COLLECTION GUIDES

1879-1899

Guide to the Photograph Collection


Collection Summary

Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of criminals collected by Massachusetts State Detective Benson Munyan.

Biographical Sketch

Benson Munyan was born in Leeds, Massachusetts, in 1837, the son of Orrin Munyan, a Methodist lay preacher, and his wife Susanna (Bardwell) Munyan. As a young man, Munyan worked in the cotton and brass mills of Haydenville, Massachusetts, a village in Williamsburg. He married Hattie Lathrop in 1858, with whom he had four children.

During the Civil War, Munyan was a member of the 27th Massachusetts Regiment. He was a well-known local figure and active in politics, serving as selectman in the 1870s and deputy sheriff in the years before being appointed to the newly-established Massachusetts State Detectives. After nearly two decades on the force, Munyan suffered a paralytic shock in 1896, and this, coupled with the loss of his wife in 1897, caused a steady decline in his health, leading to his retirement in February 1899. He died at the asylum in Northampton, Massachusetts, four months later.

The Massachusetts State Detectives were established in 1879 by Governor Thomas Talbot and were a precursor of today's Massachusetts State Police. In the first year of their existence, the 16 detectives made 461 arrests for a wide range of crimes. In addition to criminal investigations, they were responsible for inspecting public buildings and elevators. The photographs in this collection were used as aids in investigations, and a set was likely kept by each of the state detectives.

Collection Description

This collection consists of photographs of criminal offenders collected by Massachusetts State Detective Benson Munyan during his career, 1879-1899. Most of the photographs are cartes de visite, and the majority feature identifying information on the verso. In addition to names, aliases, and crimes charged, the cards often include physical characteristics, nativity, literacy, employment status, and other identifying information. The collection contains cartes de visite, tintypes, and cabinet photographs, including a photograph of Detective Munson (#418.405). The collection also contains a few photographs of victims.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Rose Munyan, May 2024

