A Warrant of Arrest against Friedrich Engels

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On the basis of the order for their appearance in Court issued by the royal examining magistrate, I request the civil and military authorities concerned to look out for and, if found, to arrest and bring before me, the following persons:

1. Friedrich Engels, editor of the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, born in Barmen and last residing in Cologne ...[1]who have taken refuge in flight from the investigation instituted against them on account of crimes envisaged in Article 96 of the Penal Code, and whose description I give below.

Elberfeld, June 6, 1849

For the Chief Public Prosecutor

State Public Prosecutor Eichhorn

Description: 1. Engels. Age 26 to 28; height 5 feet 6 inches; hair blond; forehead smooth; eyebrows blond; eyes blue; nose and mouth well proportioned; beard reddish; chin oval; face oval; complexion healthy; figure slender. Special characteristics: speaks very rapidly and is short-sigh ted....[2]

  1. There follow the names of two other wanted men, their occupation and last residence.— Ed.
  2. There follow the descriptions of the two other wanted men.— Ed.