Trials - Famous & Infamous!
Trials - Famous & Infamous!
Item #722273
December 10, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 10, 1950
* Chemist & spy Harry Gold sentenced
* Atomic secrets to Soviet Union (Russia)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOLD, ATOM SPY, GETS 30-YEAR MAXIMUM FOR AIDING RED WING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete Sunday edition with 100+ pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: On December 9, 1950, Harry Gold, a chemis... See More
Spirit photography fraud trial.... ghosts...
Item #722161
April 22, 1869
THE WORLD, New York City, April 22, 1869
* Spirit photography - ghosts
* William H. Mumler fraud trial
The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "GHOSTS IN THE TOMBS" Spiritualism on Trial in a Public Court" "Can Spooks Be Photographed ?" and more with loads of testimony. Lengthy report continues on page 2 for a total of almost 4 full columns o... See More
Josef Kramer "Beast of Belsen" 1945 execution......
Item #722033
December 15, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945
* Josef Kramer execution by hanging
* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp
* William Halsey welcome home celebration
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two column headline at the top of the front page: "Halse... See More
Jewish Holocaust coming to light after the war...
Item #721821
December 14, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1945
* Jewish holocaust revelations
* Nazi prison guards sentenced to hanged
* Dachau concentration camp
* German General Anton Dostler execution photo
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "36 DACHAU KILLERS TO DIE BY HANGING" with subhead.
This was when the extent of the Jewish holocaust was becoming public knowledge for th... See More
Scottsboro Boys rape case ends in 1937...
Item #721815
July 25, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1937
* Scottsboro Boys case ends w/ release
* African American teenagers - Negroes
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCOTTSBORO CASE ENDS AS 4 GO FREE; 2 MORE GET PRISON" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
background: On July 24, 1937, i... See More
Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...
Item #721789
August 02, 1924
THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 2, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "SAYS LOEB WAS 'MENTALLY ILL'" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care.
history notes: The Bobby... See More
1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders... Northcott guilty...
Item #721542
February 08, 1929
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 8, 1929
* Wineville Chicken Coop murders
* Christine and Walter Collins
* Gordon Stewart Northcott guilty (1st report)
* Hollywood movie 'Changeling'
The front page has a one column heading: "NORTHCOTT FACES DEATH PENALTY ON 3 MURDER COUNTS" with subhead. (see images) These murders wer... See More
Much on "Negro" troops... Great letter by a soldier of the Mass. 54th...
Item #721391
December 23, 1863
NEW YORK TRIBUNE. Dec. 23, 1863
* Negro soldier Robert John Simmons letter
* 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
* Fort Wagner on Morris Island heroism
* American Civil War in South Carolina
Although the front page--and other pages--have fine reporting on the Civil War, the best content is found on pages 4 and 9. They contain: "A Rebel Letter" from Montgomer... See More
Item #721332
January 02, 1958
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 2, 1958
* Douglas Kelley suicide death
* American U.S. Army psychiatrist
* Nuremberg trials - Nazis war criminals
* Hermann Goering amongst others
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "U. S. PSYCHIATRIST IN NAZI TRIAL DIES" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 50 pages, light toning at the margins, nice conditi... See More
Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...
Item #721305
February 20, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946
* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis
* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews
* Films showing mass murders at camps
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More
Twilight Zone accident... Vic Morrow death...
Item #721293
July 25, 1982
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 1982
* Twilight Zone: The Movie helicopter accident
* Actor Vic Morrow & 2 others killed
* Hollywood movie - film scene
The front page has a two column heading: "Falling Copter Kills TV Star Morrow, 2 Children" (see images) Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.
Complete 1st section only with al... See More
1948 Hideki Tojo execution... hanging....
Item #721243
December 23, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1948
* Hideki Tojo hanged (1st report)
* World War II Japanese criminals
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TOJO AND 6 OTHERS HANGED BY ALLIES AS WAR CRIMINALS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: On December 23, 1948, Hideki Tojo, the former Prime Minister of Jap... See More
1979 Greensboro massacre... Anti-KKK rally killings...
Item #720852
November 04, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 4, 1979
* Anti-Ku Klux Klan - KKK rally
* Greensboro, North Carolina massacre
* American Nazi Party & (CWP)
* Demonstrators shot and killed
The front page has a two column heading: "4 Slain at Anti-Klan Rally in N. Carolina; 10 Wounded" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, nice conditio... See More
Al Capone's trial would result in eight years in the federal penitentiary...
