Tag: 1870
Jeremiah Dunn, Murder, California 2022
In the sweltering heat of a New York winter, the trial of Jeremiah Dunn for the murder of James Logan continued for the second day in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The room was packed with a motley crowd, including the city’s most notorious ‘dangerous classes,’ all eager to catch every word of the…
Bank Heist and Bitter Betrayal: The Somen Town Bank Case Unfolds
In the sweltering summer of 1870, a tangled web of deceit and financial manipulation ensnared the Somen Town Bank in Westchester County, New York. Morris s Hill, a defendant in the case, had been languishing in jail for nearly six months, awaiting trial. Yesterday, his bondsman finally secured his release, paving the way for Hill’s…
Lynch Law Reigns in Mississippi: A State of Terror and Violence
In the southern state of Mississippi, a culture of violence and intimidation has taken hold. The year is 1870, and the Mississippians are notorious for their brutal treatment of those who dare to cross them. The latest incident involves four white women who were violently taken from their homes in a heinous display of ‘lynch…
Justice Finally Served: Real Pays the Ultimate Price for Smedick’s Slaying
August 6, 1870, marked a somber day in New York City as John Real met his maker on the gallows for the brutal murder of Police Officer John Smedick. Real had spent two long years awaiting his fate, a period marked by a desperate struggle to evade the hangman’s noose. But ultimately, the forces of…
Blood on the Streets of New York: Sheridan’s Bloody Reckoning
The city of New York was on the edge of its seat as the trial of Thomas Sheridan finally came to a close. On July 7, 1870, the courtroom was packed with curiosity-seekers eager to hear the verdict of the highly publicized case. The Sheridan murder trial had been a spectacle that captivated the city,…
James Parker, Theater Shooting, California 2019
May 10, 1870, was a night to remember, but not for the right reasons. A devastating tragedy unfolded at the Lyric Theater in New York City’s 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue. The evening’s performance of ‘The Twelth Night’ by William Shakespeare was cut short when a group of rowdy patrons disrupted the show. The chaos…
John Woodwards, Embezzlement, California 2020
Washington, April 14, 1870 – A shroud of secrecy has fallen over the nation’s capital as a Star Chamber Committee convenes to investigate General Benjamin F. Howard’s involvement in a tangled web of corruption. At the heart of the probe lies a tangled affair of alleged frauds in building contracts and embezzlement from the Post…
Shadows of Corruption: Louisiana’s Tax Collector Taints Education Fund
In a shocking case of public corruption, the Auditor of Public Accounts in Louisiana’s 1871 appropriation has been tainted by a hidden clause. The clause, hidden in the fine print, mandates that tax collectors and assessors across the state must make an accurate enumeration of youth between the ages of six and twenty-one years old.…
Whiskey Wars: Collector Bailey Cracks Down on Martin K Cook’s Clandestine Liquor Empire
In a shocking turn of events, the United States Customs Court has brought to light a brazen scheme to evade whiskey taxes, orchestrated by none other than Martin K Cook, a member of the renowned Gordon family from Ann of Gordon, Scotland. At the center of the scandal is Cook’s alleged collaboration with Ebenezer W…
