Bold House and Bank Burglar Andrew Freeman Profile
A lengthy sketch chronicles the jailbreak career of Andrew Freeman born 1845 in Lowell Massachusetts. A famed house breaker and bank cracksman Freeman narrates hair-raising escapes from prisons and glories of theft from Boston to New York and beyond. He details methods, tools, and perilous chases, including a dramatic escape attempt at Charlestown prison and multiple incidents with officers, guards, and a hungry pursuit.
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Harvey and Hicks
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Jack Sheppard
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Boston
New York
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Butler Popularity Rising in Western Massachusetts
An interview with Senator Woodworth and Worcester figures shows Butler ahead in Western Massachusetts. Officials predict gains in Springfield and Holyoke, with Worcester estimation around 4400 Butler votes, and a push to form a new city committee amid Democratic divisions.
The Burglary Life as Told by Freeman in GLOBE Sketch
The article reproduces an interview with Andrew Freeman, a notorious house breaker, discussing his methods, tools, and risks. Freeman explains surveying a dwelling, choosing entry points, and using a steel jimmy, skeleton keys, and a jack to force doors. He admits breaking in via windows or doors and notes frequent escapes and dangers.
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Reporter
GLOBE
Andrew Freeman
Sunday Globe
Elevator Plunge Narrowly Misses Victims at Grand Pacific
In Chicago on August 30 a Grand Pacific hotel elevator cable broke causing a four story fall trapping fourteen travelers mainly Union Square members. They escaped with injuries even as a safety release mechanism saved more tragedy. Also in New York on August 28 the Glenfram steamer arrived from Shanghai after a record fifty one days eleven hours voyage from Amoy.
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Lil
Grand Pacific
Union Square Company
China
New York
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Shanghai
Amoy
Farquharson Withdraws From San Francisco Mayor Contest
California dispatch reports Farquharson withdrawing from the San Francisco mayoral race on the fusion ticket amid Kalloch’s convalescence. The Rev. Kailoch remains ill. doctors say he faces a prolonged recovery and danger has not passed, with the crisis likely to last ten to twelve days.
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Farquharson
San Francisco
Kalloch
Cal
Bill the banker inquest hints at railway work tragedy
The Spectator notes a worker known as Bill the banker, a likely illiterate navvy, who served as top man over a shaft on the Manchester and Leeds railway tunnels. He guided trucked loads from bottom to top and returned empties, amid the wartime Sworby contract and a hazardous shaft about two hundred feet deep.
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Inquest
Sworby
Manchester and
Leeds
Miners React to Narrow Shaft Disaster Tale
A miner, hearing a boulder fall and shouting walk out, led colleagues to retreat into drives as a fatal collapse crushed a top man. He warned others, but his signal saved the crew from greater harm while his own body lay at the bottom.
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Bill
Unusaa
Mystery surrounds Mrs Sprague’s escape from Canonchet
New York Sun reports Governor Sprague, returning home intoxicated, assaulted Mrs Sprague in front of the children and tried to throw her from a window. She fled with the three girls and nurses, aided by a swift yacht near the Newport pier. Sprague pursued through Kingston Junction. secrecy and espionage surrounded her departure and custody battle looms with potential separation suit.
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Canonche
New York
Canonchet
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Kingston Junction
Kingston
Hale
Willie
Lower Hillana Wakefield
Newport
Newport Boat Dock
Mrs. Sprague
Sprague
Mra. Sprague
Canoncher
Mra
Hull murder case widens with anonymous letter
New York report notes an anonymous letter to Charles Cox's counsel seeks to implicate Mrs. Hull's husband. It alleges Cox met two masked men in Forty-second Street park, entered the Hull mansion, and was to retrieve papers from Mrs. Hull's room for potential influence on a will. Cox denies the claims as false.
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New York
Hull
Chastine Cox
Cox
St. James Hotel
Boston
Forty-second Street Park
The Last of the Montauks Died at Montauk
King Stephen Pharaoh aged fifty nine died of consumption near Montauk on Saturday and was buried from the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was said to be the last pure Montauk Indian. He reportedly visited western tribes and traveled with Spotted Tail who covered travel expenses. Also reported rescue of Emma Jones eleven at Stone Mountain Georgia after a perilous 1600 foot fall.
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Brookyn
King Stephen Pharaoh
Montauk
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Spotted Tail
New York
Spotted Vail
Atlanta
Emma Jones
Stone Mountain
Lawn
Louisville Girl Confined After Rape Allegation In Kentucky
Hettie Riley, thirteen, was abducted and assaulted by Alonzo Howard near Covington seven miles away. The girl is now confined at her father's home as authorities search the county for the suspect who is likely to face lynching. A separate dispatch from New York reports the Portuguese consul in Pernambuco, Brazil, was murdered though no political motive is evident.
