Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Story23. 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 PROSECUTION44. 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 Evidence62. 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 Motion82. 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