sPaul041.xml RAMSEY COUNTY. ST. PAUL (MINN.). DEPT. OF POLICE: An Inventory of Its Identification Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Maria Plonski Minnesota Historical Society

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Finding aid encoded by Monica Manny RalstonFebruary 2009 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Police. Identification photograph cards. 1891-1911. Materials in English. Mug shots and Bertillon cards kept by the St. Paul Police Department documenting the identification and incarceration of criminals thought to be in the City of St. Paul and surrounding areas from 1891-1911. Each card is identified by a file number. 0.6 cu. ft. (2 photo storage boxes in 1 partial box). 139.A.2.3B SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Although most of the mug shot cards were created by the St. Paul Police Department, a number originated from the following cities' departments: Duluth, Minneapolis, Superior [Wisconsin], Chicago, Kansas City, Fargo, Denver, Burlington [Iowa], Somersworth [New Hampshire], and Lansdale [Pennsylvania]. Most are marked "Personal Property Jno. J. O'Connor," presumably John J. O'Connor, St. Paul's Chief of Police from 1900-1912 and 1914-1920.

Most of the Bertillon cards also originated from the St. Paul Police Department, but some are from the Minneapolis Police Department. The Bertillon System was developed by French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon in the early 1880s to increase the accuracy of criminal identification by measuring certain bony portions of the body, including the skull, foot, cubit, trunk and left middle finger. These measurements were then divided into small, medium and large groupings and further placed into 243 distinct categories and 1,701 separate groupings. This identification method spread throughout Europe and was introduced into the United States in 1887. It was an improvement over just mug shots/basic physical measurements and a forerunner to fingerprinting.

ARRANGEMENT

The cards are divided into two boxes, each arranged in numeric order by file number:

Mug shots, 1891-1910. Bertillon cards, 1904-1911. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Bertillon system. Crime -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Criminal anthropology. Criminal investigation -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Criminals -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Fugitives from justice -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Identification photographs -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Persons: O'Connor, John J., 1855-1924. Organizations: Minneapolis (Minn.). Dept. of Police. Document Types: Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul (Minn.). Dept. of Police. Identification Photograph Cards. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 2006-36

Processing Information:

Processed by: Maria Plonski, December 2005.

Catalog ID number: 006220165

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 139.A.2.3B 1 MUG SHOT CARDS, 1891-1910.

125 photograph sleeves in 1 photograph storage box. 4 by 2 ½ inch (pocket size) cards containing a photograph of the criminal on the front and the criminal’s name, alias(es), residence, legitimate and criminal occupations, physical measurements, features and “peculiarities” on the back.

The cards are listed below alphabetically by last name, but are arranged in the box numerically by file numbers 2600-10414, with gaps.

Individuals may have more than one card under other aliases.

139.A.2.3B 3041 Adams, G., 1896. 3074 Allen, F., 1895. 2633 Allen, F. W., [ca. 1896]. 2603 Anderson, F., 1898. 3044 Anthony, C., [ca. 1896]. 10332 Arata, A., 1908. 3023 Armstrong, H., 1897. 10343 Barker, C., 1906.

Alias: Frank Arthur.

3145 Baird, G., [ca. 1898]. 10341 Baud, A., 1909.

Alias: George Brown.

2617 Beaver, E. M., 1899. 3080 Benzen, W., [ca. 1898].

Alias: John Ryan.

2644 Berry, E., [ca. 1897].

Alias: Ed Burke.

10342 Boocock, A., 1908.

Alias: George Watson.

3025 Bowers, B., [ca. 1896]. 2663 Brock, B., 1900. 10386 Broga, H., 1910. 2666 Brown, F., 1899.

Alias: George Woods.

3079 Brown, G., [undated]. 10347 Buelimer, J., 1909. 2600 Burgoyne, W., 1898. 2601 Burgoyne, D., 1897. 10354 Burk, J., 1908.

Aliases: James E. Sullivan, Bamey, Baney.

3018 Burton, E. C., [ca. 1895]. 3139 Cannon, J., [ca. 1901].

Alias: James Kennedy.

2607 Carey [or Corey], F., 1899.

Aliases: Walter Gorman, Wallace Vaughn.

3046 Carney, J., 1897. 3014 Carroll, J., 1895. 3013 Carroll, T., 1896. 3099 Carter, J. L., 1896.

Aliases: Bowman, Saunders, Cox, Laflaud, Lawrence.

2648 Clark, F., 1900. 3141 Clark, J., [undated].

Alias: James McBride.

2657 Cohen, H., 1900. 10334 Collins, J., [ca. 1901].

Alias: Kelly.

