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William Kissane freed by nolle prosequi in New York case
The district attorney of New York entered a nolle prosequi ending the Kissane forgery case after thirty years. Kissane, once hunted fugitive and California rancher, is free to return to New York, having faced multiple indictments for forged checks and a celebrated burning of the Martha Washington steam boat.
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William Kissane
New York
Nolle
California
Smyth
Chemical National Bank
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Kissane
John B. Hart
James Bishop
Leman Cole
Chemical Bank of
Cole
Cincinnati
Chemical Bank
American Exchange Bank
Continental Bank
Suffalo
Martha Washington
Helena
Ark
Sidney ( Burton
Burton
Columbus
Pope
General Darr
Darr
Sparks
Court of General Sessions
General Carr
W. K. Rogers
Sonoma County
Pacific
Walker
Nicaragua
St. Mary’s
San Juan del Sur
San Francisco
Frazer River
British Columbia
Washoe
New York World