The Great Taxicab Robbery (Illustrated Edition)

In early 1912, characters with names like Dutch, Jimmy the Push, and Scotty the Lamb joined with co-conspirators to steal $25,000 ($590,696.97 in 2014 dollars) during a bank transfer. Amazingly to us today, the transfer was done in the taxicab of Geno Montani. The police, one of them a famous former Pinkerton man, were on the hunt. Out of print for more than a century, this lively account brings true crime of the early twentieth century to life. The police use psychology, subterfuge, and good old police work to corner their quarry. The man to whom this book is dedicated was one of New York City's most interesting mayors: William Gaynor. As stated by the author, Gaynor tried, during the Tammany Hall days, to reform city government and improve the quality of law enforcement. During Gaynor's term as mayor, this daring daylight robbery took place in downtown NYC. This book details the police efforts to track down and capture the perpetrators. Written by well-known New York writer, James H. Collins, you'll be taken along for the ride in this fun cabbie caper. True crime is a genre that has fascinated readers as long as books have been printed.

This edition of the book contains the seven original illustrations, rejuvenated, and three additional, classic illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.