserve the information that the original method of housing provided. The photographs remain in the order in which they were found with the exception of select recognizable photos that have been restored to what is believed to be their original order. The headings denoting case or subject replicate the original paper sheet, which separated the photographs. These dividers can be found within the first folder of box eight.
  The photographs of volumes thirteen and fourteen remain mounted to the cloth backing material that was used for support within the two ring, leather covered binders. The average size of the photographs is approximately 8 x 10 inches.
  The remaining photographic material, which forms Subseries B, is comprised of photo-portraits of staff members of the Wood Detective agency, unidentified individuals and police officials.
  • Subseries A
    This subseries provides visual documentation of the crimes investigated by James Rodney Wood, Jr. With studies of over fourteen crime scene photographs, portraits of infamous criminals and murdered persons, these photographs provide a resource that compliments the written materials of series three, four and five. Some of the more famous cases include the Hayward murder of Winthrop, Maine (1925); the Gerrish murder of Amherst, Maine (1924); and the Broadwell Murder of Barre, Vermont (1919).
    • 8-1 to 9-12 Originally volume thirteen
    • 8-1 to 8-2 Hathaway, New Bedford, Mass. & Rhode Island Murder.
      • 8-1 Victim. Hathaway, New Bedford, Mass. & Rhode Island Murder. Black and white photograph (19 x 22.86 cm.).
      • 8-2 Close-up of victim's face. Hathaway, New Bedford, Mass. & Rhode Island Murder. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.13 cm.).
    • 8-3 to 8-22 Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby.
      Photographs from the murder of Aida Hayward by Harry A. Kirby, Winthrop, Maine.
      • 8-3 Crowd of people. Newburyport, MA. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.4 cm.).
      • 8-4 Harry A. Kirby newspaper photograph take in cell. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (24.4 x 19).
      • 8-5 Men carrying casket. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-6 Gray Cottage; interior, table and chair in foreground. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). Photographer: " Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-7 Gray Cottage; interior, chairs piled on a bed. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). Photogapher: " Jimmy Jones, Boston, Herald."
      • 8-8 Victim. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph. (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-9 Miss Hayward's body. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph. (19 x 25.4 cm.).
      • 8-10 View of lake. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). Photographer: " Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-11 Kirby and Sheriff Cummings. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (24.8x 19 cm.). Photographer: " Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-12 Edgewood Cottage, exterior. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (25.1 x 19 cm.). Photographer: Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-13 Edgewood Cottage, exterior. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 19 cm.). Photographer: " Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-14 Metal box, closed. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.4 cm.). "Press Herald Photo."
      • 8-15 Metal box, contents revealed (fishing equipment). Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). "Press Herald Photo."
      • 8-16 Gray Cottage; where body was found. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). "Press Herald Photo."
      • 8-17 Cottage where body was found. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-18 Hayward Cottage before being burned. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (12 x 18.7 cm.).
      • 8-19 Gray Cottage interior. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.). Photographer: " Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-20 Gray Cottage interior. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). Photographer: " Jimmy Jones, Boston Herald."
      • 8-21 Gray Cottage, where the body was found. Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
      • 8-22 Where Body was found (map of Hayward murder site). Case 4464, Hayward murder - Kirby. Black and white photograph (16 x 15.4 cm.).
    • 8-23 to 8-31 Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930.
      • 8-23 Storefront. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (19 x 22.5 cm.).
      • 8-24 Storefront and gas pumps. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (19 x 22.9).
      • 8-25 Rear view of store. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (19 x 22.9 cm.).
      • 8-26 Front entrance to store. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (24.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-27 Interior, looking at door. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (22.9 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-28 Interior, looking at chair. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (23.5 x 18.7 cm.).
      • 8-29 Interior, looking through door at stove. Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (23.5 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-30 Victim (front). Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (24.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-31 Victim (back). Case 5117 Wollums Murder, Concord, New Hampshire. Dec. 19, 1930. Black and white photograph (24.1 x 18.7 cm.).
    • 8-32 to 8-47 Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
      • 8-32 Ham, Elworth Ham was killed in his apartment at Portsmouth N.H. about 6 to 6:30 P.M. Oct 3/1929 his body was not found until nov 13/ 1929 - 40 days after his death. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (24.8 x 19cm.).
      • 8-33 2 chairs in Ham's apartment that were moved after his death (about 27 days after) when Hurd broke in and stold (?) and coffee - white spots are sugar around blood spots, this shows chairs were moved after the murder. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (24.4 x 19cm.).
      • 8-34 Side of building. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.). Photographer: "A. (?) - Boston Herald, print by A. Machum."
      • 8-35 Victim. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.7 cm.). Photographer: A. (?) Boston Herald, print by A. Machum."
      • 8-36 Photo shown ham's body view from rear - as it was found in his apartment at Portsmouth, N.H. on Nov 13/1929 - 40 days after he was killed - Stove is one used in burning of the hammer and 2 knives. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-37 Door. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (24.8 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-38 Close-up of door frame. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (24.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-39 Morris T. Hurd, 37 yrs of age- Portsmouth N. H. who murdered Ham at Portsmouth N. H. on Oct 3rd/1929. Hurd was arrested at Boston midnight Han 10/1980 although we had been in touch with him since Nov 16. He was in the lower court at Portsmouth Jan 13/1930 first two months from the day the body was found. Jan 20/1930 a true bill was found against Hurd by the Grand Jury. Jan 22/1930 he plead guilty to second degree murder was sentenced to 30 to 40 year at N. H. state prison. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-40 Interior, victim in background. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-41 Soles of shoes. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (25.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-42 Soles of shoes. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.4 cm.).
      • 8-43 Footprint on wood. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.4 cm.).
      • 8-44 Footprints, encircled. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.4 cm.).
      • 8-45 Side of door. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (23.5 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-46 Full Length portrait of Hurd. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-47 Morris T. Hurd, 37 yrs of age- Portsmouth N. H. who murdered Ham at Portsmouth N. H. on Oct 3rd/1929. Hurd was arrested at Boston midnight Han 10/1980 although we had been in touch with him since Nov 16. He was in the lower court at Portsmouth Jan 13/1930 first two months from the day the body was found. Jan 20/1930 a true bill was found against Hurd by the Grand Jury. Jan 22/1930 he plead guilty to second degree murder was sentenced to 30 to 40 year at N. H. state prison. Case 5011 Ham murder - Hurd, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 19 cm.).
    • 8-48 to 8-57 Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918.
      • 8-48 Victim. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-49 Victim. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-50 Roadside. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-51 Rooftop. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-52 Street. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (24.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-53 Front tire of car. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-54 Rear tire of car. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-55 Old (?) car that body was carried in from Parker house to lot where body was left - distance 1 mile. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-56 Tire tracks in dirt. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-57 Tire tracks in dirt. Case 3247, Broadwell-Long murder. Barre, Vermont. May 1918. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 8-58 to 8-70 Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery.
      • 8-58 Louise Gerrish. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photocopy (21.6 x 27.9 cm.).
      • 8-59 Unidentified building. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-60 Dirt road. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-61 Young man aiming gun. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-62 Men walking through grassy area. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (12.7 x 16.2 cm.).
      • 8-63 Group of men in wooded area. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photocopy (21.6 x 27.9 cm.).
      • 8-64 Body in grave. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-65 Roland McDonald. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (25.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-66 Four men standing on a dirt road. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
      • 8-67 Horses and carriages in front of a house. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photocopy (21.6 x 27.9 cm.).
      • 8-68 Roland McDonald after 5 months institutional care. Photo of McDonald the day he was in court (Oct 30/1924 - he was arrested about May 24/1924 note difference in his appearance. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
      • 8-69 McDonald and two unidentified men. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photocopy (21.6 x 27.9 cm.).
      • 8-70 Hancock County Jail at Ellsworth, Maine. Case 4282, Gerrish McDonald Murder, Amherst, Maine, The Dollar Bill Mystery. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.4 cm.).
    • 8-71 to 8-75 Montpelier, Vermont. Murder.
      • 8-71 Victim (view from feet). Montpelier, Vermont. Murder. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
      • 8-72 Victim (view from head). Montpelier, Vermont. Murder. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
      • 8-73 Victim (view from head, left side). Montpelier, Vermont. Murder. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-74 Window with shade drawn. Montpelier, Vermont. Murder. Black and white photograph (24.8 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-75 Murderer(?). Montpelier, Vermont. Murder. Black and white photograph (23.8 x 18.7 cm.).
    • 8-76 to 8-82 Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire.
      • 8-76 Victim. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photocopy (21.6 x 27.9 cm.).
      • 8-77 Victim. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.). Photographer: " Nashua Photo Co."
      • 8-78 Two unidentified men. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (24.1 x 19 cm.).
      • 8-79 Three unidentified men. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-80 Two photographs of unidentified people. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-81 Unidentified man with group. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
      • 8-82 Unidentified group. Gillis Murder. Hudson, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 8-83 to 8-87 Case 5152, Arrigoni, New Hampshire1931.
      • 8-83 Men carrying body on stretcher. Case 5152, Arrigoni, New Hampshire 1931. Black and white photograph (19 x 27.9 cm.).
      • 8-84 Victim, covered in a blanket. Case 5152, Arrigoni, New Hampshire 1931. Black and white photograph (19 x 26 cm.).
      • 8-85 Victim. Case 5152, Arrigoni, New Hampshire 1931. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-86 Three unidentified men. Case 5152, Arrigoni, New Hampshire 1931. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-87 Six unidentified men in a boat. Case 5152, Arrigoni, New Hampshire 1931. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 8-88 to 8-99 Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont.
      • 8-88 Victim. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-89 Victim (side view). Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-90 Fence. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-91 Articles of clothing lying on the ground. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
      • 8-92 Wooded area with white marker. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-93 Bridge and parked automobile. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.4 cm.).
      • 8-94 Group of men alongside dirt road. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
      • 8-95 Automobile. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-96 House. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
      • 8-97 House (from rear). Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
      • 8-98 Family portrait. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (19x 25 cm.).
      • 8-99 Unidentified man. Case 4135 Cross Murder - Bunnell, Canaan, Vermont. Black and white photograph (25 x 19 cm.).
    • 8-100 to 9-7 Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire.
    • 8-100 House. Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 23.2 cm.).
    • 8-101 Side view of house with woodpile. Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 8-102 Victim. Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
  • 9-1 Victim (view from head). Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
  • 9-2 Interior view through doorway. Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
  • 9-3 Interior view, overturned furniture. Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.4 cm.).
  • 9-4 Victim (close-up of face, right). Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
  • 9-5 Victim (close-up of face and neck). Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
  • 9-6 Victim (close up of face, left). Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
  • 9-7 Maria(?) Otterson. Case 3363 Otterson Murder. Suncook, New Hampshire. Black and white photograph (20.3 x 13.3 cm.).
  • 9-8 to 9-12 Case 4962, Mrs. Anna Merrill Welch z- Elihu Warner Turner.
    • 9-8 Burned house. Case 4962, Mrs. Anna Merrill Welch - Elihu Warner Turner. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-9 Remains of house. Case 4962, Mrs. Anna Merrill Welch - Elihu Warner Turner. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-10 Victim(?). Case 4962, Mrs. Anna Merrill Welch - Elihu Warner Turner. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 9-11 Victim(?). Case 4962, Mrs. Anna Merrill Welch - Elihu Warner Turner. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 9-12 Anna Merrill Welch. Case 4962, Mrs. Anna Merrill Welch - Elihu Warner Turner. Black and white photograph (19 x 24 cm.).
  • 9-13 to 9-93 Originally volume fourteen
  • 9-13 to 9-17 Case 5218, Stewart Death, Wilmot Flat, N.H.,
    • 9-13 House. Case 5218, Stewart Death, Wilmot Flat, N.H. Black and white photograph. (16.8 x 22.5 cm.).
    • 9-14 Entryway to house. Case 5218, Stewart Death, Wilmot Flat, N.H. Black and white photograph. (16.8 x 23.5 cm.).
    • 9-15 House interior, suitcase in foreground. Case 5218, Stewart Death, Wilmot Flat, N.H. Black and white photograph. (16.8 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-16 House interior, tabletop. Case 5218, Stewart Death, Wilmot Flat, N.H. Black and white photograph. (16.8 x 23.5 cm.).
    • 9-17 Bale of hay (?). Case 5218, Stewart Death, Wilmot Flat, N.H. Black and white photograph. (16.8 x 23.8 cm.).
  • 9-18 to 9-28 Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H.
    • 9-18 Crime scene. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-19 Man pointing to license plate on automobile. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-20 Three unidentified men. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-21 Five unidentified men one holding gun. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-22 Group portrait. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-23 Three unidentified men holding papers. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-24 Two men lying in bed. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-25 Empty bed. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (23.8 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-26 Victim's bodies. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Two black and white photographs (8.9 x 23.8; 9.5 x 23.3 cm.).
    • 9-27 Victim's bodies. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Two black and white photographs (10.2 x 24.1cm.; 8.9 x 24.1cm.).
    • 9-28 Suicide notes. Case 5217, Foster-Luscomb Suicides, Alton, N.H. Black and white photograph (19.1 x 24.1 cm.).
  • 9-29 to 9-41 Bodies of murdered persons, Etc.
    • 9-29 Mrs. Fred Beaulieu [victim], 14 Eliot St. 1 Vienna House, Boston. See Boston Post May 26, 1921. Black and white photograph (24.8 x 14.6 cm.).
    • 9-30 Valentine's Day Massacre (7 dead Bugs Moran's men) Chicago, 2/14/1929. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8cm.).
    • 9-31 Unidentified victim, male. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8cm.).
    • 9-32 Unidentified body being pulled out of the water. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 9-33 Unidentified victim, female. Black and white photograph (18.7 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-34 Unidentified victim (female) in a fur coat. Black and white photograph (25 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-35 Unidentified victim (female?). Black and white photograph (25 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-36 Interior with chalk lines. Black and white photograph (19 x 24 cm.).
    • 9-37 Armed group gathered around unidentified dead man. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.4 cm.).
    • 9-38 Unidentified man stabbed in the back. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
    • 9-39 Unidentified man stabbed in the back (view from feet). Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
    • 9-40 Four postcards of a deceased man. Black and white photographs (each 8.6 x 12 cm.).
    • 9-41 Three photographs of fingerprints on a knife blade. Black and white photographs (A: 13.7 x 8.6 cm.; B: 13.7 x 10.2 cm.; C: 10.2 x 15.2 cm.).
  • 9-41 to 9-52 Murderers
    • 9-42 Jesse Pomeroy the day he was arrested 1874. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-43 Russell Noble. Black and white photograph (24.4 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-44 Bert E. Kelsie, Arthur Mudgett, unidentified young man. Three black and white photographs (7 x 13 cm.; 7.6 x 12.4 cm.; 8.3 x 5.1 cm.).
    • 9-45 Gerald Chaptuman [?]. Black and white photograph (27.6 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-46 Gerald Chaptuman [?] with two unidentified men. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
    • 9-47 Arthur Mudgett. Black and white photograph (21.6 x 16.5 cm.).
    • 9-48 Unidentified man. Black and white photograph (25.1 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-49 Byron Pettibone. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-50 Unidentified man. Black and white photograph (24.8 x 19 cm.).
    • 9-51 Unidentified man (with and without hat). Two black and white photographs (19 x 12.7 cm.; 19 x 12 cm.).
    • 9-52 Unidentified man (side and front views). Black and white photograph (19 x 25.1 cm.).
  • 9-53 to 9-59 Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup.
    All photographs dated, "Apr 29 1931." Photographer "[?] Derry, N. H. U.S.A."
    • 9-53 Storefront. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 9-54 Side of store. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 9-55 Front and side of store. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
    • 9-56 Officers reenact shooting scene at Derry. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (19 x 25.4 cm.).
    • 9-57 Interior, view of bar. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
    • 9-58 Interior, length of store. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (19 x 25 cm.).
    • 9-59 Interior, cash register in foreground. Case 5146, Derry, New Hampshire, Holdup. Black and white photograph (17.5 x 25.4 cm.).
  • 9-60 to 9-93 Photography - Handwriting, Etc.
    • 9-60 Seated man, holding gun. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-61 Test Shells. Black and white photograph (17.5 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-62 Hand gun. Black and white photograph (16.5 x 23.2 cm.).
    • 9-63 Three views of firing pin in pistol: Three black and white photographs (12.7 x 11.4 cm.; 11.1 x 9.8 cm.; 9.2 x 6.4 cm.).
    • 9-64 Close-up of gun barrels. Black and white photograph (19.7 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-65 Close-up of shell base with graph superimposed. Black and white photograph (18 x 18.4 cm.).
    • 9-66 #2 shot from right barrel Capt. Van Amberg, #2 Shell found at the scene. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.2 cm.).
    • 9-67 Fraher Shell W., Lowell Test Shell #1., Lowell Test Shell #3., Lowell Test Shell #2. Showing dent. File markings & flow back. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-68 #3 Shot from left barrel by Mr. Turner. #3 shell found at the scene. Black and white photograph (19 x 24 cm.).
    • 9-69 Shells found by Mr. Wood. Black and white photograph (18 x 24 cm.).
    • 9-70 Shells marked 3 and 4. Black and white photograph (16.8 x 23.2 cm.).
    • 9-71 Shells marked 1 and 2. Black and white photograph (24 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-72 Sacco Pistol Ex. 28. Black and white photograph (20 x 24 cm.).
    • 9-73 Mortal Bullet Ex 18. Black and white photograph (19 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-74 Close-up of fiber with hole. Black and white photograph (19 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-75 Close-up of fiber with hole. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.4 cm.).
    • 9-76 Close-up of fiber with hole. Black and white photograph (17.5 x 23.2 cm.).
    • 9-77 Close-up of fiber. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.1 cm.).
    • 9-78 Victim, view of wounds on neck. Black and white photograph (19 x 24.8 cm.).
    • 9-79 Close-up of ear (?). Black and white photograph (19 x 24.2cm.).
    • 9-80 Amount Fcs. 5000. 6 15/0. Black and white photograph (9.5 x 18 cm.).
    • 9-81 Signature: " Jas McConnell". Black and white photograph (8.3 x 20.3 cm.).
    • 9-82 Two checks. Black and white photograph (17 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-83 Three checks. Black and white photograph (16.8 x 23.2 cm.).
    • 9-84 Eighteen checks showing dollar amount. Black and white photograph (16.2 x 24.4 cm.).
    • 9-85 Letter. Black and white photograph (20.6 x 12.7 cm.).
    • 9-86 Signature: " B. Taylor". Black and white photograph (17.1 x 23.8 cm.).
    • 9-87 Handwriting samples: "Mr. Bradford". Black and white photograph (20.3 x 24.4 cm.).
    • 9-88 Handwriting samples: "you, the, that, will as, to know, again". Black and white photograph (20.3 x 27 cm.).
    • 9-89 Handwriting sample: " Nelson B. Burrows". Black and white photograph (20.3 x 26 cm.).
    • 9-90 Motion Picture Machine Permit. No. 3. Black and white photograph (17 x 23 cm.).
    • 9-91 Handwriting sample: " Mr. Basil Blake." Black and white photograph (18.7 x 29.2 cm.).
    • 9-92 Handwriting samples: signatures. Black and white photograph (21.6 x 26.7 cm.).
    • 9-93 Sweat Pores, Enlarged 170 Diam. Black and white photograph (21.6 x 26.7 cm.).

