Bulletin, Reward - Joseph Edward Vann
Object number2008.165.32
Date1928
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionWanted bulletin for Joseph Edward Vann with photo, finger prints, description, and list of his relatives, including his wife, Ruby Vann, who lives in Little Rock, AR. Issued by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Investigation, with J. Edgar Hoover, Director. Vann is charged with transporting Mayteel Amy Drayer from Little Rock, AR, to Memphis, TN, for immoral purposes on or about 15 May 1926, and also transporting Mayteel Amy Drayer from Sterling, Kansas, to Little Rock, AR, for immoral purposes on or about 15 December 1926 in violation of the White Slave Traffic Act.Joseph Taylor "Joe T." Robinson was born on August 16, 1872 in Lonoke County, Arkansas. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Robinson won his 1894 campaign for state representative. He later won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1902, a position he held for a decade. In 1912, Robinson ran for governor and won. However, Senator Jeff Davis died of a heart attack before Robinson was inaugurated. Robinson decided to run for Davis' seat and won. During his short time as governor (1913), Robinson created a state banking board, a state health board, and the Arkansas Highway Commission. On March 8, 1913, Robinson officially resigned the governorship to take his Senate seat. He died of a heart attack on July 14, 1937.
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