text: In a literary appearance, this character sees Harry Kendall Thaw's penis in jail.
full_question: In a literary appearance, this character sees Harry Kendall Thaw's penis in jail. In another work, a title character falls asleep on a bench at this man's grave in Machpelah Cemetery, and studies under Bernard Kornblum in an effort to imitate this man. This man is congratulated by Franz Ferdinand for inventing the airplane years after his car breaks down New Rochelle, forcing him to visit the central family of E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime. This man's exploits inspire the title characters of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay. In real life, this man alienated Arthur Conan Doyle by debunking spiritualists. This Budapest native, born Erik Weisz, died after being punched in the stomach. For 10 points, name this inventor of the Chinese Water Torture Cell, a popular magician and escape artist.
first_sentence: In a literary appearance, this character sees Harry Kendall Thaw's penis in jail.
raw_answer: Harry Houdini [accept Erik Weisz before mentioned]