TRUE STORIES OF CRIME From the District Attorneys Office

Hardback, US reprint. The author was formerly District Attorney, New York County. A collection of cases involving forgery. In a majority of the cases referred to, the author conducted the prosecution himself, and therefore may claim to have a personal knowledge of those cases. They include the murder of William M. Rice by Albert Patrick; Antonio Strollo and the murder of the Torsielli brothers; Abe Hummel and Charles F. Dodge; the "Duc de Nevers"; The Franklin Syndicate and Robert A. Ammon; The Last of the Wire-Tappers (swindling) + much more. Illus. 348pp. small 8vo. h/back. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Vg+ in a Vg. protected dw. which has faded so much that the detail has almost disappeared (see image).