The Disappearance of Johanna Logue
In a house on the corner of 22nd and Summer Streets in Philadelphia, just west of Logan Square, was born a man who would rise to notoriety as one of America's most infamous criminals. Born in 1837 to saloon keeper Charles Logue and his wife, Mary, James "Jimmy" Logue developed a talent for thievery at an early age. His first arrest came at the age of 10, which earned him a lengthy stay at a reformatory. It was in this reformatory, the "House of Refuge", where Logue formed bonds of friendship with other young, budding stars of the Philadelphia underworld--legendary bank robber Philip Pearson and infamous pickpockets Wash Kerns and Joe Keyser were just a few of his bosom companions. Jimmy, who was released from the House of Refuge when he turned 18, would later come to be known as the "King of Sneak-Thieves". After leaving the reformatory, Logue formed a gang of teenage bandits who called themselves the "Stockholders" and terrorized the vicinit...