Detailed Description of the Collection

Box 1: Offenders, A-L

Box 1#418.01

Charles E. Adams, 1892

Alias: Charles Edwards

Charge: Murder

Box 1#418.02

Christopher Adams, 1892

Alias: George Jones

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.03

Frank C. Algerton, 1890

Alias: Reuben C. Mason

Charge: Conspiracy to defraud

Box 1#418.04

Frank Allen, 1895

Alias: Shorty O'Connor

Charge: Safe blower

Box 1#418.05

Chester F. Ambler, 1890

Alias: Frank Ambler

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.06

Michael Anderson

Box 1#418.07

William Anderson

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.08

George A. Babcock, 1888

Charge: Counterfeiting

Box 1#418.09

Oscar Ballou, 1889

Aliases: Charles Taft, George A. Barton

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.10

William Barrett

Alias: William Bassett

Charge: Murder

Box 1#418.11

William Barry, 1888

Charge: Suspicion of burglary

Box 1#418.12

Lawrence Beatty

Charge: Second story worker

Box 1#418.13

Frank Beck, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.14

Edwin S. Beecher, 1891

Charge: Rape

Box 1#418.15

Edward Begor, 1892

Alias: Edward Beauregard

Charge: Murder

Box 1#418.16

Phillip Bengle, 1888

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.17

Lucien[?] Benson, 1885

Aliases: Albert Wright, Albert Ricker

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.18

James Hiram Berry, 1890

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.19

John Bessette, 1889

Charge: Murder of wife

Box 1#418.20

Sophia Bessette, 1889

Charge: Murdered by husband, John Bessette

Box 1#418.21

Morris Black

Charge: Chicken thief

Box 1#418.22

Herbert M. Blanchard, 1891

Alias: Adelbert J. Lane

Charge: Polygamy

Box 1#418.23

James R. S. Blood, 1892

Aliases: [James] Owens, [James] Hart, [James] Stewart

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.24

James Bolger, 1889

Alias: John Price

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.25

John F. Bonner

Alias: Walter M. Leeds

Charge: Larceny from building

Box 1#418.26

James Boucher, 1893

Alias: Dan Devine

Charge: Passing forged checks

Box 1#418.27

Fred O. H. Bowen, 1890

Alias: Fred Bowen

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.28

James M. Bradley

Aliases: Walter L. Maitland, William M. Williams

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.29

John Brady

Box 1#418.30

Burt Brandon, 1887

Charge: House burglar

Box 1#418.31

Edward Brennan, 1891

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.32

Henry A. Briggs, 1891

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.33

Henry Herbert Briggs

Box 1#418.34

Olando Briggs, 1884

Charge: Safe blower

Box 1#418.35

Charles Brown, 1890

Alias: William Lawrence

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 1#418.36

George P. Brown, 1887

Alias: Frank Johnson

Charge: Embezzlement

Box 1#418.37

John Brown, 1890

Charge: Larceny in building

Box 1#418.38

Albert J. Bubon, 1888

Charge: Rape

Box 1#418.39

Edward E. Burke, 1894

Alias: Ed Greenfield

Charge: Assault with intent to kill

Box 1#418.40

Frank M. Burns, 1894

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.41

Joseph Burns, 1888

Aliases: [Joseph] Barnes, Kennedy, Murphy, and others

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.42

Edward Callahan, 1889

Charge: Forgery

Box 1#418.43

James Campbell

Alias: Shang Campbell

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 1#418.44-418.46

Christopher Carter, 1886

Aliases: Albert Stone, Texas Jack

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.47

John C. Cartridge, 1889

Charge: Larceny of a team, Haverhill, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.48

Henry E. Cassidy, 1885

Alias: Henry Casavant

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.49

Charles A. Champeon, 1888

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.50

Frank M. Chandler, 1893

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.51

Frederick Chaplain, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.52

John M. Chase, 1890

Charges: Confidence man; obtaining goods by false pretenses

Box 1#418.53

Plummer A. Chase, 1889

Charge: Forgery

Box 1#418.54

Henry Coffee, 1891

Charge: Drunk

Box 1#418.55

Edward Cohen, 1888

Charge: Embezzlement

Box 1#418.56

Cornelius Cohn

Alias: Joseph Barry

Box 1#418.57

Charles F. Colcord

Box 1#418.58

William Cole, 1890

Charge: Larceny from building

Box 1#418.59

Thomas H. Collins, 1888

Charge: Breaking

Box 1#418.60-418.61

Thomas Conarty, 1889

Aliases: New Britain Red, Thomas Claffey

Charge: Assault

Box 1#418.62

Frank R. Conklin, 1887

Charges: Hotel beat; larceny, passing worthless draft

Box 1#418.63

John J. Connelly, 1888

Alias: Paddy McGrath

Charge: Highway robbery

Box 1#418.64

Frank C. Conner, 1888

Alias: Clarence Conner

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.65

Michael Conrad, 1893

Alias: James Foster

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.66

Henry Corcoran, 1895

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.67

John Cowhy, 1889

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.68

William Coy, 1891

Charge: Murder of John Whalen, 30 August 1891

Box 1#418.69

Charles Creighton, 1891

Charge: Escape from Ipswich House of Correction

Box 1#418.70

Charles W. Callinan, 1886

Alias: Charles Coleman

Charge: Rape

Box 1#418.71

Joseph Cullom, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.72

Albert Cummings, 1889

Charge: Safe blowing

Box 1#418.73

Charles Davis

Alias: Red Austin

Charge: Bunco

Box 1#418.74

Tena Davis, 1891

Alias: Deltena J. Davis

Charge: Murder victim, Everett, Massachusetts; William H. Smith & James Albert Trefethen were tried for the crime

Box 1#418.75

Thomas Davis, 1887

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.76

Horatio G. Day, 1893

Charge: Assault with intent to rob and breaking & entering

Box 1#418.77

Patrick Devlin, 1890

Charge: False pretenses

Box 1#418.78

George Dickingson, 1895

Alias: George Sargent

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.79

Frank Dillon, 1887

Charge: Hotel & sneak thief

Box 1#418.80

John Doherty, 1888

Alias: William Laughlin

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.81

Robert Doherty, 1891

Charge: Larceny from the person; stealing a watch

Box 1#418.82

James Donovan, 1895

Box 1#418.83

John Dorerty

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.84

Michael Dougherty, 1886

Charges: Forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses

Box 1#418.85

Dennis Dwyer, 1889

Charge: Breaking & entering, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.86

