Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
A ROMANCE OF CRIME
The Attempt to kldnap a Governor
OF Pennsyivania--tiow Simon sny.
ders Freedom Was Endangered
by Woman
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN


nv GEORGE, NOx MCCAIN
| ~I>.SS,, q, W. '.
JhNNsihNA ANA hns been remarKno'y
free from crimes against her high OH =
cins,
Political fcuds have waxcd warm. there
nave nave been threats and murmurings against
the unfaithful or corrupt, but no crime
against the person of her officials has ever
stained the pages Of her history.
; There have been attempts, however
| IhC nearest wns n plot to kidnap Governor
''I% It iSos is .s. 10 iSh. . ,,,, ,,s
dramatic cnisoir In ,ho ' hi.tnrw of Pam.
, sylyonia's i;ovor,or,
|
A POORLY printed. faded and yellow bit
"A Of newspaper lying before me bearing
nishcs the text for the recital. It reads:
ANN CARSON-On Tuesday last this
woman was again before Judge Carson in
this borough by virtue of writ of habeas
| corpus to confront her nccuscrs of a plot
against, the Govcrnour. ms hns heretofore
been stated
! After considerable argument between her
wealth. the Governour appeared in court
and read several extracts Of letters from Mr..
Jolv, Binns: OF philadelphia. IN which were
stated his knowledge Of a helish plot in.
tended against His Excelency, or some OF
! his fnmily. by the said Ann Carson ana her
arcompi,ces. with view to extort pardon
for Michard smith.
| Inc tovcrnour declaring himselt ica!tu.
| that the snid attempt might be reaiized II
the prisoners enlargement was permitted,
His Honor the Judge demanded her rccog-
nlzance in $4,000; sum too high for her 10
| procure IN this place; she was, or course ON
motion of the prosecuting attorney, re-
mandcd TO prison. where. II not bailed. she
WIN hold hcr residence till next september
| term.
| A Nm CARSON q hundred years ago was
| n rho most famous benutv of the under.
wor,d o,d ,ho ,nst 600 nani io,S % chnroctcr IN
the Stnte according 70 Tho cbroniclers of
| tho. Jow "e " '"~
'" A,m was bor, I, phuodo,rb;o IN 1884 tho
| douvhtar % nm Enoi,ah .oinr named Raker.
A. th, n,o ~ twontr throo .ho ,norriad
n Scotchman Canaan John Carson. greatly
- Four % or five, five years later Carson sailed for
| China os commander of thc shin Ganees.
| Nothing wns heard Of him for four years
/ md IT was believed that he had perished
at sea.
-
IEJ'TEEANT RICHARD SMITH he.
| i,, 49, -. .,,i., p.,,,,,,. 80
Irfon,ry 7. 8
cE "'r az ~, ni q "' u,;u;omaia
- N,,, f,lo 70; al bo roc
% s'",'," Wv. ..; ". go Cos tho lon, .or;nv
famous generation ago lor .ht ioIis S'fies
ol ntlentIons ~ Wiz" ;ufn,,otoa Snu m. ,,,h Smi,h
Ann arson uVcnlht u ,, "hH H" ,',t., t.
,'o.o mho ooon Dno Il" i,rnd af With ber cbildrcn '
"ncre N'e nNeu TUr W. n.i mS ,,,o M
III ". iaii VI h..n 49, amL Srittb
peared IN the STORE ""ere AIM ""u 'An''"
"eic S.'.. W,.o, corsor. h,t b;s ostronced
It was S"p.ain p Sui Ip S ~; p,'' "'' ''''"'e''
wiie han no welcome ,hao ,up ",r,, o,,,s ,ho .-;o
,:j , ufo of onnstont strife More tbnn
lived NE OF constant sai.ie' nis 1,e nt .nan
ohcc 'he h"So""" saw '''" 'e''"e
lhgs. , ,c,c ~, .,,o MN,
o't e., h,En' ,E m ,a rInu Iu "f ,hn Corsnn home NJ
second ana ,ofh s'tr.'H: e.. S.ooLs hon, ,ood,n,
a., M ma,annrt :" Lii h.r husband
rowod a na;r of pistols from his LAWYER, and
on this nj ight shot and killed Carson.
MRS. CARSON Immediately set to work
lVl to save her paramour from the scaffold.
She had long been suspected by the police
Of being associated with certain high class
criminals of that day.
Shc was thus able to command the serv-
;ccs of desperate and dangerous criminals for
onv daring design which she might contem.
n, nlntc'
AEerman John BinnS. who committed
Smith 70 prison on Il charge of murder, was
oIsn rho editor of his party organ, the
Democrotic Party
Iieutenont Smiths friends. knowing that
the Alderman and editor had great influence
with Governor Snyder. brought pressure to
hcar unon him to secure Il pardon. after the
u"rderrr hnd been condemned to death.
Bnns not only refused to interfere but
rn ,emnt 70 stay the course of justice.
II wns nt this point that Ann Carson's
,,onscrous but original scheme was con-
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