Dan Noble

For other people named Dan Noble, see Daniel Noble (disambiguation).

Dan Noble
Born1846
England, United Kingdom
NationalityEnglish-American
Other namesDaniel Dyson
OccupationCriminal
Known forEnglish-born thief, burglar and pickpocket in the United States during the 19th century.

Dan Noble, also known as Daniel Dyson, (1846-?) was an English gentleman burglar, confidence man, sneak thief and pickpocket active in the United States during the mid-to late 19th century. One of the most notorious criminals in New York City, he was involved in several major robberies in the post-American Civil War era. Among his exploits included the daylight robbery of the Royal Insurance Company in 1866 and was an alleged participant in the theft of $1,000,000 from industrialist Rufus L. Lord arraigned by George Leonidas Leslie in 1876.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Asbury, Herbert. The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 313) ISBN 1-56025-275-8
  2. ^ Moss, Frank. The American Metropolis from Knickerbocker Days to the Present Time. London: The Authors' Syndicate, 1897. (pg. 22)
  3. ^ Walling, George W. Recollections of a New York Chief of Police: An Official Record of Thirty-eight Years as Patrolman, Detective, Captain, Inspector and Chief of the New York Police. New York: Caxton Book Concern, 1887. (pg. 254-255)
  4. ^ Pinkerton, Allan. Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches. New York: G.W. Dillingham, 1878. (pg. 249-266)