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Delve into some of the most fascinating and perplexing cases of the modern era with this gripping book by Henry Lauren Clinton. From gruesome murders to miraculous rescues, these extraordinary cases will leave you on the edge of your seat. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
For over forty years, Henry Lauren Clinton was a prominent criminal attorney in New York City. He tried some of the most celebrated cases of the 19th century in that city. Here, in his own words, are some of those extraordinary cases in detail. From murder to money to adultery, Clinton walked the seamy side of one of America's most dangerous cities.Inside are the celebrated trials of Polly Bodine for the murder of the wife and child of her brother, the trial of counterfeiter John Cantor, the Forrest divorce case, and many others.
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For over forty years, Henry Lauren Clinton was a prominent criminal attorney in New York City. He tried some of the most celebrated cases of the 19th century in that city. Here, in his own words, are some of those extraordinary cases in detail. From murder to money to adultery, Clinton walked the seamy side of one of America's most dangerous cities. Inside are the celebrated trials of Polly Bodine for the murder of the wife and child of her brother, the trial of counterfeiter John Cantor, the Forrest divorce case, and many others. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Includes proceedings of the Michican State Bar Association, 1892-1894.
In nineteenth-century America, the law insisted that marriage was a permanent relationship defined by the husband's authority and the wife's dependence. Yet at the same time the law created the means to escape that relationship. How was this possible? And how did wives and husbands experience marriage within that legal regime? These are the complexities that Hendrik Hartog plumbs in a study of the powers of law and its limits. Exploring a century and a half of marriage through stories of struggle and conflict mined from case records, Hartog shatters the myth of a golden age of stable marriage. He describes the myriad ways the law shaped and defined marital relations and spousal identities, a...
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