The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Tom Rocket, The Highwayman

Fonblanque, Albany Jr. "Tom Rocket, The Highwayman." New York Saturday Press, October 17, 1865, 148-150.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Tom Rocket steals valuable legal documents in a holdup, and ransoms them back for a considerable amount. The man tries to set a trap, but Tom is too smart and gets away with the money anyway.