Judgment at Gallatin: The Trial of Frank James
Those who will recall the Simpson trial as the legal extravaganza of its century might be surprised by striking parallels between it and the late-nineteenth century trial of the infamous Frank James. In 1882 James surrendered to authorities voluntarily and was tried for murder the following year in Gallatin, Missouri. Petrone's analysis of primary and secondary sources tells the story of a charismatic prominent figure, who assembles his century's legal dream team and in the face of...
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Frank and Jesse - The Robbing and Killing Years1Lives Forged in Violence2Old Habits, New Career7The End Draws Near132Return of the Outlaw19Sightings19Reflection and a Twinge of Guilt22Courting a Criminal25Stop the Breed27Official Correspondence28Surrendering in Style33Sentimental Journey37A Sounder Sleep42The Celebrated Prisoner of Independence44The Unconventional Hero46One Last Detail483The Trial at Gallatin51Making a Case51The Winston Train Robbery59The Wooden Halls of Justice67The Face of Evil69The Legal Dramatis Personae714Redemption and Recrimination169A Public in Shock169The Gold Watch170A Bitter Pill172The War Argument Considered173Innocent or Guilty?1805Final Justice189Last Irony189Home Free196All Debts Paid204Epilogue211Bibliography and Note References213Index217
\ BooknewsAfter his brother Jesse was assassinated in 1882, Frank James (1844-1915), a member of the same infamous outlaw gang, surrendered to authorities. Here is an account of the high- profile trial in Gallatin, Missouri. The cast of characters include a case flamboyant lawyers, members of the gang who turned snitch, relatives of Jesse's assassins, his mother with a questionable alibi, and a former Confederate general who showed up drunk. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