• 10-1 to 10-16 Loosely filed photographs of crime scenes and criminals
  • 10-1 Hobbs, Henry H., Reward for his arrest. Four photocopies (19.4 x 20 cm.).
  • 10-2 George Brown murder site. Black and white photograph (10.8 x 15.2 cm.).
  • 10-3 George Brown murder site. Black and white photograph (10.8 x 15.2 cm.).
  • 10-4 George Brown murder site. Black and white photograph (10.8 x 15.2cm.).
  • 10-5 George Brown murder site. Black and white photograph (8.3 x 14 cm.).
  • 10-6 George Brown murder site (two horses and cart). Black and white photograph (10.8 x 15.2 cm.).
  • 10-7 George Brown murder site. Black and white photograph (10.8 x 15.6 cm.).
  • 10-8 State of Vermont vs McLeod, March 1938, Double murder at East Montpelier, VT., Webster E. Miller, State's Attorney, Henry C. Lawson, Sheriff. Black and white photograph (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Photographer: O.W. Hills.
  • 10-9 State of Vermont vs McLeod, March 1938, Double Murder at East Montpelier, Vt., Webster E. Miller State's Attorney, Henry C. Lawson, Sheriff. Black and white photograph (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Photographer: O.W. Hills.
  • 10-10 Charlie Davis. Black and white photograph. (14 x 19.7 cm.).
  • 10-11 Charlie Davis (close-up). Black and white photograph (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Photographer: " B.C. Rodgers Photographs of Quality, 50 Peterborough St., Boston."
  • 10-12 Charlie Davis (close-up). Black and white photograph (20.3 x 25.1 cm.). Photographer: " B.C. Rodgers Photographs of Quality, 50 Peterborough St., Boston."
  • 10-13 John Davis. Black and white photograph (14 x 19.7 cm.).
  • 10-14 John Davis (close-up). Black and white photograph (20.3 x 24.8 cm.). Photographer: " B.C. Rodgers, Photographs of Quality, 56 Peterborough St., Boston."
  • 10-15 John Davis. Black and white photograph (19 x 27.9 cm.). Photographer: " B.C. Rodgers, Photographs of Quality, 56 Peterborough St., Boston."
  • 10-16 Memory Crime Cabinet, From James R. Wood Detective Agency, 61 Court St. Boston (photograph of weapons). Black and white photograph (25.4 x 20.3 cm.).

