The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-17
THE NEW HILDERBRAND.
AR.a.rkable Career of Crime.


Charles D. Hilderbrand, the notorious bur-
glar and Iail-breaker, now in prison at st.
Joseph, No., tells the story Of bis life, an un-
broken succession of crimes, beginning In his
early childhood.
he was born in 1910, and at the age ol three
months he was stolen from his parents, and 1t
would seem that this act had some influence
upon his character. for bis favorite crime has
always been robbery. When only eight years
old he was detected In robblDg money draw
was not Imprisoned. Only year afterward
he appeared in Paris, where he was convicted
of robbery, and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment, but after three months'
confinement he was pardoned. Immediately
upon his release he went to London, where
he was detected in attempting heavy rob-
berry with two notorious burglars. Both Of
mau's Land for thirty years. and after six
months Imprisonment in the Old Bailey, Hill
derbrand, now only ten years of age, was BAN
Ished TO America. He went from England to
Montreal, where he 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
he was again arrested for robbery, and I'm
pris0ned for one year, serving out his full
term. In 1852 he returned again to the United
States, and almost Immediately made bis ap-
pearance 10 q bold robbery at Allegheny City,
Pennsylvania, which shut him up again for
two years. Scarcely had he gained his liberty
when he was detected In o robbery and mur
One of his companions was imprisoned for life.
Hilderorand conlrved to obtain a release
at the end Of three months, and soon after
was sentenced to ten years. Imprisonment in
Mexico for indulgiDg again in his favorile
crime. He escaped afler six weeks imprison-
ment, and returned again to the United States.
Convicted of robbery soon after In Nashville,
Tennessee, he was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for eight years, but was released through
legal interference al the end of month. In
1855 he appeared To- San Francisco, and was
an inmate OF the city prison for one month.
Going 10 Europe again, he next served term
of seven months at Birmingham. England
| nve months in a dungeon al Lyons, France, and
two months In Berlin, Prussia Returning to
America he served one month in Jail at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania; two months in Cincinnati:
was sentenced lor four years at Baton Rouge,
La, but escaped at the end OF fifteen days; Six
months at st. Louis, but bought himself out in
distinct charges, and escaped q third by flight
TO Europe. Returning to the United States in
| 1865 he was recognized and imprisoned In H.
| linois ior one year. At the expiration of his
| term he at once entered Into conspiracy to
rob an express company In Indiana, but was
exposed by his associates taken to Milwau.
kee, and sent up Tor five years. He served
four years and four months, and was then
discharged for good behavior. He has served
fourteen years In various prisons, q part OF the
time closely confined In dungeons. He has
been in ten different State prisons, four city
prisons, twenty police stations and seven coun'
ty calabooses He declares that he intends
now to reform and to devote himself TO the
publication Of book of crime, exposing the
manner In which burglars operate. illustra
ting 1t by scenes from bis own experience.