2011-05-12

Charlie Bullard

Charles W. Bullard

Charles W. Bullard was an American criminal. Known as Piano Charley, he became a notorious safecracker. His name derived from his skill as a musician.

One of his criminal partnerships was with Adam Worth. In 1869, together with Fredericka Mandelbaum and others, Worth helped Bullard to escape from prison where he was serving a sentence for stealing $100,000 worth of goods from the . For the escape, Mandelbaum and his associates rented an office across the street from the prison and tunnelled into Bullard's cell, bribing two guards to keep the quiet.

References

  1. ^ Worth, Richard (2001). Great Robberies. Infobase Publishing. pp. 22.
  2. Conway, J. North (2009). King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America. Globe Pequot. pp. 75-76.





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