Item #720799
October 15, 1931
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 15, 1931
* Al 'Scarface' Capone - gangster - mob boss
* Famous tax evasion trial - Gambling losses ?
The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE HEAVY BETTING LOSER, BOOKIES SHOW" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, generally in good condition.
AI notes: On October 14, ... See More
Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...
Item #720731
July 12, 1936
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936
* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts
* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few ... See More
Gangster Dutch Shultz acquitted of tax evasion in 1935...
Item #720588
August 03, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1935
* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer acquitted
* Jewish-American gangster tax evasion trial
* New York prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ 'EXILED,' DEFIES THE MAYOR; DEWEY WILL ACT" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo.
Complete in 28 pages, rag edit... See More
John Gotti guilty verdict, in a New York City newspaper...
Item #720582
April 03, 1992
DAILY NEWS, New York City, April 3, 1992
* John Gotti guilty verdict (1st report)
* Mobster Boss - Gambino crime family
This famous tabloid newspaper has a great displayable front page heading and photo concerning mob leader John Gotti's guilty verdict, which ended up being his last day of freedom in society.
The front page has a great headline: "GONE FELLA" with: "Gotti... See More
Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial begins...
Item #720515
March 13, 1935
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 13, 1935
* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "FISH TRIAL OPENS; TO PLEAD INSANITY" with subhead. (see images)
Complete ... See More
Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's cause of death...
Item #720447
November 02, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945
* How Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images)
Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence.
And page 3 also has a five column photo with headi... See More
1970 "Free Huey!" campaign... Black Panthers...
Item #720364
February 19, 1970
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 19, 1970
* Huey P. Newton & the Black Panthers Party
* "Free Huey!" campaign - protest demonstration
* re. the shooting death of a Chicago police officer
The front page has a heading: "Rage of the Panthers: The Ghetto on Trial" with 3 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside. Lengthy text.
AI notes:... See More
1931 Al "Scarface" Capone indictment for tax evasion...
Item #720264
June 06, 1931
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 6, 1931
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Income tax evasion indictment
* 1st report - the beginning of the end
Page 2 has a one column heading: "CAPONE FACES 32-YEAR TERM ON TAX COUNT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 16 pages, some spine wear with small piece torn away, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally go... See More
Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...
Item #720205
March 14, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1935
* Albert H. Fish court trial
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "FISH 'CONFESSION' IS READ TO JURORS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publi... See More
1935 serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial eve...
Item #720119
March 11, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 11, 1935
* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "FISH ON TRIAL EVE, WOUNDS HIMSELF" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few public... See More
William Bonin execution... serial killer...
Item #720118
February 24, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 24, 1996
* William Bonin execution
* American serial killer - rapist
* Freeway Killer - So. California
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "'Freeway Killer's' Final Moments Strangely Calm" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in this Southern California publication.
Complete with all section (100+ pages), nice condition.
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1935 Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination....
Item #719868
January 09, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 9, 1935
* Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson assassination
* American bank robber & gangster - outlaw
The front page has a one column heading: "Trap Snapped On 2 Gunmen" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: Russell "Slim Gray" Gibson was a notorious American bank robber and ... See More
Killer Charles Starkweather death sentence in 1958...
Item #719702
May 24, 1958
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 24, 1958
* Charles Starkweather sentencing
* Death by electric chair w/ photo
* Girlfriend Caril Fugate
The front page has a two column heading: "Seek New Trial For Killer" with lead-in: "Starkweather Sentenced To Die In Chair" and photo of Starkweather in court. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margin... See More
Patty Hearst and the SLA... Squeaky Fromme...
