02053    a2200289   4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020003000069020001500099040001700114041000800131050002200139100003500161245013700196246007700333260006900410300014900479504006700628505046800695520042101163600003501584600003701619650004901656650002201705700003601727BJBSDDR20230411090638.0ta110320s2017    nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781945049019 (hardcover)  a1945049014  bspacBJBSDDR  aeng14aKF 355bU59g 20171 aUnderwood, Richard H., d1948-10aGaslight lawyers : bcriminal trials & exploits in gilded age New York / cRichard H. Underwood ; with foreword by Gregory J. Davis.3 aGaslight lawyers : bcriminal trials and exploits in gilded age New York  aLexington, Kentucky : bShadelandhouse Modern Press, LLC, c2017  axxii, 273 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : billustrations, color maps, black and white photographs, black and white portraits ; c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 175-255) and index.0 aForeword -- Preface -- The search for William F. Howe: Tall tale retold -- The search for William F. Howe continues: Stunning victories that were not -- The Case of "Frenchy" - part 1 -- The Case of "Frenchy" - part 2 -- There was something about Maria -- There was something more about Maria -- Mr. Howe's last case: The best show in town -- Emanuel Friend: "The best lawyer in the city" -- The guilty girl who beat the case -- The "Reformer" -- An afterthought.  aA fascinating history of crime and punishment, Gaslight Lawyers paints a serious but entertaining portrait of colorful characters, courtroom drama, and the emerging importance of forensic science and medical-legal jurisprudence in Gilded Age New York City. From the 1870s to the early 1900s, post-Civil War New York City was becoming a wonder city of commerce and invention, art and architecture, and emerging global14aHowe, William F., d1828-1902 14aHummel, Abraham H., d1849-1926  4aAbogadosvBiografíaszNueva York (Estado)  4aPrueba (Derecho) 1 aDavis, Gregory J. eprologuista