True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons
by Cleveland Moffett

Publication date 2021-06-18
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, Detective, Crime, train, robbery, true crime, early america, bank
LibriVox recording of True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons by Cleveland Moffett.
Read in English by Brie Buyaky; Piotr Nater

In his true crime collection, True Detective Stories: From the Archives of the Pinkertons, Cleveland Moffett details some of the more fascinating stories pulled from the archives of the Pinkertons Detective Agency. The Pinkertons were one of the most famed detective agencies in America during the late 19th century. Jump into another era and follow along as the detectives investigate train robberies, bank robberies and more! - Summary by Brie Buyaky.
true detective stories from the archives of the pinkertons by cleveland moffatt chapter 1 the northampton bank robbery this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by priybayaki about midnight on tuesday january 25th 1876 five masked men entered the house of john whittlesey in northampton massachusetts mr whittlesey was the cashier of the northampton national bank and was known to have in his possession the keys of the bank building and the combination to the bank vault the five men entered the house noiselessly with the aid of false keys previously prepared passing upstairs to the sleeping apartments they overpowered seven inmates of the house gagging and binding them so that resistance or alarm was impossible these were mr whittlesey and his wife mr and mrs t b cutler miss maddie white miss benton and a servant girl the bedroom of mr and mrs whittlesey was entered by two men who seemed to be leaders of the band one wore a long linen duster buttoned nearly to the knees also gloves and over shoes the other wore a jacket and overalls both men had their faces concealed behind masks and one of them carried a dark lantern on entering the room the two men went directly to the bed one standing on either side and handcuffed mr whittlesey and his wife both carried revolvers the proceedings were much the same in the other rooms after some delay and whispered consultation the robbers ordered the five women to get up and dress when they had done so they were roped together by ankles and wrists and taken into a small room where they were kept under guard by one of the band mr cutler also was imprisoned in the same way then the two leaders devoted themselves to mr whittlesey they told him plainly that they had come for the keys of the bank and the combination of the vault and that they would make it hot for him unless he gave them what they wanted mr whittlesey replied that it was useless to attempt to break into the bank as the locks were too strong for their efforts and he would not betray his trust at this the man in the linen duster shrugged his shoulders and said they would see about that mr whittlesee was then taken downstairs and again summoned to surrender the keys again he refused at this the man in the overalls put his hand in the cashier's trousers pocket and drew forth a key is this the key to the bank he asked yes it is answered the cashier hoping to gain time you lie with threatening gesture at the same time trying the key in the lock of the front door of the house which it turned don't hit him yet said the other he is sick then he asked mr whittlesee if he wanted a drink of brandy mr whittlesey shook his head no then the man in the linen duster renewed his demands he wanted the combination of the vault mr whittlesey gave him some figures which the robber wrote down on a piece of paper these were for the outer door of the vault he demanded the combination for the inner door and mr whittlesey gave him other figures...