Item #719566
September 23, 1975
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1975
* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, captured
* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim
* Affidavit filed in San Francisco district court
* Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme & Gerald Ford murder attempt
The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Affidavit Filed For Miss Hearst Depicts a Terrorized Pri... See More
1935 Yreka, California lynching... Clyde Johnson...
Item #719308
August 04, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 4, 1935
* Yreka, California lynching
* Sheriff Frank R. (Jack) Daw murder
* Clyde L. Johnson hanging
* Masked men lynch mob
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BANDIT IS LYNCHED BY CALIFORNIA MOB" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: Clyde Johnson was a 24-year-old man... See More
On a California lynching by the Committee of Vigilance, wth a print...
Item #719062
November 15, 1851
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Nov. 15, 1851 Pages 3 and 4 contain an article on a famous case involving the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance, headed: "Californian Lynchings". Included as well is a print captioned: "Lynching In San Francisco".
In 1851, San Francisco was a city in chaos, its population swelling due to the Gold Rush and its streets rife with crime a... See More
Charles "Taze" Russellites convictions in 1919...
Item #719017
May 16, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1919
* Rutherford & other Russellites
* Convictions overturned by the court
* Opposition to World War I - WWI
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "HIGH COURT ANNULS RUSSELLITE VERDICT" with subheads. (see ima... See More
1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan Witch killing...
Item #718986
July 22, 1929
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 22, 1929
* Etta L. Fairchild murder
* Witch's spell killing - wicca
* Eugene & Pearl Burgess
* Kalamazoo, Michigan
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'HEX' DEATH HEARING IS SET TODAY" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl Burgess at Kalamazoo, Michigan. This would e... See More
Wright brothers at Fort Myer for airplane tests...
Item #718086
June 21, 1909
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1909
* Orville & Wilbur Wright Brothers
* Early airplanes flights aviators
* At Fort Myer, Virginia for tests
* Begin assemblage of airplane
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WRIGHTS BEGIN ASSEMBLING AEROPLANE" with subheads. (see images) Related pictorial is on page 2 with heading. Surprisingly this iss... See More
1923 Beer Hall Putsch Begins... Adolph HItler...
Item #717524
November 10, 1923
PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, November 10, 1923
* Beer Hall Putsch (1st report)
* Early Adolph Hitler coup attempt
* General Erich Ludendorff
* Weimar Repubic overthrow ?
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LUDENDORFF, HITLER IGNOBLE CAPTIVES; BEER BUBBLE BURSTS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 6 pages, light toning at the
... See More
* Beer Hall Putsch (1st report)
* Early Adolph Hitler coup attempt
* General Erich Ludendorff
* Weimar Repubic overthrow ?
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LUDENDORFF, HITLER IGNOBLE CAPTIVES; BEER BUBBLE BURSTS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 6 pages, light toning at the
Death of the Kennedy Family Matriarch, Rose Kennedy...
Item #717450
January 23, 1995
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, PA, Jan. 23, 1995 The front page has the banner heading: "Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the family matriarch, dies", with the subheading: "SHe passed away peacefully in the presence of several family members, her son Edward M. Kennedy said. She was 104." Also included is a large photo. The article continues on an inside page and included additional r... See More
1986 "Stand by Me" opening day advertisement...
Item #717423
August 12, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12, 1986
* "Stand by Me" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC
* Coming-of-age drama film - Rob Reiner
Page 55 has a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of "STAND BY ME" in New York City. (see images)
AI notes: Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-ag... See More
Dramatic issue on the execution of Bruno Hauptmann...
Item #716998
April 03, 1936
THE DAILY MAIL - Extra, Hagerstown, Maryland, April 3, 1936
* Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
* Bruno Hauptmann execution
* Nice headline for display - "same day" report
A quite dramatic front page with the bold banner headline: "BRUNO DIES", and also: "Convicted Murderer Of Lindbergh Baby Goes To The Electric Chair", with a large photo.
Extensive add... See More
1935 Edith Maxwell murder case...
Item #716943
November 20, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1935
* Edith Maxwell murder case (father)
* Appalachia - Pound, Virginia
The back page has a photo of Edith Maxwell with heading: "Try Girl for Slaying Her Father" and brief text.
