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Oliver Curtis Perry was a larger-than-life outlaw who made national news when he robbed the money car in the American Express Special train # 31 near Utica New York, in September of 1891. He managed to evade capture from Pinkerton agents, and emboldened by his success, made a second attempt on the...

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Boston Globe Map of the Body Discovery Site of Deltena Davis Deltena "Tena" Davis James Albert "Bert" Trefethen

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