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Escape of Luke Phipps From Sandwich Jail in 1884
Luke Phipps a Detroit billiard room proprietor killed his wife after learning of her Windsor trips. He escaped from Sandwich jail with help from cellmate Bucky Greenfield only to fall and hide in a grave, escape to the U S A, and later be extradited back to Canada by Detective John Murray.
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Luke Phipps
Detroit
Mich
Phipps
Cannadian
Kingston Penitentiary
Ontario
Sandwich Jail
Kingston Bastile
Sandwich
Bucky” Greenfield
Greenfield
United States
Mr. Greenfield
Durance Vile
Bucky
Otkwan
Bouly
John Wilson Murray
Murray
Pullman
Ill
Illinois
Chicago
Jesse Ball
Michigan
American
Canada Waters
Canada
Ann Arbor
Onourney
Michigan Exchange
Jefferson Street
Pris
Bucky Greenfield
Mexico
Billy Callaghan
Essex
Callaghan
Kennedy
George O’callghan Leech
Hoolihan
Morgan
Alpena
Seeenne
Gov. Leech
Hangihal
Hannibal
Turnkey Smith
Joe Rice
John Carr
Patterson
Barry
Rice
Carr
Bill Callaghan
Jim Leavitt
New York
Jim
Billy Brown
Bleecker Street
Allen
Toronto
South America
Gov
O'Callaghan Leech
Essex County
Leech
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Chopin
George Sand
Mme. Dudevant
Liszt
T He Island
Majorca
M Sand
Mme. Sand
Ae Seth
Palma
France
Mme
Sand
Nohant
Paris
London
Scotland
Mozart
Cherubini
Bellini