The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
The New Hilderbrand. /.
A Remar1able Career of Crime.

Charles d. Hilderbrand, the notori-
oua burglar and Jail breaker, now in
] prison in st. Joseph, Missouri, tells
the story of his life, an unbroken sue
cession of crimes, beginning in his
early childhood. He was born in
| 1910, and at the age of three months
was stolen from his parents, and it
would seem that this act had some in
fiQence upon his character, for his fa-
vorite crime has always been robbery.
When only eight years old he was de-
tected in robbing money drawer in
st. Louis, but on account OF his age he
was not imprisoned. Only year af-
terwards he appeared in Paris where
he was convicted of robbery and sem
fenced to one years imprisonment, but
after three months imprisonment he
was 'pardoned. Immediately upon
his release he went to London, where
he was detected in attempting heavy
robbery with two notorious burglars.
Both his companions were transported
to Van Dieman's Land for thirty years
and after six months imprisonment in
the Old Bailey, Hilderbrand, now only
ten years of age, was banished to
America. He went from England to
Montreal, where was soon detected in
another robbery, and sentenced to six
months imprisonment, but managed
to obtain his liberty at the end of
three days. Appearing shortly after
this in Kingston, Canada West, he
was again arrested for robbery, and
imprisoned for one year, serving out
his full term. In 1852 he returned
again to the United States, and almost
Immediately made his appearance in
bold robbery at Allegheny City, Penn-
sylvania, which shut him up again for
two years. Scarcely had he gained
his liberty when he was detected in a
robbery and murder. and transported
to Cuba for twenty years. One OF his
companions was imprisoned for life.
Hilderbrand contrived to obtain re-
lease at the end of three months, and
soon after was sentenced to ten years;
imprisonment in Mexico for indulging
again in his faYorite crime. He es-
capped after six weeks imprisonment,
and returned again to the United
States. Convicted of robbery soon
after in Nashville, Tenn, he was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for eight
years, but was released through legal
interference at the end of month. In
1856 he appeared in San Francisco,
di1u was I'LL luudtC VI sA0 PI1oOA
for one month. Going to Europe
again, he next served term of seven
months in Birmingham, England five
months in dungeon in Lyons, France
and two months in Berlin, Prussia
Returning to America, he served one
month in Jail at Pittsburgh, Pa; two
months in Cincinnati; was sentenced |
for four years at Baton Rouge, La, but
escaped at the end of fifteen days; six
months at st. Louis, but bought him.
self out in three days: served two |
years in Illinois, for two distinct
charges, and escaped third by flight |
to Europe. Returning to the United
States in 1865, he was recognized and
in Illinois for one year.
At the expiration of his term, he at |
once entered into conspiracy to rob |
an express company in Indiana, but
was exopsed by his associates, taken |
to Milwaukee, and sent up for five
years. He served four years and four |
months and was discharged for good
behavior. He has served fourteen
years in various prisons, a part of the
time closely confined in dungeons. He
has been in ten different States prisons
four city prisons, twenty police sta
tions, and seven county calabooses.-l
He declars that he intends to reform,
and to devote himself to the publica-
ton of book of crime, exposing the
manner in which burglars operate, IL
it by scenes from his own
experience.