Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. The Death of Evelina Bliss 1
4. The New York World 13
5. Mary Alice Almont of the New York Livingstons 27
6. Promises Breached 39
7. In the Tombs 59
8. Twelve Good Men and True 73
9. Opening of the People’s Case 89
10. The People Rest 103
11. The Defense 117
12. Decision 129
13. Afterwards 145
14. Reasonable Doubt and Judicial Murder 159
15. Acknowledgements 169
16. Sources 173
17. Bibliography 193
18. Index 197