• Sub-series B
  This sub-series is comprised largely of photo-portraits. The bulk of the portraits are staff members of the Wood Detective Agency while the remaining photographs feature unidentified individuals and police officials.
  • 10-17 to 10-30 Identifiable police officials and James Rodney Wood, Jr.
    • 10-17 James B. Armstrong, Los Angeles, Calif. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 20.3 cm.).
    • 10-18 To my friend Jas. R. Wood - JB Armstrong. "Seated left to right (1) Deputy Sheriff " Bob Couts, (2) "Bluebeard" Watson true name Gillam - murderer of nine women - later confessed to killing 23." (3) deputy sheriff Harvey Bell (4) Standing JB Armstrong." Black and white photograph (12 x 17.2 cm.)
    • 10-19 Sheriff Fairbanks Orange County St of Vt., left, Sheriff Lawson, right. Black and white photograph (20.3 x 25.5 cm.).
    • 10-20 Mass State Det. Lieut. Richard J. Griffin. Black and white photograph (25.2 x 20.5 cm.).
    • 10-21 Webster Miller, Montpelier, VT. Black and white photograph. (9.5 x 14.7 cm.).
    • 10-22 Mitchell J. Pallomary. Black and white photograph (25.2 x 20.3 cm.).
    • 10-23 Chief of Police Preston. Black and white photograph (25. x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-24 Walter F. Rikeman, March 23 - 1925. Black and white photograph (25.2 x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-25 Willard E. Shaw. Black and white photograph (18.8 x 24 cm.).
    • 10-26 Herbert O. Steir. Black and white photograph (25.3 x 20.3 cm.).
    • 10-27 JR Wood Detective. Black and white photograph. (25.5 x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-28 JR Wood Detective. Black and white photograph (25.5 x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-29 JR Wood Detective Agency (interior). Black and white photocopy (21.5 x 28 cm.).
    • 10-30 James R. Wood Jr. Black and white photograph. (20.3 x 25.5 cm.).
  • 10-31 to 10-40 Unidentified police officials
    • 10-31 Three unidentified police officials. Black and white photograph (16.5 x 21.7 cm.).
    • 10-32 Unidentified Group. Black and white photograph (20.2 x 25.5 cm.). Photographer: " Austin H. Waldron, 171 Tremont St., Boston, Mass."
    • 10-33 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph (23.5 x 18.2 cm.).
    • 10-34 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph (25.4 x 20.5 cm.).
    • 10-35 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph. (18 x 20.4 cm.).
    • 10-36 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph (13.4 x 8.7 cm.).
    • 10-37 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph (16.5 x 23.3 cm.).
    • 10-38 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph (12.2 x 7.2 cm.).
    • 10-39 Unidentified police official. Black and white photograph (21.5 x 16.4 cm.).
    • 10-40 Unidentified seated group. Black and white photograph (20.5 x 25 cm.).
  • 10-41 to 10-51 Staff photographs
    • 10-41 Five members of staff, James Wood at center left. Black and white photograph. (20.5 x 25.5 cm.).
    • 10-42 Large group portrait. Black and white photograph. (20.5 x 25.5 cm.).
    • 10-43 Staff next to billiard tables. Black and white photograph (20 x 25 cm.).
    • 10-44 Staff standing next to car. Black and white photograph (20 x 25.3 cm.).
    • 10-45 Comical staff photo with axe. Black and white photograph (25 x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-46 Comical staff photo with police uniform. Black and white photograph (25 x 19.2 cm.).
    • 10-47 Two staff members on stairs. Black and white photograph (20.3 x 25.5 cm.).
    • 10-48 Unidentified staff member. Black and white photograph (25.7 x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-49 Unidentified staff member. Black and white photograph (25.3 x 20.3 cm.).
    • 10-50 Unidentified staff member. Black and white photograph (25.3 x 20.2 cm.).
    • 10-51 Two unidentified staff members. Black and white photograph (19.3 x 23.3 cm.).

