The trial of Levi Weeks, or, the Manhattan well mystery / Estelle Fox Kleiger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kleiger, Estelle Fox, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weeks, Levi--Trials, litigation, etc.

Weeks, Levi.

Trials (Murder)--New York (State)--New York.

Trials (Murder).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Academy Chicago Publishers, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

n 1799, the murder of a young woman caused a terrific stir in the city of New York. The victim was Gulielma Sands who, on 22 December, left the boardinghouse where she lived, never to return. Her bruised body was found several days later in the Manhattan Well, a 20-minute carriage ride from her home. The accused was Levi Weeks, a fellow boarder who, Miss Sands had claimed, was to marry her the night she disappeared. Two of the attorneys for the defense were Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, friends of Ezra Weeks, a prominent builder and brother of the accused. The citizens of New York raised

Contents:

Front Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Acknowledgments ; Contents ; Chapter 1: The Disappearance ; Chapter 2: The Manhattan Company ; Chapter 3: The Players ; Chapter 4: Case for the Prosecution ; Chapter 5: Prosecution Continued ; Chapter 6: Case for the Defense ; Chapter 7: Public Reaction ; Chapter 8: Historic Perspective ; Chapter 9: Aftermath ; Afterword ; Appendix ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-89733-875-8

OCLC:

881887315