Tag: January 1872
Murder on the Erie: A City’s Indignation
In the scorching cold of January 1st, 1872, a sense of unease settled over the city of Buffalo as news of the brutal assassination of James Fink Jr spread like wildfire. The 19-year-old apprentice hairdresser’s lifeless body was discovered, and an inquest was promptly set to convene. Mr. Stokes, the alleged perpetrator, was whisked away…
