Raynors HCA 2018-10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2018
Framed, 12” x 18” in larger frame, minor corner pin holes, else near fine. “REWARD, Twelve Hundred Dollars. WANTED, For the Murder of C.R. Kelly, Sheriff of Howell County, Missouri, on December19, 1931” The poster continues with mug shots of both Karpis and Barker and description and records of both fugitives. Interestingly, the poster is issued under Mrs. C.R. Kelly, Sheriff and James Bridges , Chief of Police. Additionally, there is mention of a $100 reward for “Old Lady Arrie Barker (alias Ma Barker). The Barker-Karpis Gang was one of the longest-lived criminal gangs during the Depression Era, spanning from 1931 to 1935. The gang was founded by Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis, and later joined by Fred's brother Arthur "Doc" Barker. Along with the three core members, the gang's network spanned up to 25 members at one point. Although not as well known as their contemporaries the Dillinger Gang, or the Barrow Gang, the Barker-Karpis Gang was perhaps more ruthless, not only committing bank robberies, but also extending the activities into kidnapping. It is best known for the myth that it was run by the Barker brothers' mother, Kate, usually referred to as "Ma Barker. The Barker–Karpis gang was put together by Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis in March 1931. Barker and Karpis had met in the Kansas State Penitentiary, and upon Karpis's release in March 1931, started to form the gang. The gang began robbing banks starting in mid-1931, but on December 19 of that year, they killed Howell County, Missouri Sheriff Calvin Roy Kelly in West Plains, Missouri.
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