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Flight by Land and Sea dramatizes chase of forger Davidson
Charles Hilton Davidson of Burlington Ontario, a nurseryman and church organist, forged bank notes leading detective Murray on a 20 000 mile pursuit across Canada, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, and England. Davidson’s arrest in Ciudad Juarez and extradition culminated in a Kingston penitentiary sentence after a perilous voyage home.
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T Charles Hilton Davidson
Hurlington
Ontario
Canada
TRA Davidson & Sons
Charlies
Junit
Ewing
Davidson
Bank of Hamilton
Fonmer Latant
James Turnbll
Turnbull
Miles
Murray
Mexico
Chicago
Bartlett
Hank of Hamilton
el Paso
Texas
Davis
Wells Fargoxpress Company
Supt
Comfort
Mexican Central Railroad
Ciudad Juarez
Graham
Ciudad Juares
Thally
Calaboose
Senor Murray
Davideon
Murray Crleply
Startlett
Pavideau
Manila
Port Au Prince
Ned Ben Kly Serene
Hippolyte
Jall
Tweedie
Port au-Prince
South America
Jamaica
Mme
Harry Coon
States
Coon
Mr. Coon
Bla
Prisner
Youah
Mistah Murray
David van
Jamanica
Atlac
Ardine
Royal Mail
Southarmy
Southampton
London
Waterloo Station
Scotland Yard
John Shore
England
Schore
Sir Charles Tupper
Sir Charles
Home Office
Home
Colonial Secretaries
Liverpool
Shore
McConkey
Sarnia
St. Pierre
Coatank America
Mauranda
Pieten
Halifax
Milton
Kingston
Stern
Tee Re Chapman