Download or read book The Life History of Otto Wood written by Otto Wood and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otto Wood (1894 - 1930) was a well known escape artist and con man from Wilkes County, North Carolina. He began his life of crime at a very young age, stealing a bicycle from a boy. But he was quickly caught and spent time in jail. From there he would get to know the law very well. In 1930 he died on the streets of Salisbury during a gunfight with the police.