WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution / How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank Looter cover

From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution / How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank Looter

Chapter 37: Transcriber’s Notes
Open in WeRead

About This Book

The memoir recounts a prosperous entrepreneur's descent into organized bank burglary after a perceived miscarriage of justice, tracing his transformation from hotel proprietor and businessman to fugitive and prison inmate. It blends chronological episodes—failed prosecutions, vigilante persecution, elaborate burglary plots, accomplices' betrayals, detailed accounts of heists and methods, arrests and prison life—with reflections on motives, corrupt officials, and law enforcement. Interwoven are practical descriptions of criminal techniques, personal regrets, and warnings aimed at both bankers and those tempted by crime, framed as a candid confession and cautionary tale.

Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained.

Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained; occurrences of inconsistent hyphenation have not been changed.

Text contains many occurrences of dialect and non-standard contractions.