10412 Colon, J., 1910.

Alias: Harry West.

2658 Conley, M., 1900. 10340 Conroy, M. J., 1904. 2602 Corcoran, J., 1897. 3104 Crook, R. R., 1897.

Alias: Robinson Vaudiver.

2631 Curran, J., [undated]. 3027 Curry, R., [ca. 1895]. 3035 [Cu?], G. W., [ca. 1897].

Alias: Slage.

10349 Dano, E., 1909.

Alias: Henry A. Rodgers.

3031 Day, C. L., 1896. 3065 DeFrance, S. J., [undated]. 3105 Dehnie, F., 1894. 2610 Denmark, J., 1899. 2616 Depew, J., 1899. 10377 Dillate, J., 1910. 3100 Diller, E., [undated]. 3064 Dodge, J. S., 1895.

Alias: A. F. Hudson.

2652 Doherty, J., 1900.

Alias: Joe Younger.

2925 Donais, F., 1898.

Alias: Downey.

3030 Donovan, J., 1894. 10336 Doyle, P., 1908. 10414 Dunning, C., 1906. 3060 Duraud, D. C., [undated]. 2923 Eaton, A. M., 1898. 2632 Edwards, C., [ca. 1896]. 3159 Edwards, E. J., 1898.

Alias: Edmunds.

10344 Edwards, F., 1909. 3040 Edwards, J., [undated]. 3140 Ellis, O. D., [undated]. 2650 Farnell, E., 1900. 2609 Farrell, M., 1897. 10381 Faxwell, C., 1909. 3067 Fegelson, S., 1900. 2651 Fisher, F., 1900. 10382 Fishion, F., 1910.

Alias: Capt. McArthur.

10374 Fletcher, J. L., 1910. 3049 Flynn, M., [ca. 1893]. 2628 Fontain, F., 1899. 2664 Forchie, E., 1898.

Alias: Edward West.

2665 Forchie, H., 1899.

Alias: Henry West.

3108 Ford, R. H., 1895. 2620 Foster, F., 1899. 2668 Frost, F., 1899. 3042 Gadbois, J., 1897. 2922 Garland, T., 1900. 3037 Gerry, E. F., [ca. 1898]. 3077 Gill, W., 1894.

Alias: Red Wilson.

3146 Gilmore, J., [undated]. 3101 Gindrat, J. H., [ca. 1893]. 3034 Gormon, B., 1898.

Alias: Frank O’Brien.

10357 Gray, S. B., 1909.

Alias: S. B. Grey.

2901 Grons, C., [ca. 1895].

Alias: R. Malshow.

3070 Hagen, A. C., [undated]. 2656 Hall, E., 1900.

Alias: Kid Orr.

3066 Hammond, H. E., [ca. 1896]. 2646 Harkins, J., 1900.

Alias: Hapkins.

2655 Harris, E., 1900. 2625 Hartley, J., 1897. 3147 Hastings, C., [undated].

Alias: J. H. McCurry.

2902 Haviland, K., 1899.

Alias: Dick Middleton.

2604 Haynes, C. B., 1899. 2640 Hegberg, J., 1897. 2624 Hemingway, V. B., 1897. 10353 Hill, T., 1908. 3136 Hollins, T. G., [undated].

Alias: Albert Edwards.

2660 Horrigan, M., 1900. 2626 Howard, J., 1901. 3029 Howard, W., 1904. 3107 Johnson, F., 1894. 3071 Johnson, J., 1896. 2629 Johnson, R., 1901. 3081 Keating, J., 1893.

Alias: Barney Hunt.

2920 Keats, J., 1898. 3015 Kellner, C., [undated]. 3063 Kelly, J. E., 1897. 2606 Kennedy, J., 1897. 2627 Kennedy, T., 1891. 2619 Klingberg, F., 1899. 2647 Knobloch, L. H., 1900. 3026 Koestil, J., 1894.

Alias: George Korstel.

10380 Korightley, C., 1910.

Alias: John Bagley.

3106 Kurtz, J., 1896. 3143 Lambert, E., 1898. 10379 Lamson, H., 1910. 2611 Larson, C., 1899. 3048 Lawrence, A., [ca. 1895]. 10355 Lawrence, H., 1908.

Alias: Walter Parker.

10346 Leonard, C., 1908.

Alias: Fred Patton.

2637 Leroy, H. E., [undated].

Alias: George Ryan.

3059 Leslie, F., [ca. 1896]. 3017 Lester, E., [ca. 1895].

Alias: Edward Brooks.

