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Lansing, Kansas prison break... Wilbur Underhill...
Lansing, Kansas prison break... Wilbur Underhill...
Item # 709451
June 01, 1933
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 1, 1933
* Lansing Correctional Facility - Kansas
* Wilbur Underhill Jr. & 10 others escape
* "Tri-State Terror" - Oklahoma bandit
The top of the front page has two column heading: "11 Fugitive Convicts Slay Cop in Flight, Disappear In Hills" with subhead and photo of the warden. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at them margins, more so long the spine, blue library stamp within the masthead, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: Wilbur Underhill, Jr. (March 16, 1901 – January 6, 1934), often called "Mad Dog" or the "Tri-State Terror", was an American criminal, burglar, bank robber and Depression-era outlaw. He was one of the most wanted bandits in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 30s and co-led a gang with Harvey Bailey that included many fellow Cookson Hills outlaws including Jim Clark, Ed Davis and Robert "Big Bob" Brady.
Category: The 20th Century
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