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Author Friedland, Martin L.

Title The death of old man Rice : a true story of criminal justice in America / Martin L. Friedland.

Publication Info. Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, [1994]
©1994

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 423 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Cast of Characters""; ""PART ONE: ARREST""; ""1. A Death on Madison Avenue""; ""2. Certifying Checks""; ""3. Houston, Texas""; ""4. Telegrams""; ""5. The Authorities""; ""6. Monday Evening""; ""7. The Funeral""; ""8. En Route""; ""9. Probings""; ""10. The Press""; ""11. Explanations""; ""12. Baker Arrives""; ""13. Gathering Documents""; ""14. Orren T. Holt""; ""15. Hornblower, Byrne""; ""16. McCluskey""; ""17. More at the Normandie""; ""18. Handwriting Experts""; ""19. Arrests""; ""PART TWO: THE TOMBS""; ""20. Arraignment""; ""21. The Tombs""
""22. Short's Story""""23. Jones' Story""; ""24. Rice's Last Days: According to Jones""; ""25. Baker Settles In""; ""26. Magistrate Brann""; ""27. Committals""; ""28. Confession""; ""29. Bellevue Hospital""; ""30. George Gordon Battle""; ""31. Private Detectives""; ""32. The Wills""; ""33. December 1900""; ""34. William Bacon""; ""35. Morris Meyers""; ""36. Jones: More Statements""; ""37. A New Charge""; ""38. The Preliminary Starts""; ""39. Mrs Francis""; ""40. Jones' Testimony""; ""41. Committal for Trial""; ""42. The Grand Jury""; ""43. Approaching the Trial""
""PART THREE: THE PROSECUTION""""44. The Trial Starts""; ""45. Selecting the Jury""; ""46. Osborne's Opening Address""; ""47. Prosecution Witnesses""; ""48. The Second Week""; ""49. Bakers et al.""; ""50. The Third Week: Medical Evidence""; ""51. The Fourth Week""; ""52. Jones Takes the Stand""; ""53. Cross-examination""; ""54. More Evidence for the Prosecution""; ""55. The People's Case Is Closed""; ""PART FOUR: THE DEFENSE""; ""56. The Defense Opens""; ""57. Doctor Curry""; ""58. Expert Medical Evidence""; ""59. More Defense Witnesses""; ""60. The Defense Closes Its Case""
""61. Rebuttal Evidence""""62. Moore's Jury Address""; ""63. Osborne's Address""; ""64. Goff's Charge""; ""65. The Verdict""; ""PART FIVE: APPEAL""; ""66. Leaving the Tombs""; ""67. To Ossining""; ""68. Probate""; ""69. Motion for a New Trial""; ""70. Preparing for the Appeal""; ""71. Upholding the 1896 Will""; ""72. David B. Hill""; ""73. The Medico-Legal Society""; ""74. The Court of Appeals""; ""75. Judgment of the Court of Appeals""; ""76. Reargument""; ""77. Further Steps""; ""78. The Texas Trail""; ""79. Resentencing""; ""PART SIX: FURTHER STEPS""; ""80. Another Stay""
""81. Another New Trial Motion""""82. More Witnesses""; ""83. Still More Evidence""; ""84. Goff's Ruling""; ""85. Writ of Error""; ""86. More Experiments and Petitions""; ""87. The New Governor""; ""88. Application for a Pardon?""; ""89. Governor Higgins""; ""PART SEVEN: CONCLUSION""; ""90. Reactions""; ""91. Hughes' Tenure Begins""; ""92. Court Proceedings""; ""93. Meyers and Short""; ""94. J.B. Brockman""; ""95. Governor Dix""; ""96. Leaving""; ""97. Tulsa, Oklahoma""; ""98. Later Career""; ""99. Final Exits""; ""100. My Exit""; ""Notes""; ""Illustrations""
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Subject Patrick, Albert T. -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Rice, William Marsh, 1816-1900.
Rice, William Marsh, 1816-1900.
Patrick, Albert T.
Rice, William Marsh, 1816-1900.
Patrick, Albert T.
Rice, William Marsh, 1816-1900.
Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- New York.
Trials (Murder)
New York (State) -- New York.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Friedland, Martin. Death of Old Man Rice : A True Story of Criminal Justice in America. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2000 9780802079664
ISBN 9781442681088 (electronic book)
144268108X (electronic book)
0802029418
0802079660 (paperback)
9780802079664