It's instantly identifiable around the world.' 'It's close to New York City, it's been in a lot of movies and it's got that unusual name. 'Sing Sing captures people's imagination,' Ossining police Capt. (More notable escapes farther down in this story) His first escape, in 1932, was from Sing Sing, when he used a makeshift wire ladder to scale an unmanned wall. Willie 'The Actor' Sutton, who famously robbed banks 'because that's where the money is,' broke out of jail five times in his career. Some escapees left dummies in their cells, others disguised themselves in guard uniforms to try to slip out and one man even sewed himself inside a mattress that was being removed from the prison. Since opening in 1826, the prison 'up the river' from New York City has seen dozens of escapes and escape attempts, using a variety of sometimes ingenious methods. 11, 1897, sentenced to 10 years but only served six and half years, his previous occupation was a clerk, and he launched a convict-written newspaper called the Star of Hope.OSSINING – Last week's escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility by two murderers who cut through cell walls and crawled out of a manhole has invited comparisons to Frank Darabont's 'The Shawshank Redemption' - but Ossining's notorious Sing Sing Correctional Facility provides plenty of examples of real-life breakouts rivaling anything Hollywood can dream up. White was an inmate who fits all the clues listed in the book: he was incarcerated on Feb. Though the book mentions no reference to the author's actual name, evidence shows the author is likely a fellow named Henry Kirke White.

First edition thus with single date of November 1904 listed on the copyright page. Front end page shows a 1907 presentation or gift inscription. The last text page and end page shows an indentation and rust mark from a paperclip, last text page also has a corner fold. Pages are tone due to age and some smudge marks and foxing are present, though mainly limited to the end pages. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues at boards though page 120/121 shows a thin line of webbing where the book was open too far. Exterior page edges also show some spotting and soiling. Exterior shows minor edge and corner bumps/wear and cloth has some light spotting. Hardcover, dark green cloth boards with gilt to front and spine front board is blindstamped with an illustration of a prison cell door. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1904.

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