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Charles Peace

Armley Gaol, Leeds

A master burglar who leapt from a moving train.

Charles Peace was a burglar, master of disguise and murderer who became a Victorian legend. After being caught, he jumped from the window of a moving train while being taken to trial, but was recaptured.

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When
25 February 1879
Where
53.7970, -1.5900
Group
Gibbets & executions

Visiting

Armley is still a working prison.

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