St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-05

myself. But as l did not admire the
place, the rules, or, in fact, anything
connected with the institution, TOOK
the earliest opportunity to escape, when
occurred July Is, 1869, while the ofhcerS
were engaged examining applicants for
positions on a brass band 10 be started.
| reached an open window, slid down
lightning rod and got away. AT New
ton, Mass, met Johnny Irving, since
noted as a bank burglar, and James
Gleason, alias Mysterious Jimmy, the
finest sneak and second story worker
he country ever produced. Ihey
sought me a suit of clothes and took me
with them. At that time L thought L
vas playing in big luck to get With Such
people, but have found since was
played for cold, rank sucker. The
first job | engaged in was the robbery
Of Gov. Clatiin'S house at Newton,
Mass, when the ladies Of the family
were taking a drive. Johnny Irving
stalled the servants, and Gleason ana
myself skinned the house up stairs, get
ting about $500 worth of sparks Ola
monds), at least that was what
the kick was for. We took the Swag
10 New York, and old SuperS and Slang,
John d. Grady, the most noted fence IN
New York with the exception of old
tary exile in Canada), gave 81, 200 for
the stuff. My bit was S125. Later we
proceeded to Philadelphia and were do
ing super work. We gathered in har-
vest of supers (WatcheS), circle sparks
diamond rings darbies (bracelets.) At
one place on Arch street we go some
relics of Gov. Morris and other Revolu-
tionary characters, and as the parties
valued them highly they offered $1,000
reward for their return and noQueStiOnS
asked. Mysterious Jimmy returned
them. They gave him the dust, asked
him nothing, but gave him two stretches
in Cherry Hill eastern penitentiary,
Philadelphia, Where he engaged i'll UNI
willing toll in solitary confinement. lie
was taught carpet weaving by Dickens
Dutchman, who was doing a bit there
In 1874 when Charles Dickens wrote his
American Notes, and has been there
ten times since. Our party beingo split
up, Jimmy and myself uweDt to New
York and did several jobs. but none Of
any note till June IA, 1870, when plant
ed in Dodge'S dry goods house, and had
the finest laces, kid gloves and silk
packed up at the back door waiting for
Jimmy and another party to take away.
was pinched, taken to Chambers street
police station, then TO the Tombs,
OIOuSnI up lOl Stillclicc UelOI0 UuSllce
Bowling, and sent to the school ship
Mercury, penal ship for juvenile Of
tenders, until L should be twenty-one
years old, l was not of nautical bent
IF mind and one cruise satisfied me.
We made a trip to the Bahama Islands
and back, touching at Newport, K. L.,
where
SWAN ASHORE.
The memory Of that trip has pre-
vented me from going to Europe. HAY
ng in the meantime become fine wire
pickpocket. night worker (burglar) and
general graftman (all-around thief.
concluded would have to get half of all
;he swag l helped to take, so l went
with Bobby Adams (the Minneapolis
postoffice robber. under sentence in Chi
:ago at present. to st. Louis, where we
grated with Bob Scott. who has since
given twenty years in Massachusetts, for
she Northampton bank robbery. At that
lime he was an Indifferent crook. We
visited Quincy, H.. and Scott fell for a
stretch and half eighteen months).