A paste-up of a wanted poster created to identify Frank Lambert and his aliases and crimes. A series of 14 poses of Lambert dressed in a suit and hat, smoking a pipe, appears at the top. The text of the poster reads: "WANTED! FRANK LAMBERT! Wanted on charges of White Slavery, Embezzlement, and other Crimes. DESCRIPTION - Age 42; six feet tall; weight about 150 lbs.; dark complexion; smooth face; blue eyes. Always a gentleman, smooth, affable, and winning in personality, he has been able, so far as learned, to acquire six wives, dispose of considerable household furniture bought on the installment plan, cash an unlimited number of 'no fund' checks, and embezzle various amounts. OCCUPATION - Pretends to take orders for engraved stationary from the richer class in the larger cities. Has been an actor, and is well acquainted in movie film circles. Tries hotel clerking occasionally. ALIASES - W.E. Moore, Willis Moore, Wilbur Moore, Fred Vincent, Bill Bailey, George Mason, John Maxwell, Arthur Knox and William Harrison. REWARD - The Chief of Police of Madison, Wisconsin, offers a reward of $100.00 for his apprehension and conviction. ARREST - His habitat in the past has been California and the south in winter, and New York City and vicinity in the summer. If found, arrest and wire Department of Justice, Madison, Wisconsin." |