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Murder by Gaslight

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Murder by Gaslight · 5h ago

Love and Law.

The tragic love affair between Charles Kring and Dora Broemser ended in one maddened instant—he asked her to leave her husband, she refused, he shot her dead. The prosecution of Charles Kring for the crime of murder lasted eight years, included six trials and required a ruling by the United States S
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Murder by Gaslight · 1w ago

Dan Driscoll.

Little Murders:From Defenders and Offenders:Dan Driscoll.Dan Driscoll was without doubt one of the most notorious criminals of his day. He was the recognized leader of the notorious Whyo Gang of the 6th Ward of New York, and he has probably figured in more shooting scrapes and brawls than any ruffia
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Murder by Gaslight · 2W ago

The Car-Hook Tragedy

The night of April 26, 1871, while stepping off a Manhattan horse-car, Avery Putnam was struck from behind and killed by William Foster wielding an iron car-hook. This cowardly and unprovoked attack outraged the people of New York but before its ultimate resolution, outrage over “The Car-Hook Traged
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Murder by Gaslight · 3W ago

Forty Years Suspected of Murder.

Little Murders(From Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 9, 1885.)Forty Years Suspected of Murder.Jonas L. Parker, a resident and tax-collector of Manchester, N. H., was enticed from his home one dark night in March, 1845, and murdered. His body was found the next day near so
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Murder by Gaslight · 4W ago

Horror!

For several days there had been no activity on the Deering farm, just south of the city of Philadelphia, so on April 11, 1866, their neighbor, Mr. Ware, went over to see what was wrong. He found the house empty, but in the barn he saw a human foot protruding from the hay. Ware ran for help, and toge
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Murder by Gaslight · 1M ago

Joseph Crawford.

Little Murders:From Defenders and Offenders:Joseph Crawford.Joseph Crawford is serving a term of seventeen years in Joliet State Prison, for a most cold blooded murder. He was a typical Chicago hoodlum, ready for any deviltry or crime. He, with two other companions were carousing in the streets, mak
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Murder by Gaslight · 1M ago

Jack-Pot in Alaska

In an old book, recently, I found a story about a murderous 1897 card game in Alaska which featured the notorious outlaw, Soapy Smith. To get an expert’s opinion, I sent the story to Jeff Smith at Soapy Smith’s Soap Box. It turns out, the story is very likely true.Here is a link to the story and Jef
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Murder by Gaslight · 1M ago

Our Murderers.

Little Murders(From Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, November 6, 1875)OUR MURDERERS.Eleven Men Awaiting Trial for Homicide in Allen County.The Recent Record of Bloody Crimes in this Vicinity. Some of Whose perpetrators Were Never Apprehended.Brief Account of the Terrible Deeds to be A
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Murder by Gaslight · 1M ago

Poor Mary Stannard!

A little after 1:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 1878, Charles Stannard saw his twenty-two-year-old daughter, Mary, leave their home in the Rockland, Connecticut carrying a tin pail; she was off to pick berries, just a few hundred yards away. Mary never reached her destination. At 6:00 that evening,
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Murder by Gaslight · 1M ago

Confessing an Awful Crime.

Little Murders(From Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 18, 1894)CONFESSING AN AWFUL CRIME..A Georgia Man describes How He Butchered His Five Children.Waynesboro, Ga, April. 19.—Edward Dowse, who is held in jail charged with the murder of his five children, has confessed his guilt.
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