The Biddle Boys and Mrs. Soffel: The Great Pittsburg Tragedy and Romance. With Full Description of their Lives and Crimes

TitleThe Biddle Boys and Mrs. Soffel: The Great Pittsburg Tragedy and Romance. With Full Description of their Lives and Crimes
Year of Publication1902
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes128 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsForrest, Arthur
PublisherI. & M. Ottenheimer
CityBaltimore
KeywordsEd Biddle (1876-1902); Jack Biddle (1872-1902); jail wardens; jailbreaks; Kate Soffel (1867-1909); legal profession; Pittsburgh Police; Protestants; Roman Catholics
Abstract

The novelized saga of Ed and Jack Biddle, who overpowered victims with chloroform before robbing them. The Biddles were convicted and sentenced to hang before the warden’s wife, Kate Soffel, helped them escape from the Allegheny County Jail.
Author Biography

Arthur Forrest was a Pittsburgh journalist.
Time

1901-2

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