Tag: Q1 1871
Ku Klux Klan Terror: A Trail of Blood in Alamance County
Raleigh, NC, March 11, 1871 – The courtroom in Alamance County has been a window into a dark and sinister world, where the Ku Klux Klan’s reign of terror has left a trail of blood and devastation. The testimony continues to unfold the most appalling records of crime ever known in the annals of a…
Counterfeit Cash and Courtroom Shenanigans: The Jersey City Con Artist
February 24, 1871, New York City – In a brazen bid to pass a counterfeit fifty-cent stamp, a Jersey City resident nearly slipped under the radar of justice. However, thanks to the eagle eyes of Justice of the Peace, Mr. Edward J. O’Keilly, the culprit, John T. Harper, was brought to book. Harper’s defense, that…
