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4 September

  1. 1825

    MacGregor's associates are arrested in Paris after the French scheme is uncovered.

    Gregor MacGregor and Poyais Acquitted

    Gregor MacGregor sold bonds, land and passage to Poyais, a Central American country that did not exist. Most of the settlers who sailed there died.

  2. 1933

    Bailey escapes from the Dallas County jail but is recaptured within hours.

    Machine Gun Kelly and the Urschel kidnapping Convicted

    Blindfolded for nine days, an Oklahoma oilman counted the planes overhead. His memory led the FBI to a Texas farm and put Machine Gun Kelly away for life.