Frank W. Eastman, 1889

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.87

Thomas A. Edson, 1891

Charge: Vagrancy

Box 1#418.88

Peter Eno, 1892

Charge: Murder of his wife Minnie; hanged himself in jail while awaiting trial

Box 1#418.89

George Essex

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.90

Richard Fadden

Box 1#418.91

Frank Fairbanks, 1886

Charge: Larceny from building

Box 1#418.92

Herbert E. Farmer, 1884

Alias: Henry Smith

Charge: Selling mortgages

Box 1#418.93

James Farnam, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.94

Richard Farrell

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.95

George R. Feareboy, 1895

Alias: James B. Allen

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.96

Rufus E. Ferren, 1893

Alias: Ralph King

Charge: Burglary, North Andover, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.97

James Ferrod, 1888

Alias: James Farrert

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.98

William Ferry, 1891

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.99

Lewis Finn, 1888

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.100

Edward J. Fitzpatrick, 1894

Charge: Masked burglar

Box 1#418.101

James Flanagan

Box 1#418.102

John Flanigan, 1880

Alias: John Moore

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.103

Thomas Flynn, 1891

Charge: Burglary, North Abington, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.104

John Foley, 1891

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.105-418.106

William Foley, 1896

Alias: William Brooks

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.107

Lester Forbes

Box 1#418.108

Albert E. Foss, 1890

Alias: Ready Foss

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.109

Adolph Foster, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.110

Edward Foster, 1886

Alias: Frank Foster

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.111

Henry Fournier

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.112

Bernard Fowler, 1888

Aliases: Henry Hill

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.113

Jame Franklin, 1891

Associate: Pal of Frank Hart aka Frenchy Kenney

Charge: Safe blower

Box 1#418.114

John Fulton, 1896

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.115

Leonard Furgan, 1889

Charge: Forgery

Box 1#418.116

Ansel U. Garfield, 1889

Charges: Breaking & entering, larceny

Box 1#418.117

Henry Garfield, 1890

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.118

Thomas Garvey, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.119

Maxim Gaudette

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.120

David Gerard, 1882

Aliases: David Hawkins, Clarence D. Jewell

Charges: Burglary & larceny in a building

Box 1#418.121

Louis Gilbert, 1893

Charges: Breaking & entering, stealing a team

Box 1#418.122

D. M. Gilmore, 1889

Alias: D. M. Golden

Charge: Larceny from freight train on Old Colony Railroad

Box 1#418.123

Albert P. Grant, 1889

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.124

Fred A. Grant, 1893

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.125

Ed Green, 1896

Alias: John Robinson

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.126

Red Gross

Alias: Red Riley

Box 1#418.127

Charles F. Hale, 1894

Charges: False pretenses, bogus checks

Box 1#418.128

Edward Hall, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.129

Lucius E. F. Halstat, 1888

Charge: Incest

Box 1#418.130

George Hamel

Charge: Robbery

Box 1#418.131

William F. Hanor

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.132

John D. Harriman, 1891

Aliases: Levi Blanchard, John Hall

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.133

George Harris, 1887

Aliases: Lewis Ludlow, Little Lew

Associate: Pal of Thomas O'Brien

Charge: Bunco man

Box 1#418.134

Edward Harvey, 1889

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.135

George F. Haslam, 1887

Charge: Forgery

Box 1#418.136

Frank Hawkins, 1892

Charge: Assault with a dangerous weapon, Methuen, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.137

William Hayward, 1877

Alias: John C. Reynolds

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.138

John Hickey, 1888

Alias: John Millett

Charges: Assault to rob and burglary

Box 1#418.139

Frank E. Hill, 1895

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.140

John H. Hill, 1893

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.141

Philip Hoenig, 1891

Aliases: Michael Ryan, Frank Ryan

Charges: Breaking & entering and larceny

Box 1#418.142

John E. Horner, 1887

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.143

Edward Howard, 1890

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 1#418.144

Frank Howard, 1891

Aliases: Fred Clarke, H. B. Kline

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.145

Patrick Howe, 1891

Alias: John Welch

Charge: Rape

Box 1#418.146

W. B. Howe, 1889

Aliases: Fred Howe, W. E. Chase, H. E. Chase, H. C. Chase, H. E. Bailey, Charles E. Bailey, W. B. Burnham

Charge: Swindler

Box 1#418.147

William O. Hown

Aliases: Thomas Carter and several other names

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.148

Charles Huffman, 1891

Aliases: Abram Jack, James Ryan, James Cushing

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 1#418.149-418.150

Albert H. Hurd, 1892

Aliases: Henry A. Hurd, Charles W. Flood, Arthur C. Howard

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.151

Daniel Hurley

Box 1#418.152

Michael Hurley, 1882

Alias: Michael Bishop

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.153

George Ingle

Charge: Second story worker

Box 1#418.154

Ed Iron[?]

