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Domestic News
February 8, 1894
Freeland Tribune
Freeland, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
H. A. Hackett arrested in Winnipeg, Manitoba, for stealing $20,000 in bonds from Portland Safety Deposit vaults, belonging to the estate of Israel R. Bray of Freeman, Maine. Theft discovered a week before February 7 report from Farmington.
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Arrested in Winnipeg.
FARMINGTON, Me., Feb. 7.—Notice of the arrest of H. A. Hackett, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, just received here, is of much interest. He is charged with abstracting $20,000 in bonds from the Portland Safety Deposit vaults, belonging to the estate of the late Israel R. Bray, of Freeman. In October last Hackett left his home in Freeman for an extended trip west. Nothing wrong was suspected until a week ago, when the executors called at the bank vaults to clip the coupons from the bonds, when the box in the vaults was found to be empty.
FARMINGTON, Me., Feb. 7.—Notice of the arrest of H. A. Hackett, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, just received here, is of much interest. He is charged with abstracting $20,000 in bonds from the Portland Safety Deposit vaults, belonging to the estate of the late Israel R. Bray, of Freeman. In October last Hackett left his home in Freeman for an extended trip west. Nothing wrong was suspected until a week ago, when the executors called at the bank vaults to clip the coupons from the bonds, when the box in the vaults was found to be empty.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Winnipeg Arrest
Bond Theft
Portland Vaults
Freeman Estate
What entities or persons were involved?
H. A. Hackett
Israel R. Bray
Where did it happen?
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Event Date
Feb. 7
Key Persons
H. A. Hackett
Israel R. Bray
Outcome
arrested and charged with abstracting $20,000 in bonds
Event Details
H. A. Hackett arrested in Winnipeg for stealing bonds from Portland Safety Deposit vaults belonging to Israel R. Bray's estate. He left Freeman in October; theft discovered a week ago when executors found the vault box empty.