The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-30
NOTED CROOK CAUGHT.
Hardyi tho Bank Thief. Cnder Arrest il
Germany.

Germany.
New York, July 2e.-IIenry 7. Iiar
dv, one of the most desperate and
reckless bank robbers and jail break
ers that this country has ever produced,
Is IN the custody of the police Of Frank
tort-Un Sarr, f-srrnany. When arrest
ed he was living oil tiit tto"Seds Of his
robberles III Berlin and Badtil. .n len,
in handsome style as Edward Car
son. u wealthy American mine u"nCr.
lie had apartments al one of the lash
ionabe hotels in Frankfort, and was as
sociatlng with several wcll-known
AJfeticans and their families and with
two kngi;sh nohl.men. Iii5 clothing
was of the finest quality. and he wore
3xpensiye jewelrv. His Lavish Hxpend-
lture Of money had won hlm tic title Of
'the North american millionaire.
While seated III the ntion-r0Om Of
his hotel last Friday, cGhy"rEing
with a Mr.. Green, OF New 0rk, iii"
German police entered and placed him
finder arrest. He protested vigorously,
and Mr.; 'Freet ~as positive that an ab-
surd mistake had bAcn made, hut Il
BadenBaden uanEec recognized in
Hardy tall, slender y0ung man who
had dashed into his bank, seized Il
package containing 81, 900 and escaped.
Hardy was taken 10 jail and the Ger
man police Cabled a description of
their prisoner To Chief Inspector steers.
The iriessH.e vas received at police
headquarters y&stsfdsy morning. Chief
Inspector Steers at ontt recognized
Carson" AS Hardy, for whom the pG-
lice of many large cities in the nlted
States and Canada have been searching
since December last. The inspector
sent a reply to the Frankfort police,
si>in~ Hardy's record, and asking that
he be held.
Hardy is only q yeaFs old, lie was
born in "HelPs kitcken," Il notorious
locality on the West Side. He was bred
In crime, and at first was a sneak t!let
and petty confidence man. Then he
decided to try something more anhl-
.fGc-. There were no customers III the
Fifth ''atioh3l Bank, at TWenty-tmrd
Street and TEira Avenue, the
morning of September ~, lHNS.
The receiving teller was count
ing number of packages OF
500 bills He did not notice a tall,
dark young man who entered, CARRYING
soap box under his arm. He did not,
in fact, become aware of the young
mans presence until a hand shot
through the bars of his wiiidCs and
seized 200. The teller shouted for
heit: The robber was out of sight be-
fore tie Excited "lorks could reach the
street. The police ~ere notified, but
while they were looktha for him tie
Young man entered the COEtfherciai Ma
tlonal Bank at IS Wall Street. lie
carried another soap box under his arm.
The persons in the bank we're talking OF
the fohbtrs uptown. Suddenly the
Young man dropre'l i,i- box III trout o1
the paving teller's wind6rs With 81 bang
and, leaping upon it, put his ,fGna over
the railing, seized $500. and dafttd
| out of the door, with a dozen clerks a
his heels. Up Wall Street to Broad
Nay 10 ran. A crowd pursued him W
| ca2tured at Nassatt S,reet; and gave hit
name as Chrries O'ConncH.
He was sentenced to cightecft sears
and SIX months imprisonment. tie
was taken to Sing Sing and then trans
| ferreo ~ Nanremorn prison. I've
| weeks later a gaiiJ "f painters Was put
70 work in the ward. HARDY donncd Il
pair OF overalls and joined the painters
| Half an hour later he walked out OF the
lard and disappeared. y reward OF s'oS
! was offered IT, hiS arrest, amt hr was
| capIured IN tlattSh'ff2. ffF Nas sent it
the Clinton prison hospital, end on The
night Of his arrival there tI.5 Trade r rope
o: his bedding and escaped in I.Is nigh
! clothes. He went 10 Montreal, and i
few days later he robbed the Bank o
| Quebec of $ 600 and the Bank OF Mont
real of s. 900.
He ncs. turned up in Philadelphia
where he posed ~ 9 sport, and made
friends with ali of the potl"" 9lhrlai'
there. Then he wrote to friend IN 'hl
| CITY, who betrayed him. lie was arrest
ed and brought To- this city, resentencet
and taken back 10 lannemora prison
Extra precautions were taken, but ne
got away in two months and "as no
heard of again until to-day, except once
when the warden of Clinton prison re
ceived letter from him dated Bir ken
head. htsIand. in which he told OF hl
amusement &ycf ii. successful escape
Hardy has thirty-seych yta@s 'nprroh
ment to serve in this country, 1nd Nhtl
the Germans get through with Ilui y
will be brought back here, II III IN
meantime he does not escape.