• Series: Series 7: Criminal Accounts and Articles Compiled by James Rodney Wood, Jr.
  Series note The final series in the collection offers the broadest range of written materials. Over three hundred accounts and articles are featured, highlighting crimes, criminals and miscellaneous notables spanning the years 1816 to 1934. It is believed that these materials were copied from various publications printed between 1928 and 1934. Although it has not been verified, the initials and date following at the end of each item suggests a citation of the author and the newspaper in which the article was originally printed.
  • 11-1 to 11-65 Originally Volume four. This volume is comprised of biographical information on famous figures from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.
    • 11-1 " Andrew Johnson." President of the United States. Pages 1-19. John Trotwood Moore.
    • 11-2 " George Bernard Shaw." Writer. Pages 1-23.
    • 11-3 " Rudyard Kipling." Writer. Pages 24-28. B.G. 9-23-28.
    • 11-4 " Fisher Brothers." Seven of the richest men in America. Pages 29-38. Henry Gillen, Nov. 25, 1928.
    • 11-5 " John Bunyan." Author of Pilgrim's Progress. Pages 39-42.
    • 11-6 " Al Jolson." Entertainer. Pages 43-45.
    • 11-7 " Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes." Justice of the Supreme Court. Page 46.
    • 11-8 " William Muldoon." Athletic trainer. Pages 47-49e.
    • 11-9 " Jean Laussier." Rode in a barrel over Niagra Falls. Pages 50-53.
    • 11-10 " Frank M. Archer." Creator of " Moxie" (soft drink). Page 54.
    • 11-11 " Stephen Omeara." Police Commissioner of Boston. Page 55.
    • 11-12 " Signers of the Declaration of Independence by State." Pages 56-57.
    • 11-13 " Julia Arthur." Stage name of American Actress Ida Lewis; " Albert Shaw." American economist; " Byam Shaw." English figure painter. Page 58.
    • 11-14 " Leslie Mortimer Shaw." American lawyer, banker and cabinet officer; " Henry Wheeler Shaw." American humorist; " William Napier Shaw." English physicist. Page 59.
    • 11-15 " Robert Gould Shaw." American soldier, " Lemuel Shaw." American jurist. Page 60.
    • 11-16 " Grace Stevenson." Missing person. Pages 61-64.
    • 11-17 " Frances Smith." Missing person. Pages 65-67.
    • 11-18 " Barbara Ulrik." Pages 68-71. George Minot Oct. 7, 1928.
    • 11-19 " His Imperial Highness Archduke Johann Nepomucene Salvator of Austria. Pages 72-75. George Minot, Aug 12, 1928.
    • 11-20 " Theodosia Burr." Daughter of Aaron Burr. Pages 76-79. George Minot.
    • 11-21 " Solomon A. Andree." Balloonist. Pages 80-83. George Minot, Aug. 5, 1928.
    • 11-22 " Dorothy Arnold." Missing person. Pages 84-87. George Minot, 9-2-28.
    • 11-23 " Pat Crowe." Kidnapper. Pages 88-91. George Minot 9-9-28.
    • 11-24 " Ambrose Bierce." Major in the Civil War and author. Pages 92-95. George Minot 9-23-28.
    • 11-25 " H.M.S. Pinafore." Theatrical performance. Pages 96-97. F.B. Sibley, B.G. 11-25-28.
    • 11-26 " Louise Groody." Musical comedy star. Pages 98-102. B.P. 4-8-28.
    • 11-27 " Ugliest woman in history." Duchess Margaret of Carinthia and Tyrol. Pages 103-106. B.A. 1928.
    • 11-28 " Mrs. William S. Butler." Originator of May Fesitvales. Page 107.
    • 11-29 " Freeman House, Gloucester." One of the oldest inns in New England. Pages 108-110.
    • 11-30 " Howard F. Corcoran and Arthur Gordon gamble their lives in Amazon jungles." Pages 111-114.
    • 11-31 " Republic of Andorra." Pages 115-117. B.A. 11-4-28.
    • 11-32 " A Happy Town." By Unknown. Poem. Page 118.
    • 11-33 " Mine Fire." Columbus, Ohio. Page 119-120.
    • 11-34 " Hotels and Cafes that have passed." Page 121.
    • 11-35 " Harvard Club of Boston. Organized March 19, 1908. Charter Members." Page 122.
    • 11-36 " Margaret Mather." Actress. Page 123.
    • 11-37 " Leading American Aces." Page 124.
    • 11-38 " Charles A. Levine." Organized Columbia Salvage Corporation. Page 125.
    • 11-39 " Thomas Norton Hart." Thirty-fifth Mayor of Boston. Page 126-128.
    • 11-40 " Charles Sumner Bird." Multimillionaire Manufacturer and twice candidate of the Progressive party for Governor of Massachusetts. Page 129-130.
    • 11-41 " Florence Mills." Entertainer. Page 135.
    • 11-42 " George V. Tuohey." Sports writer. Pages 136-138.
    • 11-43 " Payson Dana." Lawyer. Page 139.
    • 11-44 " Alfred Hemenway." Lawyer. Page 140.
    • 11-45 " Charles S. Mellen." Dominated railroad affairs. Pages 141-142.
    • 11-46 " Adams House." Famous hostelery. Pages 143-145.
    • 11-47 " Marie Antoinette." Queen of France. Pages 146 - 152. Paris March 30, 1928.
    • 11-48 " Jesse Pomeroy." Murderer. Page 153.
    • 11-49 " Lady Godiva." legendary English heroine; " Dr. Samuel Parkes Cadman." President of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, 1924. Page 154.
    • 11-50 " Mungo Park." Explorer of Africa; " Baroness Maria De Kretschmann." Indicted for treason and espionage. Page 155.
    • 11-51 " Nelson A. Miles." Attained Major General in the Civil War at the age of 25; " James Bowdoin." Formed some of the most admired sections of the Constitution; " Eva Tanguay." Entertainer. Page 156.
    • 11-52 " George A. Hall." Police Captain, Dorchester; " John F. Dobbyn." Police Lieutenant, Boston. Page 157.
    • 11-53 " Emil Mollenhauer." Musician. Page 158.
    • 11-54 " William Mitchell." American officer. Page 159.
    • 11-55 " John R. McGarr." Chief Inspector, Boston Police. Page 160.
    • 11-56 " Charles J. Glidden." Telephone pioneer, first human to circle the globe in an automobile. Page 161.
    • 11-57 " Choate Family." Famous lawyers. Pages 162-167.
    • 11-58 " Nathan Matthews." Mayor of Boston. Pages 168-169.
    • 11-59 " Loie Fuller." Actress. Pages 174-177.
    • 11-60 " Henry W. Savage." American stage producer. Pages 178-180.
    • 11-61 " John Jacob Astor." American merchant; William Waldorf Astor." Senator, author, hotel builder. Page 185.
    • 11-62 " John Jacob Astor IV." soldier and inventor; " Viola Allen." Actress; " Stephen Fuller Austin." Founder of the state of Texas. Page 186.
    • 11-63 " Sophie Tucker." Vaudevillian performer. Pages 187-189. Steve Clow. B.P. 3-16-30.
    • 11-64 " Calamity Jane." Frontierswoman, soldier. Pages 190-195. Edmund Gilliagan. B.P. 1-12-30.
    • 11-65 " William S. Youngman." Senator. Pages 196-199.
  • 11-66 to 12-21 Originally Volume 5. Provides accounts of crimes dating 1857-1930.
  • 11-66 " Frederick L. Small." Wife murderer. Pages 1-4.
  • 11-67 " George C. Hersey." Wife murderer. Pages 5-8.
  • 11-68 " Clarence V.T. Richeson." Murderer. Pages 9-12.
  • 11-69 " Bethsheba Spooner." Murderess. Pages 13-16.
  • 11-70 " T. Thatcher Graves." Murderer. Pages 17-20.
  • 11-71 " Mary R. Folsom." Murderess. Pages 21-24.
  • 11-72 " Dr. B. Clarke Hyde." Murderer. Pages 25-28.
  • 11-73 " Jane Toppan." Murderess. Pages 29-30.
  • 11-74 " Cordelia Botkin." Murderess. Pages 31-34.
  • 11-75 " Joseph Bowne Elwell." Murdered. Pages 35-38.
  • 11-76 " John Anderson." Murderer. Pages 39-42.
  • 11-77 " Daniel McFarland." Tried for murder. Pages 43-46.
  • 11-78 " Lizzie Borden." Tried for murder. Pages 47-50.
  • 11-79 " Lizzie Borden, Written April 14, 1929." Pages 51-57.
  • 11-80 " Edward S. Stokes." Murderer; " Josie Mansfield." Actress. Pages 58-61c.
  • 11-81 " Allison McFarland." Tried for murder. Pages 62-65.
  • 11-82 " Leon Ling." Suspected of murder. Pages 66-69.
  • 11-83 " Chester Gillette." Murderer. Pages 69-72.
  • 11-84 " Dr. William H. Wilson." Murdered. Pages 73-76.
  • 11-85 " William Orpet." Tried for murder. Page 77-80.
  • 11-86 " Dr. Arthur Warren Waite." Murderer. Page 81-84.
  • 11-87 " Carlyle Harris." Tried for murder. Page 85-88.
  • 11-88 " Herman E. Mudgett." Swindler. Pages 89-92.
  • 11-89 " Aisard George Saab." Murderer. Pages 93-95.
  • 11-90 " Dr. Robert W. Buchanan." Murderer. Pages 96-99.
  • 11-91 " Abraham Thornton." Tried for murder. Pages 100-103.
  • 11-92 " Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen." Murderer. Pages 104-107.

