The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-25
How We Took Jimmie Haggeny Away From the
Warden of the Eastern Pcnitentary

4 BOUT the middle OF the sixties. jimmy Iiaggerty,
n burglar. was sent The Eastern Pcniteutlary,
la Philadelphia, for years After he had
been there couple OF years his sister Jimmie
Hope. Succeeded ia persuadius simon Cameron. then
United s,utes senator from PENNSYLVANIA one OF
the prominent politicians America 10 take an
interest IL the Imprisoned thief Cameron induced the
governor TO issue conditional pardon. condition
being mat Hasserty should remain beyond the juris
dicuon OF the state Pennss during the time
specified In the Iiaggerty went to New York.
and remained there Tor a considerable period
A. mis- time Charlie Brooke. a extremely able
lawyer who afterward New York city was
H'A.',Hs AT 'he fm'aAe'pna bar, and was 4 promi-
nent meinneF OF tho quarter sessions ring lie had
several times before cases for Haggerty and
now he was asked TO try TO render nun
conditional element the pardon Brooke went into
the matter Win pleasure ana examined
with the utmost care Law that could by any
manner ~ Interpretation. possibly have any bearing
upon tine case and he could nnd nothing that any
warranted the governor IN nrst pardouing a man
and then banshng hin. from the state mis- opinion
was eoncurred IN by the most eminent criminal lawyer.
Lewis G.. Cassidy. was afterward attorney gem
cra Of Pennsylvania.
When the these TWO great authorities
was made known TO Haggerty he a once returned to
Fhil"delp ia If he mad kept quiet behaved him
self. notice would been taken OF MS return;
but this he seemed unable lie nrst beat
oasatoh Ge he sa ny Sed y KICK nn d4Ser
atiorney general OF the state Was ailed 10 ret s
liz ear be arfeaed and su9ed over 10 '1 th
, iilooke got stay from the district court
or Sst gay FOR hearing the ease The case
ana iooKe ms CASE ira sentea by Cass!dy
ana Tic courtroom was dcIsely packed The opinfon
ue sheriff was directed to deliver Haggerty into tho
CUSTODY ~ Michael Cassidy. warden the penitenuary
IN order to effect the transfer. it was necessary
mat Hasgeriy be brought before o the quarter
SESSIONS Judges As soon his learned that
~ them was held BIS at tho corner OF
eNenth and SAMSON streets. ana it decided that
an attempt should be made take IIaggerty away
from me warden. The morning abo3f 10 oclock
soon al terward Judge Allison order from the
"is,ll.t SoIft and The prisoner given
charge OF Mike Cassidy and two deputies \ hack was
M1its Tor them at the Sixth street TO tho
When the warden came from the courtroom ,n,o
me corridor he had through a considerable
crowd Of people and he was soon surrounded and
bas Nj Gassidys hat and sfe5l l NO
We're struck iiasserty sot away i'll the general
building got into haek reached The Sero f'a Of ms
straight to New York lie had had enongh Of phIaee
was in box been done to death by R@ddv
the Blacksmith, New York city. At the tine Of bis
escape in the corridor number of persons saw nv
what was going on. but no inerfered ,rhere
were no shots. and night; only laughter and tho
$40 Jimmie Haeeery WAS not only crook, but a bad
man lie was a desperado OF the ferocious type
ne was nlntal 1io9d thirsty and murderous-a hard
man to work with, because his temper get tho
9 so9i n ana ne would quarrel fuousy with his
ono occasion. in a nght, he bit a large chuns Of
"a .yons ear. lie was, altogether every
Everybody in Philadelphia knew OF these ouaIi-
IMPOSING known n he c fe q h the a nest
was nj for an cmperor the was drawn by four
ding plumes Becks cee6raicd Trass band pave m9a
diise along ne line OF march the coege over a
the obscaues Thas Was faseeTy ifS to
rest and every citizen had rrhf to fee rSor 10 70
knew that menace to their lives had been rsmdEsH
when Haggerty returned to clay
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