An account of the infamous Northampton heist; the robbers' treatment of their captives; how they escaped; the losses endured by the bank, etc., complete with a floor plan of the house of the cashier Whittelsey, who was held captive. Dubbed the "greatest burglary on record," on the morning of.....
The official account of the trial of the Jefferson Borden mutineers, held in the Circuit Court of the United States, District of Massachusetts. In the spring of 1875, the vessel Jefferson Borden—built on the Kennebunk River in Maine—departed from New Orleans and was making way for London under the.....
A poetic eulogy for the murdered student Josie Langmaid, also relating the circumstances of her horrific death as well as a description of the public memorial created for her. On the morning of October 4, 1875, the beautiful 17-year-old Josie Langmaid did not show up for school. When Pembroke.....
Scarce account of the life of an infamous Pennsylvania criminal who dodged the law for years and purportedly wrote these stories on his deathbed in jail. David Lewis, known as "Davy" or "Robber" Lewis (1790–1820), became known as the "Robin Hood of Pennsylvania" for his brand of crime. Born in.....