• 12-1 " Constance Kent." Murderess. Pages 108-111.

• 12-2 " Madeline Smith." Murderess. Pages 112-114.

• 12-3 " Florence E. Maybrick." Murderess. Pages 116-119.

• 12-4 " Oscar Slater." Tried for murder. Pages 120-123.

• 12-5 " Henry Landru." Murderer. Pages 124-127.

• 12-6 " Dr. Thomas Neill Cream." Murderer. Pages 128-131.

• 12-7 " George Joseph Smith." Murderer. Page 132-135.

• 12-8 " Burke and Hare." Murderers. Pages 136-139.

• 12-9 " Albert T. Patrick." Murderer. Pages 140-143; " Patrick Seeks Right to Practice Again." Pages 143-146.

• 12-10 " Arle Johnson." Murderer. Pages 147-148.

• 12-11 " William H. Gaylord." Murderer. Pages 149-152. B.A. 11-10-29.

• 12-12 " Mystery of Chester, VT." Suicide. Pages 153-156. B.A. 10-5-30.

• 12-13 " Blythe Long." Missing. Pages 157-160. B.A. 2-1-31.

• 12-14 " Francis Lorang." Thief. Pages 161-164. B.A. 4-27-30.

• 12-15 " Francois Pinet." Murderer. Pages 165-168. B.A. 7-16-29.

• 12-16 '" Perfect Crime" Scotland Yard Couldn't Solve.' Triple murder. Pages 169-172. B.A. 9-22-29.

• 12-17 " Leonard Ross." Murderer. Pages 173-176. B.A. 6-22-30.

• 12-18 " Maria Orska." Suicide. Pages 177-180. B.A. 6-22-30.

• 12-19 ' Almost "Bumped Off."' The near murder of Earl Holmes by gangsters. Pages 181-184. B.A. 6-1-30.

• 12-20 " France's Newest Prison." Pages 185-186. B.A. 5-18-30.

• 12-21 " Princess Fahmy Bey." Murderess. Pages 187-190. B.A. 5-11-30.