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "ROOMMATE SAYS GIRL THREATENED TO SLAY FATHER" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages... See More
Orrin Porter Rockwell, the Mormon bodyguard...
Item #716370
March 25, 1843
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, March 25, 1843
* Porter Rockwell - Utah Territory lawman
* Bodyguard and friend of Joseph Smith arrest
* Mormons - Mormonism - Latter Day Saints
* Attempted murder of Governor Lilburn Boggs
The back page has a small report: "Mormons" noting: "Orrin Porter Rockwell, the Mormon, who has been accused of being the person who attemp... See More
A racist newspaper on the trial of the Lincoln conspirators...
Item #716346
June 24, 1865
NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, June 24, 1865
* Lincoln assassins trial
* Rare pro-white title
* Reconstruction era
A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provide a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.
Among the reports: "The Assassination Trial&... See More
By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...
Item #716285
June 23, 1905
THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 23, 1905 As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the c... See More
By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...
Item #716284
June 16, 1905
THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 16, 1905 As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the c... See More
1945 Irma Grese Jewish holocaust trial...
Item #716218
October 17, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1945
* German Woman guard Irma Grese
* Nazi concentration camps leader
* Bergen-Belsen trials - Jewish holocaust
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
Page 6 has a one column heading: "BELSEN WOMAN GUARD WEEPS, DENIES GUILT" (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: O... See More
1945 Irma Grese and Josef Kramer trial begins...
Item #716215
September 24, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1945
* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese amongst others
* Bergen-Belsen trial begins - World War II
* Concentration camp leaders - war crimes
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
* Gas chamber survivor Sophie Litwinska
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "OSWIECIM VICTIM ACCUSES GERMAN" with subhead. Also a five ... See More
Leopold - Loeb case... Bobby Franks murder...
Item #716003
July 30, 1924
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1924
* Leopold & Loeb trial
* Bobby Franks murder
* Thrill Killing case
* Best publication (rare)
The top of the front page has a one column heading on the Leopold - Loeb case with: "STATE ENDING CASE OF FRANKS SLAYERS WITH CONFESSIONS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning, some margin wear, irregular along the spi... See More
Ella Mae Wiggins killed... Loray Mill Strike...
Item #716002
September 15, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 15, 1929
* Ella Mae Wiggins killed (1st report)
* Loray Mill Strike - Gastonia, North Carolina
* Labor history of the United States
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mother of Five Children Slain as Armed Men Fire On Gastonia Strike Party" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small bind... See More
Irma Grese and Josef Kramer death sentence.........
Item #715995
November 18, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1945
* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese death sentences
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp leaders
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Kramer and Irma Grese Will Die With 9 Others for Reich Murders" (see images)
Complete in 46 pages, rag edition, a little light staining,... See More
Jewish concentration camp atrocities....
Item #715989
November 17, 1945
THE DETROIT NEWS, November 17, 1945
* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty
* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps
* Nazis - German atrocities - Jewish Holocaust
The front page has a one column heading: "Belsen Beast and 8 to Die"" with subhead. See image for brief text here. Irma Grese is not mentioned in the report but she was one of the others f... See More
Irma Grese admits guilt in Jewish Holocaust murders...
Item #715894
October 06, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945
* Nazi female camp guard Irma Grese
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
* Jewish holocaust Atrocities & murders
* Bergen-Belsen & Auschwitz concentration camps
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BELSEN GIRL GUARD BLAMES ALL OF SS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in gre... See More
1934 mock trial vs. Adolph Hitler at MSG...
Item #715693
March 08, 1934
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 8, 1934
* Mock trial of Adolph Hitler
* Anti Nazis - Hitlerism rally
* Madison Square Garden - MSG
* American Jewish Congress - Jews
The top of page 3 has a nice banner heading: "Garden 'Jury,' 19,999 to 1, Fins Hitler Guilty of 'Crime Against World"" with subheads and related pictorial. (see images) This was more than 4 years prio... See More
Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...
Item #715303
September 22, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Jewish woman gets revenge
Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also i... See More
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