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Crimes in Time Journal by Dr. Hollis Palmer Vol. 1Entry/Object ID
2022.23.1Description
Crimes in Time Journal, Volume 1 by Dr. Hollis Palmer contains three major criminal cases. There is the story of the 1871 robbery of a bank in Waterford, in which the thieves stole $443,000 ($40 million today). The magnitude and audacity of the crime is only exceeded by the tale of what happens after. There is also the story of a mass murder in Cambridge, NY where five women from one family tragically died. It was called the most horrendous crime in the annals of the county. The other story is that of the murder of a one-armed man in Albany. No one knew the man and he was buried before he was identified. The attorneys involved in these cases earned recognition as some of the most outstanding trial lawyers of their day.