Huron, South Dakota, USA, 1889: This curious Pocket Book recounts the trial of one John Flaherty (a 22 year old debauched wastrel), accused of murdering Hattie Bailey in the previous year. Lively reporting taken from the town's newspaper at the time describes the 6 day hearing from opening statement to judgement and sentence to aftermath.
Orange matt card cover with JL Carr's Kettering address on the rear cover. Identified as number 75 in the series of Pocket Books.
A Murder Trial - No.75 Edition
Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.
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Reviews
Bought for a true crime enthusiast. Brilliantly quirky and dark and sensational. A window onto a different time and place.