In a stunning development in the sensational trial of Lillian Graham, a showgirl accused of shooting millionaire hotel owner W.E.D. Stokes, Assistant District Attorney Buckner dropped a bombshell that left the courtroom reeling. On December 11, 1911, in New York’s Supreme Court, Buckner revealed that Stokes had expected a consignment of forty widows from Chicago. This explosive information was contained in a single letter from Stokes to Graham, which he had written before their alleged tryst at his Lexington stock farm.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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