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Archives for November 2015

New York State is the first Eastern State to grant Women the Right to Vote

André Sedlak, Esq.

New York State is the first Eastern State to grant Women the Right to Vote November 6, 1917:  After a referendum vote, the New York State grants women suffrage, becoming the first Eastern State to give women the legal right to vote. New York's successful referendum vote was substantial because at the time New York was the most populated State in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: new york state constitution, referendum vote, suffrage, u.s. constitution, women the right to vote

Slave Leader Nat Turner is Convicted for “conspiring to rebel and making insurrection”

André Sedlak, Esq.

Slave Leader Nat Turner is Convicted for "conspiring to rebel and making insurrection" November 5, 1831:  In Jerusalem, Virginia, Slave Leader Nat Turner is convicted for "conspiring to rebel and making insurrection" and sentenced to death.  Six days later on November 11, Turner was hanged and his body was flayed, beheaded and quartered.  In all there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: acquitted, conspiracy, conviction, defense attorney, execution, murder, slave leader nat turner

Arnold Rothstein is murdered after the most famous poker game of all time.

André Sedlak, Esq.

Arnold Rothstein is murdered after the most famous poker game of all time. November 4, 1928:  At the Park Central Hotel in NYC, Arnold Rothstein is shot by a hit-man for refusing to pay $475,000.00 in markers lost in a three day poker game. The gambler George "Hump" McManus was responsible for collecting all debts at the game and was soon arrested for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: arnold rothstein is murdered, criminal defense attorney, gambling, murder, organized crime

The capture of “Black Bart the poet”

André Sedlak, Esq.

The capture of "Black Bart the poet" November 3, 1883:   In Copperopolis, California,  "Black Bart the poet" a/k/a Charles E. Bowles, conducts his last stagecoach robbery.  Bowels, was an English born criminal known for leaving poems behind at two of his robberies.  During his final robbery, a shootout ensued between Bowels the stage driver and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: criminal defense attorney, Robbery, statute of limitations, the capture of

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