Wicked Herkimer County
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Wicked Herkimer County

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Wicked Herkimer County

About this book

From Little Falls to Frankfort, Herkimer County is no stranger to the seamier side of life. The drowning murder of Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake and the ensuing trial of Chester Gillette was the inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's famous novel An American Tragedy. Medical students from the Fairfield Medical College attempted to rob local graves for cadavers, drawing the ire of local residents, who formed a mob to meet them. Outlaw thieves faced off against New York City detectives in a gun battle at Camp Utica in Old Forge. Hotheaded shootings and Prohibition raids were rampant at the liquor-soaked lumberjack camp of Beaver River Station in Webb. Editors Caryl Hopson and Susan R. Perkins have assembled a collection of narratives that offer a glimpse into the seedy underbelly of Herkimer County's wicked past.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2021
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781439673713
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword, by James M. Greiner
  7. Acknowlegements
  8. 1. Grave Behavior
  9. 2. The Body Snatching of Harry Burrell
  10. 3. Blond of Thirty Summers
  11. 4. Oliver Curtis Perry
  12. 5. No Minor Offense
  13. 6. The Troubled Life of Alton Vincent
  14. 7. The Backlash of Infidelity
  15. 8. The Church Lady and the Forest Ranger
  16. 9. Fanny, the Female Firebug
  17. 10. The Houdini of Horse Thieves
  18. 11. When Yeggs Hit Herkimer County
  19. 12. The Textile Strike Riot
  20. 13. The Case of the Rat-Fink Roommate
  21. 14. Organized Crime in Herkimer County
  22. 15. Grace under Pressure
  23. 16. Wild, Wild Beaver River
  24. 17. He Shot Her in the Corset
  25. 18. Don’t Ask Any Questions
  26. 19. The Murder of Winifred Getman
  27. 20. Trial to Triumph: An Immigrant Family’s Story
  28. 21. The Gillette Cell
  29. 22. Criminal Melodrama
  30. 23. Shootout at Camp Utica in Old Forge
  31. 24. Recollections of a Wicked Boy in Herkimer
  32. 25. Bones in a Burnt Barn
  33. 26. Burglary and Fire in East Schuyler
  34. 27. Killer Ghosts
  35. Notes
  36. Bibliography
  37. About Friends of Historic Herkimer County
  38. About the Editors

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