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.155

John Irving

Box 1#418.156

George T. Johnson, 1890

Charge: Theft

Box 1#418.157

Louis F. Johnson, 1888

Charge: Bigamy

Box 1#418.159

Patrick Kain, 1894

Charge: Murder of his father-in-law at Stoneham, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.160

Thomas Kain, 1894

Charge: Murder of his brother's father-in-law at Stoneham, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.161

Charles Kasmer, 1892

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 1#418.162

Patrick Kearnes

Box 1#418.163

Albert Kehoe, 1889

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.164

James P. Kelley

Box 1#418.165

John Kelley

Box 1#418.166

Thomas J. Kelley, 1888

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.167

William Kelley, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.168

Eugene Kelly

Alias: Eugene Sullivan

Box 1#418.169

John Kennedy, 1889

Alias: John O'Brien

Charge: Breaking & entering, Clinton, Massachusetts

Box 1#418.170

Thomas Kennedy, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.171

William Kennedy, 1893

Alias: Frank Abbott

Charges: Breaking & entering, larceny of a horse

Box 1#418.172

James Kenny, 1882

Aliases: Frenchy Kenny, George French

Charges: Assault to rob, burglary

Box 1#418.173

Thomas Kensella, 1894

Alias: Joseph Corbett

Charge: Masked burglar

Box 1#418.174

John Kimball

Charge: Theft

Box 1#418.175

George P. King, 1889

Alias: U. S. Barnard

Charge: False pretense

Box 1#418.176

Joseph King

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.177

Frank Lamson, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.178-418.179

Joseph Larivee, 1893

Charge: Abuse of a female child

Box 1#418.180

Charles LeButt, 1894

Charge: Horse thief

Box 1#418.181

William S. Lee, 1889

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.182

John B. Legasse, 1887

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.183

James Lenahan

Box 1#418.184

John Leonard, 1888

Alias: Troy Sherry

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.185

Leander C. Leroy, 1889

Charges: Breaking & entering, larceny

Box 1#418.186

Martin E. Lesner

Charge: Adultery

Box 1#418.187

Thomas F. Letters, 1891

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.188

Andrew Longdyke

Alias: Andrew Moulton

Charge: General thief

Box 1#418.189

Fred Loveto, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 1#418.190

John C. Lowey, 1889

Aliases: John Russell, John Daymon, John Lawler

Charge: Larceny

Box 1#418.191

Timothy Lucey, 1892

Charge: Assault & robbery

Box 1#418.192

William Lyman, 1891

Charge: Drunk

Box 1#418.193

William Lynch, 1887

Charge: Burglary

Box 1#418.194

John Lynn, 1887

Alias: George Wilson

Charge: Horse thief

Box 2: Offenders, M-Z

Box 2#418.195

Frank Mace, 1894

Alias: New York Slim

Charge: Assault with intent to kill

Box 2#418.196

George E. Madden, 1892

Alias: Frank Bennett

Charges: Stealing a ride and cruelty

Box 2#418.197

Joseph Mahan, 1892

Aliases: John Mahan, John Meehan

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.198

William Mahoney, 1894

Alias: William Henry

Charge: Masked burglary

Box 2#418.199

Walter L. Maitland, 1888

Alias: William M. Williams

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.200

Patrick F. Maloney, 1896

Charge: Thief

Box 2#418.201

John Manning, 1886

Alias: John Beecher

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.202

William Marlow, 1893

Alias: Henry May

Charge: Escape

Box 2#418.203

Charles Marsh

Charge: Embezzlement

Box 2#418.204

Ambrose Martin

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.205

Fred L. Martin, 1889

Charge: Breaking railroad signals

Box 2#418.206

Walter P. May, 1893

Aliases: Walter Bates, Brackett, and several other names

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.207

Frank McCarty, 1890

Alias: Frank Murphy

Charge: Larceny, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Box 2#418.208