3072 Lewis, L., 1896.

Alias: L. Gilbert.

2608 Lloyd, J., 1897. 10384 Loneusteui, D., 1908. 2636 LuVerne, L. F., [undated].

Alias: F. B. Howard.

2674 Mace, W., [ca. 1897].

Alias: William Maas.

2654 Maher, J., 1900. 2924 Marger, H., 1897.

Alias: Thomas G. Dawnes.

3062 Martin, F., [ca. 1897]. 3102 Martin, H., 1895. 3103 Maxon, C. F., 1897.

Alias: C. L. Boyce.

3019 Maxwell, J., 1895.

Alias: Kid Sedall.

3033 McCabe, F., 1898. 3109 McDonald, C., [ca. 1894]. 10356 McDonald, J., [undated]. 2653 McGuire, W., 1900.

Alias: O’Donnell.

3047 McKenna, J., 1897. 2661 McNally, E. C., 1900. 2615 McNamara, M., 1898. 2645 Miller, J., [ca. 1895]. 3016 Miller, J., [ca. 1895]. 3061 Miller, J. J., [ca. 1894].

Aliases: W. W. Mattison, George A. Taylor.

2638 Miller, W., [undated].

Alias: Frank Lee.

2672 Mitchell, W., 1896. 3098 Moffett, G. D., 1901. 2667 Morris, E., [ca. 1898].

Alias: Eddy Moore.

10358 Murphy, P. J., 1909. 3020 Murray, J., [ca. 1899]. 3148 Murray, J., [undated]. 3076 Murray, T., 1895. 3133 Nicolls, J., [ca. 1905]. 3032 Nolan, F., 1895.

Aliases: Jackson, White.

3068 North, E., [undated]. 2670 Oman, A., 1899. 3110 O’Neill, J. H., 1895. 10389 O’Neill, W. H., 1910.

Alias: William H. Wheeler.

2622 Owens, C., 1909. 2649 Parker, H., 1900. 10359 Peppard, J. L., [ca. 1910].

Alias: Charles MacDonald.

2643 Phillips, R., 1897. 3138 Pickett, W., [undated].

Aliases: William Clark, William Price.

10388 Pontrielli, G., 1909. 10345 Porter, J., 1906.

Alias: James Kelly.

3069 Powers, A., 1896. 3022 Powers, W., [ca. 1897]. 2921 Quinn, O. B., [ca. 1894].

Alias: Roxey Quaile.

2618 Raaen, C., 1899. 3058 Rapp, L., [ca. 1901]. 2635 Redmond, J., [ca. 1897]. 2605 Reilly, J., 1899. 3021 Riley, J., [ca. 1897].

Aliases: Joe Shea, Joe Ryan.

3137 Roberts, W., [undated]. 3078 Robinson, G., [undated]. 3028 Root, W., [ca. 1893]. 3024 Ross, J., 1894. 10337 Ross, O., [ca. 1909]. 10387 Rossi, C., 1910.

Alias: Harry Lane.

3043 Russell, W., 1898. 2612 Sametz, G., 1898. 2630 Sardollis, C., [undated]. 2613 Schafer, F., 1896. 3135 Scheiber, A. V., [undated]. 10376 Schlange, E. H., 1909. 3162 Schmidt, A. V., [undated]. 3144 Schneider, O., [undated]. 3012 Shere, J., 1895. 10413 Shew, J., [ca. 1906]. 10390 Shields, P., 1910. 3111 Skoog, J. A., 1897. 3073 Smith, H. J., [undated]. 10385 Smith, J. K., 1908.

Alias: George Cummings.

10375 Smith, L., 1910.

Alias: Charles H. Brill.

3082 Smith, W., 1896.

Alias: John Cross.

3045 Smolensky, J., 1897. 3164 Stewart, W., 1898. 2905 Strong, G., [undated]. 2919 Summerfield, H. M., [ca. 1897]. 3036 Veronon, G. W., [ca. 1898]. 2634 Wagoner, C. E., 1900. 2623 Walker, J., 1891. 2673 Walters, H., [undated]. 3038 Ward, J., [ca. 1898]. 2641 Ward, W., [ca. 1897]. 2639 Watkins, J. F., [ca. 1894]. 2662 Webster, E. I., 1900. 2671 Welch, J., [ca. 1899]. 10378 West, H., 1910. 3011 Wheeler, S., 1896. 3134 Williams, H., [undated]. 3057 Wilson, F., [ca. 1893]. 3056 Wilson, F. E., 1895.

Aliases: William A. Black, C. E. Walts, H. H. Ready, H. E. Woodard.

