Harve Bruce, 6 feet, two inches high, weighs about 185 or 190 pounds, gray hair, had a long gray beard at that time, pale blue eyes, age 55 years, wears no. 11 shoes, walks errect, carries head high and is quick spoken. $550 Reward.

We the undersigned heirs of Capt. Ben F. Taylor, who was killed by illicit distillers in Pope Co., Arkansas on August 19, 1897, hereby offer in addition to the rewards offered by United States Government and the State of Arkansas, a reward of $550 for the capture of Harve Bruce to be paid as follows: $275 upon his arrest and delivery to the U. S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas at Little Rock and $275 to be paid upon his conviction for the murder.

In case Harve Bruce is killed in the attempt to capture him, we agree to pay the whole of the reward $550 upon proper proof that he was so killed.

signed,
Mrs. M. M. Taylor
S. P. Ruff
W. W. Joyce
W. P. Hodges
W. W. Jaco

Note: Capt. Benjamin F. Taylor was a U. S. Deputy Marshall, he was killed August 20, 1897 while raiding a whiskey still at Frog Valley in Pope County, Arkansas. Harve Bruce was captured and convicted of the killing and appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court. The conviction was affirmed...Bruce was later pardoned by Governor Jeff Davis. Above named Benjamin F. Taylor and Mrs. M. M. Taylor are pictured in Searcy County Scrapbook®