James McClennan

Box 2#418.209

Thomas McClure

Box 2#418.210

James McDonald, 1892

Charge: Assault with intent to ravish

Box 2#418.211

John McDonald, 1895

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.212

John McGovern, 1891

Alias: John Hanson

Charge: House burglary, Andover, Massachusetts

Box 2#418.213

James McGuire

Alias: James Wilson

Box 2#418.214

William E. McGuire

Box 2#418.215

James McGurd

Box 2#418.216

Edward T. McHugh, 1885

Alias: E. T. Carleton

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.217

James P. McLaughlin, 1888

Alias: James P. Keely

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.218

James Mellon, 1891

Aliases: James Lawson, James Nebbs

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 2#418.219

Benjamin T. Melzard, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.220

George E. Metcalf, 1886

Charge: Horse thief

Box 2#418.221

John Metz, 1884

Aliases: John Grove, John March

Charge: Horse thief

Box 2#418.222

George Metzger, 1894

Alias: Slim George

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.223

Joseph Millbury, 1889

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.224

Charles Miller, 1889

Charge: Larceny of buggy & harness

Box 2#418.225

Frank A. Miller, 1890

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.226

Frank E. Miller, 1889

Charges: Breaking & entering, assault, attempted rape & robbery

Box 2#418.227

Henry C. Miller, 1887

Charge: Horse thief

Box 2#418.228

John P. Montgomery, 1887

Alias: Albert Williams

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.229

Fred L. Moore, 1890

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.230

Henry E. Moore, 1887

Alias: Patsy Shepard

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.231

John Moore, 1877

Alias: Mike Wilson

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.232

William Moore, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.233

Thomas Morgan

Aliases: James Winthrop, Joel W. Oakes

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.234

Walter Morill, 1879

Charge: Fugitive from justice for breaking & entering

Box 2#418.235

Michael Morrison, 1888

Charge: Thief

Box 2#418.236

Charles H. Morse, 1888

Alias: Charles Morrison

Charge: Escape

Box 2#418.237

Frank Mullen, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.238

Charles Murphy, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.239

James Murphy, 1893

Charge: Breaking & entering, North Andover, Massachusetts

Box 2#418.240

Maurice Murphy, 1890

Charge: Horse & chicken thief

Box 2#418.241

Patrick J. Murphy, 1890

Charge: Horse & chicken thief; shot dead at Chatham, New York; brother of Maurice Murphy

Box 2#418.242

Emma Murray, 1889

Alias: Emma Sault

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 2#418.243

Thomas F. Noonan, 1889

Aliases: "several other names"

