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Three masked men they came a calling
All on a cold winter’s day.
Not bearing gifts or love, but hammer & axe
And they tried to take our ROLEX away.
Fear not, their attempt was in vain
For we still have them all.
So please DO come in, to view
Or if not, give us a call.
Robbery performing live at Echoplex in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, February 16, 2017.
IDEAL CUT JEWELERS Robbery at Dupont Circle South at 1365 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Friday afternoon, 2 May 2025 by Elvert Barnes Photography
FEMALE SUSPECT
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Elvert Barnes May 2025 at exbphoto.com/2025
The Old Charleston Jail sits on a four acre parcel of land. In 1680 when Charleston was being laid out, this location was set aside for public use. In addition to the jail, a hospital, poor house, and Workhouse for runaway slaves sat on this square. The jail and the hospital are all that remain. The jail was constructed in 1802 and operated until 1939, housing some of Charleston’s most infamous criminals, as well as prisoners of war during the Civil War.
The jail was originally four stories with a two-story octagonal tower. Alterations were made in 1855 which added the octagonal wing to the rear and expansions of the main building. The octagonal wing replaced a fireproof wing which contained individual cells designed by Robert Mills in 1822, Mills is also responsible for the old Marine Hospital located to the rear of the jail. The Earthquake of 1886 damaged the two-story tower and the fourth floor of the main building, both were removed.
John and Lavinia Fisher, as well as members of their gang, were imprisoned here. Erroneously called America’s First Female Serial Killer, Lavinia never had any murders that she was convicted of as she was sentenced to death for her crimes in highway robbery. High-Sea pirates were jailed here before they were hanged. Rumors of Denmark Vesey, who was found guilty of planning an extensive slave revolt, exist and state that he spent his last days in one of the towers of the jail before he was hanged, though no documents exists to support this claim.
Because of the planned revolt, restrictions were placed on slaved AND free blacks in Charleston which required ALL black seaman be kept here while they were in port. Freeman were still treated as slaves as they were held here, simply out of fear.
It is speculated that at least 10,000 people died here during the jail’s operation.
My friend English was offered the opportunity to take a private tour, we thank for her setting this up. Thanks to John LaVern and Randy Johnson of Bulldog Tours for the gracious opportunity for us to see the building, and for the special tour, we are very grateful! Sometime at the end of summer, the building will undergo renovations as it will be converted into offices. If you want to see the jail, this will be your last chance to see it as it exists now, forever.