Tag: January 1873
Snowstorm Can’t Stop Heists: 7 Convicts Escape New York Prison
In a brazen heist, seven convicts escaped from the State prison in Auburn, New York, on January 8, 1873. The prisoners, who were all supposed to have been provided with civilian clothes, managed to dig through the wall of their cellblock, using a shaft that had been installed for the purpose of turning the prison’s…