3039 Winker, C., [ca. 1899]. 2669 Worthington, C., 1899. 10333 Young, A., 1909. 139.A.2.3B 2 BERTILLON CARDS, 1904-1911.

85 cards in one small file box. 6 by 5 ½ inch cards containing front and profile photographs of the criminal and Bertillon measurements on the front of the card and the criminal’s name, alias(es), residence, occupation, crime and “peculiarities of habit and action” on the back.

The cards are listed below alphabetically by last name but are arranged in the box numerically by file numbers 2817-8761, with gaps.

Individuals may have more than one card under other aliases.

139.A.2.3B 2846 Alex, Mike, 1909. 2854 Barnett, “Kid”, 1909. 2822 Barry, William, 1908.

Alias: William Keckline.

2844 Benton, George, 1909. 2837 Berger, John, 1908. 2824/9903 Berlin, Louis, 1908. 7115 Blutt, F., 1905. 2825 Bodmar, John, 1908. 7147 Brownitz, S., [ca. 1905]. 7110 Buckland, E., 1905. 7111 Burns, F., 1905. 7162 Burns, Thomas, 1905.

Alias: George Myers. See also Franklin, John.

7162 Burns, T., 1908. 7158 Burt, F., [ca. 1905]. 2853 Carville, George, 1909. 7177 Cassidy, John, 1905. 7174 Cassidy, Thomas, 1905. 7109 Clermont, W., [ca. 1905]. 2820 Coates, Stephen G., 1908. 7148 Cohen, Harry, 1905. 7157 Conkling, George, 1904.

Aliases: Frank McFarland, Arthur McMann. See also McFarland, Frank.

7176 Connors, Philip, 1905. 2833 Crane, James, 1908. 7123 Cummings, T., 1905. 7153 Daley, Charles, 1905. 7105 Daniels, D., 1905. 2864 Dixon, William, 1909. 2849 Dockery, Tommy, 1909. 7160 Doole, W., [ca. 1905]. 2855 Doyle, Tim, 1909. 7112 Faber, Karl, 1905. 2841 Ferguson, F., 1908. 2821 Frank, Maurace, 1908. 7162/2484 Franklin, John, 1908.

Aliases: Thomas Burns, George Meyer. See also Burns, T.

2843 Fraser, Arthur, 1908. 7113 Gallagher, James, 1905. 2842 Gibbs, Lawrence, 1908. 2860 Gross, Michael, 1909. 2861 Gutierez, Louis, 1909. 2868 Hall, C., [undated]. 2817 Hoffman, Robert, 1908. 2845 Holmes, Edward, 1909. 8715 Huff, Laura, 1906. 2858 Jeffries, Dick, 1909. 7143/7144 Johnson, J., [ca. 1905]. 2829 Jones, Guy, 1908. 7159 Kalmer, Frank, 1905. 7116 Kelly, J., [ca. 1905]. 2840 Knight, D., 1908. 8755 Knight, Mamie, 1907. 7168 Knott, John, 1905. 7140 LaBlanch, B., [ca. 1905]. 7169 Lenich, F., 1905. 7157 McFarland, Frank, 1905.

Aliases: Frank Fox, Charles F. Reilley. Conkling, George.

2852 McGlynn, Bert, 1909. 7108 Monahan, J., 1905. 8761 Moore, May, 1906.

Alias: Julia Cunnigham.

7114 Moran, W. M., [ca. 1905]. 7170 Mormicheck, L., 1905. 2865 Nemissy, J., 1909. 2828 Nolmes, Charles, 1908. 7152 O’Brien, Larry, 1904. 7185 O’Rouker, William, 1905. 7156 Owens, Charles, 1905. 2863 Peterson, William, 1909. 2871 Purcell, E., 1911. 7107 Reynolds, P., 1905. 7171 Robinson, Charles, 1905. 2830 Rose, John, 1908. 2867 Spero, L. C.1909. 7172 Stephens, William, 1905. 7155 Stone, Frank, 1905. 2823 Summer, James R., 1908. 2839 Tardik, Henry, 1908. 7126 Todd, T., 1905. 2819 Townsend, C. W., 1908.

Alias: Jack Harris.

7161 Warmelin, C., [ca. 1905]. 7151/2296 Wexstein, W., [ca. 1898].

Aliases: Abe Lewis, Frank Lewis.

7175 Williams, John, 1905. 7173 Woolfan, Abe, 1905. 2826 Younger, John, [ca. 1908]. 2862 Zappla, Angelo, 1909. 7127, 7128 [No Names], 1905.