Source:Hue-and-cry
"Hue and cry for Paisley: Pittsburg detective bureau sends out 4,000 descriptive circulars: May be found in the south: Civil suits for stolen money to be begun this week: Opinion growing that the ex-superintendent may return and surrender—defense of indictment." Pittsburg Post, June 17, 1900, p. 2. Newspapers.com 86430543.
WANTED
FOR GRAND LARCENY,
SAMUEL T. PAISLEY,
Late Superintendent Dep't of Highways of Pittsburg.
Age, 54. Height, 5 ft. 10 in. Weight about 220 pounds. Hair dark and tinged with grey; bald in front of head. Moustache brown and tinged with grey. Complexion florid. Eyes grey and generally bloodshot. Is a telegraph operator by profession; is also a high degree Mason, and generally wears a Masonic charm. His left arm is partially paralyzed, and it appears to be somewhat shorter than the right arm; he has little or no use of it. He left this city on or about May 26th, this year. The above picture is a good likeness, having been but recently taken. Was supposed to be sick when he left here. If found arrest, charge being grand larceny, and notify
ROGER O'MARA,
Superintendent Bureau of Detectives.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 15th, 1900.
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Four thousand copies of the above circular are being scattered broadcast all over the country. Half a dozen clerks and detectives were kept busy all yesterday folding and addressing the circular, and in a few days the officers in every city and town in the United States will be familiar with the fugitive's appearance and the nature of the charge against him. No reward is offered for Mr. Paisley's capture, Superintendent Roger O'Mara relying upon his wide acquaintance for the assistance of every police officer in the country. When asked if he thought Paisley was out of the country Mr. O'Mara replied in the negative.
"Do you think he is east or west?"
"What's the matter with the south?"
Superintendent O'Mara believes that Mr. Paisley will return to Pittsburg and give himself up. He said: "Paisley's friends have said all along that he would return. He might as well come and take his dose. He did not take as much as Moreland and House, and look how little time they served. He ought not to get more than two years, and when he finds we're hot after him he will return."
Mr. O'Mara is not alone in believing that Mr. Paisley will return voluntarily. Many people say they would not be surprised if he slipped into town some night as quietly as he went. They agree that it would give him a much better standing in court.
There is still considerable talk about the strength of the indictment. Around the court house several of the officials, who are constantly handling such documents, say it is seriously defective and would not stand in court a minute. On the other hand, Mr. Burleigh, who has been district attorney, says the indictment is strong enough to bring Paisley back to Pittsburg, and to convict him when he reaches here.
Mr. Burleigh is preparing the papers in the suits to be brought to recover the amount taken by Paisley. He declined to state who would be the defendants. It is understood that E. M. Bigelow and the bondsmen of Paisley will be among those sued. The suits will be filed this week.
