Wanted ... Herman B. Trotoctand. [Drop title].

Casper, Wyoming: 1921. 3 x 5 inches. Postcard, with body of text printed to one side and holograph address, ink stamps, and postage stamp to other side. Light soiling from handling. Very Good. An uncommon "wanted" postcard mailed from a sheriff in Casper, Wyoming, to the Chief of Police in San Franciso in April 1921, regarding an Indigenous Sioux baseball player named Herman B. Trotoctand. The sheriff, Lee Martin, describes Trotoctand as being an "Educated Sioux Indian, commonly known as Chief or Bud. Quite dark, black eyes, black hair, combs hair strait back; about. 5ft. 7in. or 5 ft. 8 in.; weight 180 lbs; 26 to 30 years old; baseball player; has played in Greybull and Casper nines; limps slightly from. having been spiked in the knee. I hold criminal warrant for him for auto theft. Arrest, hold and wire at my expense."