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Louisville
Hettie Riley
Alonzo Howard
J. M. Riley
Covington
New York
Pernambuco
Brazil
Desolate scene at Astor Place hostel with child
A well dressed woman checked into the Astor Place lodging house on a Thursday evening. She paid for a room and sat with her one year old child in the parlor as several ladies teased and petted the child and offered cake.
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New York
Astor Pisce Hovel
Missing Mother Leaves Sick Child With Policeman
A mother left a sick child in a chair to fetch medicine at a drug store and did not return. The police took custody of the child today. The mother’s identity is unknown.
Yellow Fever Case at New York Quarantine Hospital
A new yellow fever case is reported at New York quarantine hospital. James Kirby, a keeper aboard the Haitian schooner Clothilda, arrived from Port au Prince on August 31 and is the sole current patient while Mrs. Van Buren nears convalescence. Some vessels discharge. others remain detained amid ongoing outbreak.
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New York
James Kirby
Lothilda
United States Marshal’s Office
Clothilda
Port Au Prince
Kirby
van Buren
Greenback state convention names Voorbis and platform
Utica August 29 The Greenback state convention of New York is organized with Peter Voorbis elected permanent chairman amid uproar. The platform calls for national bank currency as legal tender, increased money supply aligned with population, abolition of debt, and extensive labor and tax reforms. Nominations include Harris Lewis for governor and John M. Wieting for lieutenant governor.
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Williams
Scattering
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Voorhis
Chaham
National Greenback Labor Party
State of
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Gert Firth
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Harris Lewis
Herkimer
John M. Wieting
Onondaga
J. A. Shannon
Venandaigua
Julian Winnie
Albany
James K. Wright
Elmira
Garrett Nagle
William T.constaine
Monroe
Kearney
California
National Bank Circulation and Government Actions Report
The Comptroller of the Currency in Washington reports national bank circulation at 329,344,147 with 1,448,840 in national gold bank notes. January to August increases total 7,021,293, with monthly gains varying and 2,285,273 of level-tender notes deposited for retirement. Bonds on deposit for security total 10,512,000. August operations show notes disposed of 273,550 and deposits of failed banks 519,600, with August 1879 total 7,287,300 versus 18,471,450 year ago, down 11,154,150. Reinstatement of Surgeon-General Hammond recommended nulling findings and placing him on retired list without pay. president approves. Freedmen’s Bank examined reveals ledger tampering and missing balances. Gold shipments worth 15,000,000 from assay office to exchange for exports. Truckmen in Fort Wayne strike after wage demand. 70 quit at freight depot, others may join.
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National Bank Redemption Agency
United States
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Washington, D.C
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William A. Hammond
W. A. Hammond
George W. McCrary
Jay Gould Pushes Government Telegraphy Plan Abroad
Jay Gould, returning from Europe in improved health, talks to The World about his stance on Erie and future moves. He denies seeking Erie board influence, endorses a government run telegraph with flat twenty five cent nationwide rates, and recounts a quick Amsterdam bond purchase tied to the Denver and Kansas Pacific dispute.
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World Today
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Erie Board of Management
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Monte Cristo
Fall River Weavers Decline Immediate Strike at Mass Meeting
In Fall River on August 30 an overflowing Carrolton Hall gathering of weavers chose to defer strike action. led by John Webb with speeches ending in broad support for eventual action, editor Gunton urged caution yet favored some form of strike, while a mass meeting adjourned to next Saturday. Separately, spinners at Spinners Hall also voted not to strike for now, with deputies later discussed amid a city crowd near the City Hall after an arrest of three men and a pistol discharge.
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Fenner
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Thomas Gibbons
Ulysses Astley
Tecumseh
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Astley
Wealthy Frenchman Found Injured After Fall From Window
A man identifying himself as Louis Janisson, staying at the Hotel de France, was found on a New York sidewalk with a severe head wound and a fractured skull after reportedly falling from a third-story window. Police investigate possible foul play or accident in the incident.
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New York
Louis Janisson
Hotel de France
Tragic Death After Ou t house Note in Ohio City
In Cleveland Tenn yesterday Captain Rabt died suddenly in an outhouse. A note left behind said he expected to die and provided his wife with the safe combination. The opened safe contained 40 000 dollars in cash and 90 000 dollars in United States bonds.
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Tenn
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Continued Rains Bring Hardship Across England
London reports thirty consecutive hours of rain with submerged cornfields along the upper Thames and crops badly damaged. The wet spell has worsened farmer and landlord distress, dampening spirits as recovery prospects fade. In Louisville, James Day was fatally shot by his seventeen year old son Jesse after an ongoing family dispute escalated during an argument.
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Louisville
James Day
Jesse
West Liberty
Weed declines Saratoga convention after election
Thurlow Weed says he will not attend the Saratoga convention despite being elected as a delegate. He fears great excitement, but writes a friend there expressing support for William H. Rebereson of Westchester for governor.
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New York
Thurlow Weed
Saratoga
William H. Rebere
Westchester
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