• 12-22 to 12-54 Originally volume six. Provides accounts of crimes dating 1849 to 1920.
  • 12-22 " Isaac Sawtelle." Murderer. Pages 1-4.
  • 12-23 " Mattie Hackett." Victim of murder. Pages 5-8.
  • 12-24 " Charles Louis Tucker." Murderer. Pages 9-12.
  • 12-25 " Frank Almy." Murderer. Pages 13-16.
  • 12-26 " Reverend Herbert Hiram Hayden." Murderer. Pages 17-20.
  • 12-27 " Thomas Bram." Murderer. Pages 21-26.
  • 12-28 " Joseph Wilfred Blondin." Murderer. Pages 27-30.
  • 12-29 " May Fosburg." Victim of murder. Pages 31-34.
  • 12-30 " David L. Stain or The John Wilson Barron Murder." Pages 35-38.
  • 12-31 " Charles Everett Sturtevant." Murderer. Pages 39-42.
  • 12-32 " Ephraim K. Avery." Tried for murder. Pages 43-46.
  • 12-33 " Chester S. Jordan." Murderer. Pages 47-51.
  • 12-34 " Albert J. Terrill." Tried for murder. Pages 52-55.
  • 12-35 " William De Graff." Tried for murder. Pages 56-60.
  • 12-36 " John and Joseph Knapp." Murderers. Pages 61-64.
  • 12-37 " William Barrett." Murderer. Pages 65-68.
  • 12-38 " William Henry Theodore Durant." Murderer. Pages 69-72.
  • 12-39 " Eugene Clifford." Murderer. Pages 73-76.
  • 12-40 " Roland Burnham Molineux." Tried for murder. Pages 77-80.
  • 12-41 " William Goebel." Assassinated. Pages 81-84.
  • 12-42 " Jack the Ripper." Murderer. Pages 85-88.
  • 12-43 " Lieut. Charles Becker." Murderer. Pages 86-93.
  • 12-44 " Leo M. Frank." Murderer. Pages 94-97.
  • 12-45 " Daniel E. Sickles." Murderer. Pages 98-101.
  • 12-46 " Jim Colosimo" Murdered. Pages 117-124.
  • 12-47 " Wall Street Explosion." Pages 125-133. Lib. 4-26-30.
  • 12-48 " Major Alexander P. Cronkhite." Killed. Pages 134-143. Lib. 5-30.
  • 12-49 " Oscar Slater." Tried for murder. Pages 144-145.
  • 12-50 " Dr. George Parkman." Murdered. Pages 146-147.
  • 12-51 " Edmond Bayle." Murdered. Pages 148-149.
  • 12-52 " Nathan F. Hart." Murderer. Pages 150-153.
  • 12-53 " Dr. William Kendrick Dean." Murdered. Pages 144-148.
  • 12-54 " John Rusolevitch." Murdered. Pages 149-151. B.A. 5-22-32.

• 12-55 to 13-10 Originally volume seven. Provides accounts of crimes dating 1865 to 1930.

• 12-55 " Joseph Marcus." Kidnapper. Pages 1-5. B.P. 12-23-28.

• 12-56 " Brilliant Chang." " Dope King" of London. Pages 6-10. B.A. 12-9-28.

• 12-57 " Ghost of Kiamichi Mountains." Oklahoma ghost story. Pages 11-13.

• 12-58 " Story of a White Slave." Story of Mrs. Ali Thabeth. Pages 14-17. B.A. 7-8-28.

• 12-59 " City of Sudden Death." The murder of John B. Marcum. Pages 18-22.

• 12-60 " Joseph H. Porter." Account of his loss of ten million dollars. Pages 23-26. B.A. 9-30-28.

• 12-61 " Vera Finger." Leader of Nihilists. Pages 27-32.

• 12-62 " Dick McKenna." Police detective. Pages 33-35.

• 12-63 " Mail Thieves." Accounts from Boston, Maine and Vermont. Pages 36-39.

• 12-64 " Kentucky Feud." The feud between the Hatfield and McCoy Families. Pages 40-49.

• 12-65 " William Clark Quantrell." Confederate deserter. Pages 50-51.

• 12-66 " Violence is not usual with crooks." Crimes and punishment in the U.S. and Great Britain. Pages 52-53.

• 12-67 " Habitual Criminals." Stories of ex-convicts. Pages 55-56.

• 12-68 " Harold Beechley." Adulterer. Pages 57-60.

• 12-69 " Paulette Meynet." Gold-digger. Pages 60-68.

• 12-70 " Millionaire on stolen money." The story of a "Mr. K." Pages 69-71.

• 12-71 " Outcasts of Paris." The underground world of the city. Pages 72-74.

• 12-72 " Vermont's Mystery Man." Story of Dr. John Wilson, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Pages 75-77.

• 12-73 " Gaston Guyot." Murderer. Pages 78-81.

• 12-74 " Seramus A. Lengel." Chief of Police. Pages 82-85.

• 12-75 " Mrs. Massey-Dawson." Murdered. Pages 86-90.

• 12-76 " Clifford Hicks." Murdered. Pages 91-95.

• 12-77 " Escape of John Reed." Massachusetts criminal. Pages 96-102. B.P. 4-17-27.

• 12-78 " Josie O'Dare." Crook. Pages 103-110.

• 12-79 " Jules Coulombe." Murderer, kidnapper. Pages 111-114.

• 12-80 " Albert Victor Westgate." Murderer. Pages 115-118.

• 12-81 " Dorice Germaine." Gold-digger. Pages 119-122.

• 12-82 " Escape of Frankie La Rue." Prisoner. Pages 123-125.

• 12-83 " Mary Viola Smethers." By J. Fortune Reade. Tried for murder. Pages 126-129. B.A. 12-16-28.

• 12-84 " Mary Read." By Allen Willey. Victim. Pages 130-131. B.P. 2-3-29.

• 12-85 " Eri Varble." Gunman and crooked gambler. Pages 132-135.

• 12-86 " Lady Jane Grey Impostor." Pages 136-138. Cresswell Cambridge - B.P. 1-19-30.

• 13-1 " Charles de Somoskeoy." International criminal. Pages 139-143. B.P. 11-17-29

• 13-2 " Edwin C. Brown." By Sam Conner, L.J. 8-1-31. Murdered detective. Pages 144-145.

• 13-3 " Edward Oscar Heinrich." Criminologist. Pages 146-152. Lib 2-15-30.

• 13-4 " Poker Alice." Professional Gambler. Pages 153-155.

• 13-5 " Retired Bank Robber." Pages 162-164. B.G. 9-15-29.

• 13-6 " Jesse James." Bank and train robber, murderer. Pages 165-167.

• 13-7 " Fighting Sheriffs of the West." Pages 168-172. B.G. 5-5-29.

• 13-8 " Edward Johnson - Counterfeiter." Pages 173-177.

• 13-9 ' Sheriffs noted for being "quick on the draw."' Pages 178-182.

• 13-10 " High Constable Jacob Hays." By Joseph Gollomb. Pages 183-188. B.G. 2-1-30.

