Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-12
NO. IL

himself outside ofthe prison walls. The
fraud yas afterwards discovered, and Officers
were dispatched to find the criminal and sf-
ter along and fruitless search, they listened
to the proposals of his wife, who agreed to
discover his whereabouts upon certain con-
ditions The bargain being consummated,
Phil got off with two years and six months
confinement. This inadequate punish.
uent only whetted his Instincts, and gavo
him new faith in his lucky star; and he soon
after robbed the Windham County Bank
of s23 ,000 He next turned his thoughts
upon Canada, and went to Montreal, where
he committed many robberies with impu-
nity-among others one OF $4,000 from
the Office of the Grand Trunk Railroad.-
A police officer, getting clue to his pro-
ceedings, tracked him to Buffalo, where he
succeeded in capturing him. He was lock-
ed up two or three months, and theE let off
| for want of sufficient evidence.
After getting nd of this annoyance thus
| fortunately, he went to new York, where
his wife was then living. Scarcely had he
stepped out of the cars when this adorable
creature demanded fur mantilla. Could
| he refuse such request to loving angel
who had turned aside the poisoned arrows
of Justice, aimed at bis devoted head?-
The thing was not TO be thought of; though
Phil had not the funds, be assured he was
not the man to spoil his dignity by pilfer-
ing so petty thing. To relieve himself
of the embarrassment, he signalized the
night of his visit to the Metropolis by
breaking into store and stealing quanti-
ty of rich furs, which he thought could not
fail of satisfying the most extravagant
wishes of his beloved. But unfortunately
for him, he had not obtained the article
ready-made; he had only the raw materials;
and though the skins were magnificent, his
wife upb aided him in no gentle terms for the
oversight. They must do" said Phil;
''they must be made up.'' They were ac-
cordingiy sent to furrier, where, as luck
would have it, they were seen and recog-
nized by the lawful owner, and Phil was
arrested when he called for the article.
$50 it has often happened" philosophi-
cally remarked poor Phil, on his way to
the Tombs; "these cursed baubles of women
have often ruined great men," But ne did
not content himself merely with giving
utterance to the maxims of wisdom; but
while on his way to that venerable penal in
stitution, he slipped from the officers, ont
stripped them in the race. escaped from
the city, fed to Michigan, robbed the State
Bank of S11 900, went to Connecticut.
plundered several jewelry stores N that
State, robbed an Indiana exchange agent
of considerable sum, plundered several
of the principle shops, and joined Jack
Rand and Bell Smith. The trio next at
tempted to rob an oil company. BY means
of false keys the rascals got into the com
pany's safe. but to their chagrin found the
Golfers empty. For two or three nights
they continued the experiment but still
found no money. Enraged with his Ill
success Phil resolved not TO have all this
trouble for notoing. Having carefully ex
amined the company's books and acquaint-
] ed himself with their method of doing bu-
siness, he forged names and personating
one of their employees, got it discounted
and left the city. When the note became
due. the unfortunate employee, whose
name they had assumed, was tried for
forgery aud sentenced to Sing Sing for five
years.
Thence the confederates went to Quebec
Their exploits in that city having alarmed
the people and awakened up the vigilance
Of the officers they left for Nova Scotia.
A few weeks after their arrival, there,
the Bank robbery of $4,000 was COM
mitted. In this stupendous affair, Phil
employed all his devlish genius. His man
ner of proceeding is sometimes slow, but
always sure. With bit of wax he took
an impression of the outside door-lock.
and from this model they constructed .
/ key. Another night the robbers entered
the building, and took impressions of the
drawers and vaults, and made other keys
rs before; and were now sure of success
1t is asserted that Phil has often devoted
six months study to the plan of an enter
prise, and when it promised largely had
not scrupled in spending two thousand dol
lars in maturing it. He possesses great
power of strategy and invention. At Au-
burn he made key for securing the CRATES.
and gave it to the jailor. who sold the Sc
cret to a house in New York. They got it
patented. and have realized large profits
from its sale.
| Ordinarily, Phil managed an affair and
let his confsdalates execute it. But in
Nova Scotia he departed from the prudent
custom; and to this negligence ss owes his
detection. 81 ~
/ Jack Rand. one of his accomplices, was
born in New Hampshire, whore he exer-
cised the trade of locksmith. He began
bis career Of crime with stealing $500.
for which he suffered two years inprisonr
ment. aeszi .g47fo 6s.l+ e,ist tfn.r
After the expiration of his tern. be fig
ured in the robbery of the Portsmouth
Bank and received SIC. 900 as his share Of
the spoils. He sent part of it to his
father who, being found with some of it
in his possession arrested for. the
crime. Jack, not altogether forgetful of
the obligations of son, confessed himself
the guilty party to the police. He wAsim-
prisoned, and his father set at liberty; but
/ the rascal made his escape in about four
months, At Concord he was arrested for
larceny. He got out again; and IN New
! Jersey this modern Jack Sheppard commit
ted heavy wharf robbery, They caught
and imprisoned him. and for the third time
4 he broke jail. he was. however, recaptur-
/ ed in Philsdelphi, and sent back to New