An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery Witchcraft by any standard

by any standard

for insisting that fellow abolitionist’s views be heard – his choice of weapons was the infamous

Ranging from upheavals in Crown Heights and Los Angeles to the advent of David Duke and the heartland survivalists

to scientific treatises that challenged beliefs

An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery Witchcraft by any standardBy John & Nancy Lankenau Overview On the morning of September 2, 1798, just after first light, the back door to Carpenters Hall is discovered ajar. Gold, silver, banknotes the vast riches of a well guarded bank vault all of it gone without a trace. Frantic bankers secure an arrest warrant for the clever blacksmith who worked on the vault doors, a young Scot who crossed the ocean like thousands of others on Americas promise of liberty and opportunity.