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Friday, November 06, 2020

Jimmy Hope

James “Old Jimmy” Hope was one of the most successful and sought after bank robbers in the United States during the 19th-century. He was also a burglar and underworld figure in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City and was known as a skilled escape artist for his repeated breakouts from prison. 
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  1. SgtBobNovember 6, 2020 at 3:31 PM

    If there had been federal jobs programs at the time, those offspring of poor Irish immigrants would not have been driven into a life of crime.

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