"Worcester" Sam Perris | |
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| Born | Samuel Parris c. 1840 |
| Nationality | French-Canadian |
| Occupation | Criminal |
| Known for | New York burglar, bank robber and underworld figure; he was a member of the Leslie Gang. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Samuel "Worcester Sam" Perris[1] (c. 1840 – unknown) was a 19th-century French-Canadian burglar, safe cracker and bank robber. An underworld figure in New York City and throughout the northeastern United States during the post-American Civil War era, he was called "one of the most notorious criminals in America".
Perris participated in nearly every major bank robbery in the United States during a 20-year period including taking part in the robberies of the Grafton National Bank and the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1870. A member of George Leonidas Leslie's criminal gang during the 1870s, Perris was a principal participant in the robberies of the Manhattan Savings Institution and the Dexter Savings Bank in 1878.
- ^ Sharp, Harold S. Handbook of Pseudonyms and Personal Nicknames: Second Supplement. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow, 1982. (pg. 209) ISBN 0-8108-1539-7