Studies in Scarlet Virtual Collection
 
Title
Mrs. Druse's case and Maggie Houghtaling :  An innocent woman hanged. The truth revealed at last. A startling confession. Dying innocent to save those she loved  
Innocent woman hanged
Mrs. Druse. A sad mistake
Name/Creator
Druse, Roxalana, Mrs, creator
HOLLIS ID
004380466 
Digital Object
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HLS.Libr:1031768 
Location
Law School
Place of Origin
Philadelphia
Publisher
Old Franklin publishing house.
Language
English
Description
[2], 62, [4] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Form/Genre
text

print
Subject
Murder -- New York (State) -- Herkimer ;  Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- Herkimer ;  Druse, Roxalana , Mrs ;  Druse, William ;  Houghtaling, Margaret , d. 1817 ;  Judicial error ;  Family violence ;  Infanticide

Note
Cover title: An innocent woman hanged.

Cover portrait of Roxalana Druse.

Roxalana Druse was executed in Herkimer, N.Y. on Feb. 28, 1887.


A Harvard University Library Virtual Collection,
Copyright 2009 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Questions & Comments
This record is part of the Studies in Scarlet Virtual Collection, which presents the images of over 420 separately published trial narratives of American, British, and Irish cases 1815-1914 involving domestic violence, bigamy, seduction, breach of promise to marry, and the custody of children, as well as trials for murder and rape. These trials are especially rich sources for the study of the history of women in early modern society.