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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Troy, New York, 1853 1
5. Henrietta Robinson Spring 1852–Spring 1853
6. River Street 9
7. May 25 21
8. The New Prisoner 31
9. John C. Mather Birth (1813)–Spring 1853
10. Introducing John C. Mather 41
11. Rise 47
12. Trouble 53
13. Pretrial June 1853–April 1854
14. Contagion 63
15. Long Hot Summer into Fall 73
16. Limbo Time 79
17. Trialm May 1854
18. Day One—Officers Of the Court 87
19. Day Two—the Doctors 95
20. Day Three—the Veil 101
21. Day Four—Bombshell 107
22. Day Five—Some Antebellum Lore 115
23. Day Six—Verdict 125
24. The Veiled Murderess June 1854–August 1855
25. Settled But Not Settled 135
26. Breaking of the Storm 139
27. More Mather 151
28. Trends 155
29. Charlotte Wood 159
30. Lively Season 163
31. “Admiral Pagnum’s Daughter” 173
32. Angel of Mercy 177
33. Departure 189
34. Irish Answer 1851 and the Deeper Past
35. Susan Gaynor 197
36. Immigrants and Others 205
37. Later Life and Legend September 1855–May 1905
38. The Sing Sing Years 213
39. Auburn 229
40. Charlotte Doolittle Norris 237
41. Finale 247
42. Conclusion
43. What Really Happened 253
44. The Wood Daughters 259
45. The Duke of Kent Business 263
46. Notes 267
47. Index 307