red-handed

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It was not until Vassall was caught Red-handed with a Soviet officer that Russian secret police intervened and explained to him the gravity of his offense.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I once thought of calling myself Red-handed Jack," he said diffidently.

From Peter Pan by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Red-handed as he was from a former treachery, L. W. did not fail Rimrock in this crisis and his cactus-proof automobile took them swiftly over the trail that led to the high-cliffed Tecolotes.

From Rimrock Jones by Coolidge, Dane

In his schoolboy days he had always thought a pirate's life very attractive, so stepping forward, he said: "Will you call me Red-handed Jack?"

From The Story of Peter Pan Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie by O'Connor, Daniel Stephen

But because they were honest, they could not help observing that the other table did not seem to be paying the slightest attention to the distinguished impersonator of Red-handed Dick.

From Susy, a story of the Plains by Harte, Bret