"Stop Thief!" / Th: Nast. - A drawing of a group of men playing a game of baseball

Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly (stumbling over the curb), A. Oakey Hall, Tom Fields, James H. Ingersoll, and James Fisk, Jr. joining a crowd in pursuit of a thief, each thinking (and looking like) they are the object of the hue and cry.

Caption continues: "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'Stop Thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like Good Citizens." "Oliver Twist."
Illus. from: Harper's weekly, v. 15, no. 771 (1871 October 7), p. 940.
Forms part of: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902. Illustrations and political cartoons by Thomas Nast which is part of: Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation collection.
Exhibited: American Treasures, Library of Congress, 2001.