Tag: November 1874
Sullivan’s Bullet Justice: A Saloon Brawl Ends in Hard Labor
In a tense trial that unfolded in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, John Sullivan was found guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree for the shooting of James Mullancy in a Pearl Street saloon on November 1, 1873. The verdict was met with a stern sentence: 18 months of hard labor. The case was…
James Palmer, Election Fraud, New York 2022
In a shocking turn of events, former Chamberlain Palmer of Belfast found himself at the center of a heated election controversy. According to court documents, Palmer was held in $1000 bail alongside two accomplices, J.M. Nes and Joseph Graves, for allegedly attempting to prevent Michael Heynolda from voting in the last election. The charges were…
