On April 18, 1775 Robert Newman sneaked into this building to hang 2 lanterns
[DOC] [TLE] #50 and #78  Robert Newman and the Signal Lanterns | The Old ... [PAR] On April 18, 1775, Newman pretended to go to sleep, but instead he snuck out of 
... Robert Newman is perhaps the most famous sexton ever to serve Old North 
due to ... on the ground floor of the church and sneaking back into his home to 
sleep.