• 13-11 to 13-50 Originally volume eight. Provides accounts of crimes committed largely in the United States, France and England between 1928 and 1932.
  • 13-11 " Lady Dorothy Scott." Victim of shooting. Pages 1-4. B.A. 3-30-30.
  • 13-12 " Alice Silverthorne." Shot her fiancée. Pages 5-8. B.A. 4-27-30.
  • 13-13 " Alan Schumm." Murdered his parents. Pages 9-12.
  • 13-14 " R.C. Stallings." Murdered his wife. Pages 13-16.
  • 13-15 ' "Bobbie" Storey.' Unsolved murder. Pages 17-20. B.A. 3-9-30.
  • 13-16 " Trained Husband and Children to be Burglars." Story of the Shield family. Pages 21-22. B.A. 2-23-30.
  • 13-17 " Mystery Murders." Murders of New Mexico. Pages 23-30. B.A. 4-20-30.
  • 13-18 " Dick Turpins Hide-out." A haunted Inn. Page 31-34. B.A. 1-6-29.
  • 13-19 " Olen H. Westbrook." Murderer. Pages 135-138. B.A. 1-20-29.
  • 13-20 " Frank Weeden." Murderer. Pages 39-42. B.A. 3-3-29.
  • 13-21 " Ida Wynne French." Unlucky in love. Pages 43-46. B.A. 3-3-29.
  • 13-22 " Mrs. Dallett H. Wilson." Shot her husband. Pages 47-50. B.A. 3-10-29.
  • 13-23 " Pearl Potoskey." Victim. Pages 51-54. B.A. 3-31-29.
  • 13-24 ' "Dapper Don" Collins.' Criminal. Pages 55-58. B.A. 5-12-29.
  • 13-25 " Nichols & Bryant." Attempted murder. Pages 59-62. B.A. 6-9-29.
  • 13-26 " Jim Desjarlais." Murderer. Pages 63-65. B.A. 8-11-29.
  • 13-27 " Jean Dickson." Murdered. Pages 66-69. B.A. 12-22-29.
  • 13-28 " George St. Calir." Murderer. Pages 70-73. B.A. 12-8-29.
  • 13-29 " Belle Gunness." Murderess. Pages 75-76. B.G. 7-18-30. " Did Belle Gunness Really Die in the Burning Home?" By George Minot. Pages 76-79. B.H. 7-27-30.
  • 13-30 " Lynching of James Cullen." Murderer. By George Minot. Pages 80-83. B.H. 9-28-30.
  • 13-31 " Peggy Udell." Broadway butterfly. Pages 85-88. B.A. 2-17-29.
  • 13-32 " Million Dollar Bride." The marriage of Clifford Warren Smith to Claire Luce. Pages 89-92. B.A. 2-24-29.
  • 13-33 " Mlle. La Goulue." Entertainer. Pages 94-96. B.A. 3-3-29
  • 13-34 " Gaby Deslys." Dancer. Pages 97-99. B.P. 12-15-29.
  • 13-35 " Women Bandits." Pages 100-103. B.A. 5-3-31.
  • 13-36 " Last of the Oklahoma Outlaws." Henry Starr. Pages 104-108.
  • 13-37 " French Guiana or Devil's Island." Stories from the penal colony. Pages 109-123. B.P.
  • 13-38 " Escape from Devil's Island." Account of Maurice Leroux. Page 123A-123B. N.Y.T. 10-9-34.
  • 13-39 " Curios in the Museum of Crime." Pages 124-127. N.Y.N. 1-26-30.
  • 13-40 " Scotland Yard." The Black Museum. Pages 128-131. B.G. 4-7-29.
  • 13-41 " How Notables Act in Prison." Reactions to prison life. Pages 132-134. B.G. 12-16-28.
  • 13-42 " Moulin Rouge." The closing of the music hall. Pages 135-137. N.Y.G. 10-5-29.
  • 13-43 " Massachusetts State Police." Features the notes from the murder of Carlton A. Roraback. Pages 138-145. B.G. 12-15-29.
  • 13-44 " Baron Frederick Von Sydow." Murderer. Pages 146-149. B.A. 4-23-32.
  • 13-45 " Adultery, The Crime of Being Caught." Adultery laws. By Theodore Dreiser. Pages 150-162. Lib. 4-2 & 9-32.
  • 13-46 " American Devil's Island." Alcatraz Island. Pages 163-166. B.P. 10-29-33.
  • 13-47 " America's Devil's Island." Alcatraz Island. Pages 166A-166D. B.A. 1-34.
  • 13-48 " The Barrow Gang." Gang of murderers and robbers. Pages 167-169. B.A. 10-29-33.
  • 13-49 " Lottie Coll." Gun Moll. Pages 170-176. B.P. 11-5-33.
  • 13-50 " Sam Schepps." Forger, Gambler, antiques and art collector. Pages 177-179. N.Y.N. 11-19-33.

• 13-51 to 13-74 Originally volume nine. Provides accounts of crimes committed largely in the United States between 1901 and 1927 with the bulk of the material relating to the "Snyder-Gray Case" and "Chicago Gangdom."
  • 13-51 " Snyder-Gray Case." Murder of Albert Snyder. Pages 1-9.
  • 13-52 " Snyder Gray Case." Trial of Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray. Pages 10-19.
  • 13-53 " Snyder Gray Case." Trial of Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray. Pages 20-29.
  • 13-54 " Snyder Gray Case." Examination of Ruth Brown Snyder. Pages 30-39.
  • 13-55 " Snyder Gray Case." Examination of Ruth Brown Snyder. Pages 40-49.
  • 13-56 " Snyder Gray Case." Cross-examination of Ruth Brown Snyder. Pages 51-59.
  • 13-57 " Snyder Gray Case." Examination of Henry Judd Gray. Pages 60-69.
  • 13-58 " Snyder Gray Case." Cross-examination of Henry Judd Gray. Pages 70-79.
  • 13-59 " Snyder Gray Case." Sentencing and Execution. Pages 80-91.
  • 13-60 " James Anthony. Trial at Rutland Vt., March 4, 1814." Opening address. Pages 92-95
  • 13-61 " Mary Towle." Murdered. Pages 96-98. Sam E. Conner. L.J. 31.
  • 13-62 " Louise B. Gerrish." Murdered. Pages 99-101. Sam E. Conner L.J. '31.
  • 13-63 " Etta Taylor." Murdered. Pages 102-105. Sam E. Conner L.J. '31.
  • 13-64 " Isabel M. Keyes." Murdered. Pages 106-110. Sam E. Conner, L.J. '31.
  • 13-65 " James Sproul." Murdered. Pages 111-113. Sam E. Conner, L.J. '31.
  • 13-66 " John Brier." Missing person. Pages 114-116. Sam E. Conner, L.J. '31.
  • 13-67 " Allen Family." Murdered. Pages 117-120. Sam E. Conner, L.J. '31.
  • 13-68 " Joseph Kroskinen." Possible murder or suicide. Pages 121-123.
  • 13-69 " David Cheney." Murdered. Pages 124-128. Sam E. Conner, L.J. '31.
  • 13-70 " Carmen Wagner." Murdered. Pages 143-151. Lib. 5-30.
  • 13-71 " Black Jack Gang." Train robbers. Pages 152-165. B.H. 10&11-30.
  • 13-72 " Chicago Gangdom." Pages 166-175.
  • 13-73 " Chicago Gangdom." Pages 176-185.
  • 13-74 " Chicago Gangdom." Pages 186-197.

• 14-1 to 14-33 Originally volume ten. Provides accounts of crimes committed in the United States between 1816-1933.
  • 14-1 " Elizabeth Johnson." Murdered. Pages 1-5. N.Y.N. 12-13-31.
  • 14-2 " John Bennett" Murdered. Pages 6-10. N.Y.N. 1-3-32.
  • 14-3 " Clyd Showalter." Murdered. Pages 11-15. N.Y.N. 1-10-32.
  • 14-4 " Lester Milligan." Murdered. Pages 16-20.
  • 14-5 " Charles Brewster Ross." Abducted. Pages 21-24. N.Y.N. 3-13-32.
  • 14-6 " Ruth Hunter." Murdered. Pages 25-30. N.Y.N. 7-24-32.
  • 14-7 " Charles and Carrie Halterman." N.Y.N. Pages 31-35.
  • 14-8 " Wilfred C. Sly & George K. Fanner." Victims of robbery and murder. Pages 36-41. N.Y.N. 9-4-32.
  • 14-9 " John McGann." Murdered. Pages 42-46. N.Y.N. 8-28-32.
  • 14-10 " Haden Clarke." Victim of shooting. Pages 47-51. N.Y.N. 9-11-32.
  • 14-11 " John G. Finiello." Murdered. Pages 52-56. N.Y.N. 8-13-32.
  • 14-12 " Louise Doyle and John Newman." Murdered. Pages 57-61. N.Y.N. 10-23-32.
  • 14-13 " Owen Madden." Tried for murder. Pages 62-67. N.Y.N. 10-30-32.
  • 14-14 " Arthur Barry." Thief. Pages 68-72. N.Y.N. 11-6-32.
  • 14-15 " Aurelia Puryear." Murdered. Pages 73-76. N.Y.N. 11-20-32.
  • 14-16 " Victoria Price, Ruby Bates." Raped. Pages 77-82. N.Y.N. 11-27-32.
  • 14-17 " Ellen Saxe." Murdered. Pages 83-87. N.Y.N. 12-4-32.
  • 14-18 " Frank Jordan." Murdered. Pages 88-92. N.Y.N. 12-11-32.
  • 14-19 " Smith Reynolds." Murdered. Pages 93-103. N.Y.N. 12-18-32.
  • 14-20 " Capt. Walter Wanderwell alias Valarian Johannes Tiecznski." Murdered. Pages 104-108. N.Y.N. 12-25-32.
  • 14-21 " Vivian Gordon." Murdered. Pages 109-114.
  • 14-22 " James Husted Germond." Murdered. Pages 115-120. N.Y.N. 1-15-33.
  • 14-23 " Edwin O Schildhauer." Murdered. Pages 121-126. N.Y.N. 1-22-33.
  • 14-24 " John McGowan." Murdered. Pages 127-132. N.Y.N. 2-5-33.
  • 14-25 " Ruth Wilson." Murdered. Pages 133-138. N.Y.N. 1-29-33.
  • 14-26 " Leslie Casteel." Murdered. Pages 139-143. N.Y.N. 1-24-32.
  • 14-27 " Jennie G. Kane." Drowned. Pages 144-149. N.Y.N. 3-20-32.
  • 14-28 " Foster K. Hale." Murdered. Page 150-155. N.Y.N. 4-24-32.
  • 14-29 " President William McKinley." Assassinated. Pages 156-160. N.Y.N. 2-26-33.
  • 14-30 " George Carl." Murdered. Pages 161-165. N.Y.N. 3-19-33.
  • 14-31 " Kidnapping of Ernest Schoening." Pages 166-170. N.Y.N. 4-2-33.
  • 14-32 " Christopher Schewing." Murdered. Pages 171-175.
  • 14-33 " James F. Knight." Murdered. Pages 176-180. N.Y.N. 4-16-33

