Tag: November 1926
Million Dollar Defense: A Web of Alibis in the Hall-Mills Murder Case
November 26, 1926, was supposed to be a day of reckoning for the Stevens-Carpender family, accused of brutally murdering Reverend Edward Hall and his lover, Eleanor Mills, in a heinous crime that shocked the nation. But as the trial dragged on, the family’s defense team weaved a complex web of alibis, leaving many to wonder…
Breach of Trust: Lawyer’s Larceny Lands Him 3 Years’ Probation
Washington D.C. – In a dramatic sentencing hearing, Attorney Joseph P. Neal’s impassioned plea for probation fell on deaf ears as Justice A. Hoehling handed down a 3-year sentence to Charles S. Hill, a lawyer found guilty of embezzlement and larceny. The verdict came down on a chilly Friday morning, November 19, 1926, at the…
