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