• 14-34 to 14-63 Originally volume eleven. Provides accounts of crimes committed in the United States and France, dating 1876-1934.
  • 14-34 " Ruth Steese & Eunice Haggard." Murdered. Pages 1-5. N.Y.N. 4-23-33.
  • 14-35 " Harry Stitamor & Charles Yacht. Gem Thieves" Pages 6-11. N.Y.N. 4-30-33.
  • 14-36 " The George Crawford Case." Tried for murder. Pages 12-22. N.Y.N. 5-7-33.
  • 14-37 " Madalynne Latimer." Murdered. Pages 23-29. N.Y.N. 9-3-33.
  • 14-38 " Juliet Spero." Murdered. Pages 30-34. N.Y.N. 9-10-33.
  • 14-39 " Edward Lynch." Murdered. Pages 35-40. N.Y.N. 9-17-33.
  • 14-40 " Allene Thorpe Lamson." Murdered. Pages 41-46. N.Y.N. 9-33-24.
  • 14-41 " The Saga of Mike Malloy." Murdered. Pages 47-52. N.Y.N. 11-5-33.
  • 14-42 " Laura McCann." Murdered. Pages 53-57. N.Y.N. 11-12-33.
  • 14-43 " Joseph Weaver." Tried for murder. Pages 58-62. N.Y.N. 11-19-55.
  • 14-44 " Charley Frazier." Murderer. Pages 63-65. N.Y.N. 11-19-33.
  • 14-45 " William Wakefield." Murdered. Pages 66- 72. N.Y.N. 11-26-33.
  • 14-46 " R.W. Hanks." Murdered. Pages 73-79. N.Y.N. 12-3-33.
  • 14-47 " Percy Sprague & David Clemmer." Murdered. Pages 80-84. N.Y.N. 12-17-33.
  • 14-48 " Josephine Cagnina." Tried for murder. Pages 85-89. N.Y.N. 12-31-33.
  • 14-49 " Nan Patterson." Murdered. Pages 90-95. N.Y.N. 1-7-34.
  • 14-50 " Frank Brannon." Murdered. Pages 96-100. N.Y.N. 1-14-34.
  • 14-51 " The MacKay Fortune." Biography of Clarence MacKay. Pages 101-105. N.Y.N. 1-21-p-34.
  • 14-52 " Dr. James I. Gaines." Murdered. Pages 106-112. N.Y.N. 2-4-34.
  • 14-53 " Charles J. Wolfert." Murdered. Pages 113-118. N.Y.N. 2-11-p-34.
  • 14-54 " The Lincoln Ghouls." The attempted theft of the body of Abraham Lincoln. Pages 119-124. N.Y.N. 2-18-34.
  • 14-55 " Orrando Perry Dexter." Murdered. Pages 125-129. N.Y.N. 2-25-p-34.
  • 14-56 " Laroux Soles." Murdered. Pages 130-136. N.Y.N. 3-18-34.
  • 14-57 " Dr. J. Preston Kennedy." Murdered. Pages 137-147. N.Y.N. 4-1-34.
  • 14-58 " Alexandre Serge Stavisky." Petty crook. Pages 148-154. N.Y.N. 4-1-34.
  • 14-59 " The Slocum Horror." Boating accident claiming 1,031 lives. Pages 155-163. N.Y.N. 6-10-34.
  • 14-60 " Mary Brogan Hoge." Murdered. Pages 164-168. N.Y.N. 6-24-p-34.
  • 14-61 " Salvatore Antonio." Murdered. Pages 169-174. N.Y.N. 7-8-34.
  • 14-62 " Helen Spence Eaton." Murderess. Pages 175-180. N.Y.N. 7-22-34.
  • 14-63 " Eric Madison." Murdered. Pages 181-184. N.Y.N. 7-29-34.

• 14-64 to 14-86 Originally volume twelve. Provides accounts of crimes committed in the United States between 1906 and 1925.
  • 14-64 " George Wurzburger." Murdered. Pages 1-10. By Samuel E. Allender.
  • 14-65 " Charles Ponzi." Arrested for mail defraud. Pages 11-16. B.R. 1-23-23-'34.
  • 14-66 " Frieda Becker." Murdered. Pages 17-26. Geo. B. Biddinger.
  • 14-67 ' Crimes of "Ajax."' Underworld character. Pages 27-35.
  • 14-68 " Murder by Invitation." New York murders. Pages 15-19. B. P. 2-18-34.
  • 14-69 " Walker Adams." Murdered. Pages 20-27.
  • 14-70 " George Connory." Murdered. Pages 28-37. Preston Langley Hickey.
  • 14-71 " George Connory." Murdered. Pages 38-48. Preston Langley Hickey.
  • 14-72 " Looney Gas Mystery." Tetraethyl poisoning. Pages 49-57. Laurence Stern.
  • 14-73 " Mary Daly." Kidnapped and murdered. Pages 58-64. F.W. Gallagher.
  • 14-74 " Minnie Wilkins." Murdered. Pages 65-73. James P. Sharp.
  • 14-75 " Anna Nosko." Murdered. Pages 74-82. A.L.H. Bucklin.
  • 14-76 " Lone Black Wolf." Murdered. Pages 83-90. Thos. P. O'Donnell.
  • 14-77 " Extravaganza Theatre Robbery." Pages 91-105.
  • 14-78 " Wilbur Tryon." Murdered. Pages 106-116. Larry Brentwood.
  • 14-79 " Salem Curtis." Murdered. Pages 117-124. O.D. Cottman.
  • 14-80 " Howard Stenhouse." Thief. Pages 125-131. W. Anderson.
  • 14-81 " Blanche Clarkson." Murdered. Pages 132-142. James A. Stapp.
  • 14-82 " Mary Riddel." Murdered. Pages 143-153. Harry Moss.
  • 14-83 " Lillian McCarver." Murdered. Pages 154-161. Homer G. Wells.
  • 14-84 " John Lind." Murdered. Pages 162-170. John Goltz.
  • 14-85 " Banayoti Janadis." Murdered. Pages 171- 179. Inspector Fahmi, Cairo, Egypt, Police Dept.
  • 14-86 "Stamp Swindlers." Documentary stamp scheme. Pages 180- 185. Harold C. Keyes.