Extraordinary Cases (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Extraordinary Cases (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Lauren Clinton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.