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.244

Edson H. Norton, 1889

Alias: E. Hyrum

Charge: False pretenses

Box 2#418.245

Henry P. Nourse

Alias: Frank Howard

Charges: Breaking & entering, larceny

Box 2#418.246

John O'Brien

Alias: John Cassidy

Box 2#418.247

John J. O'Brien, 1889

Charge: Skin gambler

Box 2#418.248

Patrick O'Brien, 1887

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.249

Thomas O'Brien, 1887

Alias: J. C. Burton; associate of George Harris

Charge: Bunco man

Box 2#418.250

James Ogden, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.251

Eben Osborn

Alias: Jack Shepard

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.252

John S. Palmer

Alias: Thomas J. Wheeler

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.253

J. S. Palmer

Aliases: George Moreton, John Jasper, James Redfield and others

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.254

Charles Parker

Box 2#418.255

George E. Parkhurst, 1889

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.256

George W. Parsons, 1889

Charges: Sneak thief, larceny in a building

Box 2#418.257

Alf. Parton, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.258

Lewis Perry, 1888

Alias: Louis B. Page

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.259

George Phillips, 1891

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 2#418.260

John F. Polson

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.261

H. W. Pope, 1895

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.262

Wilfred Poquette, 1889

Charge: Obtaining money by false pretenses, Haverhill, Massachusetts

Box 2#418.263

George W. Post, 1888

Alias: George Stone

Charge: Confidence man

Box 2#418.264

Jack Purcell, 1893

Alias: John Morrill

Charge: Assault to rob

Box 2#418.265

Charles G. Randall

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.266

Lincoln J. Randall, 1882

Charge: Murder

Box 2#418.267

Evan T. Reed

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.268-418.269

Frank Reed, 1895

Alias: Charles Wilson

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.270

James Regan

Charge: Sneak thief

Box 2#418.271

Thomas A. Renshaw, 1885

Charge: Shooting Fred Osgood with intent to murder

Box 2#418.272

Frank Reynolds, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.273

Joseph Ridley, 1886

Charges: Rubber stamp man, money under false pretenses

Box 2#418.274

Frank Ritchie, 1888

Charge: Safe blower

Box 2#418.275

James Roakes, 1892

Alias: William Curtis

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.276

Charles Robbins, 1886

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 2#418.277

Fenton Roberts, 1892

Charge: Sneak thief

Box 2#418.278

William J. Roberts, 1895

Alias: Robert Williams

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.279

George E. Robinson, 1889

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.280

Michael Rodgers, 1887

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.281

Fred C. Rummell, 1895

Alias: Ferd L. Snowdale

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.282

George A. Russell, 1888

Charge: Sneak thief

Box 2#418.283

Percy St. Clair, 1892

Alias: Howard E. Thornton

Charges: Larceny & adultery

Box 2#418.284

Arthur St. Marie, 1894

Charge: Assault with intent to kill

Box 2#418.285

Dwight Sampson, 1894

Charges: Breaking & entering in the night time, larceny

Box 2#418.286

Harry A. Sawyer, 1890

Alias: Henry Murray

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.287

Osgood Sawyer, 1890, 1892

Charge: Larceny of a team

Box 2#418.288-418.290

Angelo Schroeder, 1891, 1893

Aliases: Angelo Reese, A. F. Walker

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.291

Clarence Allen Scott

Charges: Adultery, bail bond

Box 2#418.292

William Scott, 1878

Alias: William Anderson

Charge: Bank sneak

Box 2#418.293

Joe Shanahan, 1891

Alias: Joe Lynch

Charges: Till topper, escaped on way to state prison

Box 2#418.294

Joseph M. Shannon, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.295

John Shaughnessy

Box 2#418.296

Cornelius Shea, 1891

Alias: Frank Wyman

Charge: Larceny of horses

Box 2#418.297

William Shepard, 1892

Alias: Frank Miller

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.298

Michael Sherlock, 1894

Charge: Masked burglar

Box 2#418.299

Patrick Slavin, 1889

Charge: Sneak thief

Box 2#418.300

Charles Smith, 1893

Charge: Felonious assault

Box 2#418.301

Edgar Smith, 1896

Charge: Robbery

Box 2#418.302

George W. Smith

Charge: Embezzlement

Box 2#418.303

John Smith

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.304

Joseph Smith, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.305

William Smith

Box 2#418.306

William H. Smith, 1891

Charge: Murder of Deltena Davis, Everett, Massachusetts

Box 2#418.307

"Dr." Harvey T. Stanley, 1889

Charge: Selling mortgaged property

Box 2#418.308

James Steinburgh

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.309

Charles Stell

Alias: Lorenzo Citag[?]

