The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-29
JIM DUNLAP IS PARDONED.
MI. RouLIyD'S HiRD WORK FOR
TIE BlNk ROBRER Successful

&C.. Ru-.eu sign. n Pardon After . Rec
ouneudatioa By the PARDON Bos-d. and
the Notorious tri,sinai VIII Re Free On
J,a The Great No~shs.peoa Baak
Robbery and the Dyi.< Prtsoe-r seott.s
Charge to HIS wife to Ges Dun,ap Free
r-s-r~. Dee oS-Janes Dunlap. the no.
,r-,a. hank roobe-. will be released from
eaet.u:J % New Years Day. Gov Russell
sE-ld as pardon tonight. and in a few days
-. -au. Who assisted 10 robbins the North
arssa1 Bank Of uearly two million dollars
worth Il :ash Aat securities in 1873 will be at
l,e..r. Ne has served fifteen years Of twenty
,sl-s sar.Aase. The most faithful friend the
ts,l -psrer has had ali thes. years has been
NJ Fova-a. who was the widow OF Bob"
Sca:-. '1A 9t Dun.aps rails IN that robbery.
sccti 81: il prison il 1S.2.
g.4aI Dunlap we-e the only ones who we're
i-.t,soned Cor the crime. He'd" Leary.
"-aaac' Draper. ani other well-known haak
rc.eArs were in pli.ated. bat they escaped
SANTANA By restoring . portion OF the
.rLS This compromise was effected after
:n4y had spent abe Ut 100000 Of the plumber
s-r3at-
The robbery was most sk.lfully planned and
cody executed. \ man named Edsor. who
vas \ travelling salesman for firm o. safe
MAKERS originated the N ethod OF Axhaustius
az from the safe bT means % air pun ..
h LACED powder at the cpeninS 60 the safe.
AID 10 was to tie drawn Ia by the inrushinc
ar. Scott aad Dunlap Dracttssd this method
Until they became adarts at it. And then the
entire gang went to Northaup eon 20 put the
Ian IN execution
On the night Of Jan. .. 1879. seven masked
ran entered the house Of John whts,iesey.
cashier OF the Northampton National Bank.
aaI took charge Of the seven in mates. hand
cl-ed ont noQn'. them. and forced Mr.; Whit
,b v 20 sns AMI an The ' ron '1 o9 OK
t sa the ss;s. At erss Mr, ~Sii,leses
sa3s the wr9nx an d t. tae Sg'SaS,
tronl securing the va!uaoles IL the vaults: Ia
this. however. he was easily tstecred Ihey
times. and AS he could not they began 60 choke
him And otherwise abuse him. Finally. with \
was secured. Dunlap has .!-eare't that he did
all he could to make The trsaIment 9t the
The burglar toos $500 IN coupon and
REGISTERED 30 nts. ssIrrlo- II cer'id.i s'ocs::
one Of tn. sw 70 satse. Had thsy opeael the
other their p.under woIii nave cen great
dsa lssss at sIa CoI.se a'e eiars
Institute. Hoplins Academy. AMI several in
The stolen ton,!s aad securities wers coz
cealsd in scho.lhou Sc ~ Sortha q pcon in .
teachsrs stool. About fortnight. after the
stated from New York TO ses the bonds. but
they rsad IN the newspapers that the police
had learn ed 81 their intention aud were walt
Edison had betrayed them about this tine.
ssn 70 hs ssu and 70 get t3s
slGGoe1 ,or dains -. ne said 'naf MI vi.
he could negotiate with the burglars. had
promised this money and in mcntty.
Dunlap had secured the boot7. it was quietly
Ma NlpE \ ia
te,:tivs. offered s15.0Uo for the return u :he
registered oonds. and pun!ap Atytset his
Ras to .1s 81 s'Ha sy HAni Edsa as
"ssu.aIed." and had Dunlap arrested and con
Just befors SCOTS teatn At Goncord nv.
others OF the cracksuen concerned n the roo
eeT wers a re ,hi , .ne n ass, ,o
owners Of the stolen securities failed and
either setrlet with their cEettt2ss .or noml-
Upon the arrest q = ED" 1es:y apa nif pals
scott and Dunlap should also ,rscet!s .innlu.
the bank authorities were to assist. In eon-
stteratioo OF this agreement the burglars re-
stored TO the bank certain stolen bonds aud
Tina pardon Of Dunlap has been obtained
AM .ssa part Of Ne MAJ SEPT RsW
lant Of Ic3 Fifth avenue in New York city.
H., assssbeI sss oank ssb 5e legged ea her 70
leay. no stone unturnet to secure pardon
He should never hay. got the sentence
only an accom- pttcs. not principa+ Il was
greatest WISH is that you have him pardonet."
After Scott death his widow began working
1ha p1s s45 2F q NeA as saas sa ns n 10
csrrupcioa to her purpose. Il brought another
s..ec Eryias :n evsry means within rhstr cover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland became convinced that
mura,ion otche roooec's sentence Until ne had
t nil 1873 Mrs, Rowland devoted her en-r-
Giss to getting people Interested q her cause.
GEN. sherman. James Z. l.atnan- President
q Massachusetts ,ex- Lieut. Coy. Knight Ut
Aassach sets. Col :. { Cham beEtain. then
S. tisn f, s4s 5F2f / w4Ge Rnlp eas
Wartsn: Shapiain Barnes OK the p,!s42 "a; and
helped to rob. the Hcn. Oscar EdwtcGs *
me a.: AREN'T 70 ct Dga.an Pastouer4
:allsd- In les, The Board 81 Fsrtors -ecom-
satsd ,nat The r9ooer be Dar.4G :, N he
eesstuA In ISL the patrsc was again ast,
This recon- n sntatiol being not UNANIMOUS.
tsprsl t. tho boar aai it
failed again last sprinS. ludismayed. Mrs
ECNI2LC STUCK 20 TIE WpEh. anu = AN T. AZ lIS
matter brought up. TAIs afternoon y -e.--
gram from Boston was sent to her. saying chat
the Board Of Pardon. had recon mendet th-
release 0. Dunlap She boarded the trsC train
] hr Boston and reached here promptly.
,rca Dunlap incorporation he has gained
ta respect and confidence Of all the prison
AciAts. His place n the prison has been one 0t
ncticai freedom. "a he Is allowed 70 gp about
aspris0n yard urguardec IL the exercise of
INJURIES. which are those Of weshar ot
Nuclies, Said an nitcla u the prison before
as Soari nc Pardons:
lam convinced that IL Dunlap were re-
easei 70 morrow anc laada an Official Of the
pnsGn the state woul,. not have a more trust
snray a1d efficient servant IL any DEPART
ussct whatsoever.
Dpa!ap IS 80 years old It Is said that hs
"! cato New YORK with Mrs. t.0wtand on his
sseasa. ~ his accom- Ices in the robbery.
BOO >an--, as has Leen stated. = Head l.eary
As" Kat, having hseu accidentally killed
o. GOV from Il brics. Draper an! Cornors
Pave t!..+n - The condition Of lnaf-rs and
Larser.-or a the saloons OF New Yors.
,InoHie - serytr- out n twenty-g-ar sentence
i rO. shwH cry in 1854 Efson's pres