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An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery Witchcraft Thirty minutes after leaving herBy John & Nancy Lankenau Overview On the morning of September 2, 1798, just after first light, the back door to Carpenters Hall is discovered ajar. Gold, silver, banknotes the vast riches of a well guarded bank vault all of it gone without a trace. Frantic bankers secure an arrest warrant for the clever blacksmith who worked on the vault doors, a young Scot who crossed the ocean like thousands of others on Americas promise of liberty and opportunity.