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.310

B. T. Stewart, 1889

Alias: Jack Cannon

Charge: Burglar's tools in his possession

Box 2#418.311

Edward Stoddard, 1891

Aliases: Edward Wolf, Edward Woods

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.312

Mitchell Stone, 1887

Aliases: R. Bemis, John Smith

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 2#418.313

Cornelius Sullivan

Box 2#418.314

Mick Sullivan, 1889

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.315

Thomas Sullivan, 18967

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.316-418.317

George E. Swain

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 2#418.318

George M. Tasker, 18927

Charge: Sneak thief

Box 2#418.319

Eugene Taylor, 1886

Charge: Murder

Box 2#418.320

Frank Taylor, 1888

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.312

William Taylor

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.322

William O. Taylor, 1886

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.323

Clifford W. Thomas, 1893

Aliases: George Clark, Mrs. M. E. Tyler

Charge: False pretenses

Box 2#418.324

George Thompson, 1888

Charge: Breaking

Box 2#418.325

Charles Tibbets

Alias: Brocky Tibbets

Charge: Expert bunco and gold brick swindler

Box 2#418.326

Edward B. Ticknor, 1881

Alias: Charles McHolt

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.327

Edward Timmins, 1886

Charge: Burglar & highway man

Box 2#418.328

Henry P. Tobey, 1889

Alias: Henry Burns

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.329

William W. Tyler, 1888

Charge: Selling mortgaged property

Box 2#418.330

S. H. Vendig, 1889

Alias: Max Hartman

Charge: Con man & swindler

Box 2#418.331

Frank M. Vining, 1893

Charge: Forgery

Box 2#418.332

George W. Wagner

Box 2#418.333

John H. Walker, 1889

Alias: Alvin H. Rogers

Charge: Larceny in building

Box 2#418.334

Garrett M. Walsh, 1889

Charge: Breaking railroad signals

Box 2#418.335

James Walsh

Aliases: Howard Welch, John J. Welch

Box 2#418.336

Jno. Walsh, 1889

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.337

John J. Walsh

Alias: John Wilson

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.338

Edward Ward, 1889

Alias: Fiddleneck

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.339

George Ward

Box 2#418.340

Charles T. Ware, 1886

Alias: Charles Thomas

Charge: Horse stealing

Box 2#418.341

Edward Warren, 1887

Alias: Ed Wells

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.342

Tom Watter, 1893

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.343

Clarence D. Webster, 1886

Charge: False pretenses

Box 2#418.344

Otto Weistreman, 1892

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.345

James Welch, 1888

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.346

George Wells, 1891

Alias: George E. Williams

Charges: Breaking & entering, larceny

Box 2#418.347

Edward Whalen, 1891

Alias: Edward Wall

Charge: Shoplifter

Box 2#418.348

Joseph White, 1887

Charges: Assault to kill, larceny

Box 2#418.349

Thomas White

Aliases: Curly Tom, Tom Roberts

Box 2#418.350

John H. Whitmore, 1887

Alias: James Whitmore

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.351

Michael S. Whyte, 1888

Alias: Michael Mahoney

Charge: Murder

Box 2#418.352

William W. Wiggin, 1888

Aliases: W. B. Wiggin, W. Wiggin

Charges: Larceny & escape

Box 2#418.353

James Wilkinson, 1888

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.354

George B. Willet

Box 2#418.355

Eugene T. Williams, 1891

Charges: Breaking & entering, forgery

Box 2#418.356

George E. Williams, 1885

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.357

John Williams, 1889

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.358

Robert Williams, 1886

Charge: Larceny from building

Box 2#418.359

Benjamin F. Wilson, 1891

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.360

Charles Wilson, 1888

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.361

Charles Wilson

Aliases: Charles Henry Harris, Charles Pratt, Charles Hinds

Charge: General thief

Box 2#418.362

Charles G. Wilson

Box 2#418.363

Frank Wilson, 1896

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.364-418.365

Frederic Wilson, 1888

Charge: Burglary

Box 2#418.366

Walter Wood

Alias: Matthew Smith

Charge: Larceny

Box 2#418.367

William Woodhull, 1885

Alias: Edward Williams

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.368

Max Woodle, 1892

Charge: Breaking & entering

Box 2#418.369

Charles D. Woodward, 1887

Charge: Defrauding hotel

Box 2#418.370

George Worcester

Charge: Horse thief

Box 2#418.371

Charles S. Young, 1893

Alias: Warren S. Dearborn

Charge: Arson, West Newbury, Massachusetts

Box 3: Unidentified cartes de visite and tintypes; cabinet photographs, identified and unidentified

Box 3#418.372-418.418.399

Unidentified cartes de visite

Box 3#418.400-418.402

Unidentified tintypes

Box 3#418.403

James Campbell, 1887

Alias: Shang Campbell

Charge: Pickpocket

Box 3#418.404

Joseph Larivee

Box 3#418.405

Benson Munyan

Box 3#418.406

John Thompson

Box 3#418.407-418.415

Unidentified cabinet photographs

Preferred Citation

Benson Munyan's rogues gallery, Massachusetts Historical Society.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons:

Munyan, Benson, 1837-1899--Photographs.

Organizations:

Massachusetts. District Police--Artifacts.

Subjects:

Cabinet photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Criminals--Massachusetts--Photographs.
Detectives--Massachusetts--Artifacts.
Identification photographs.
Police--Massachusetts--Artifacts.
Tintypes.