ELLA NELSON – THE “NOT GUILTY” KILLER - 1891

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In New York City, in February 1891, a young woman named Ella Nelson shot and killed her married boyfriend. Yet, in a wild trial, a jury declared her “Not Guilty”. This shocking case made nationwide headlines at the time, but is hardly known today. This episode tells the story of what happened -- and why. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Transcript of Trial of Ella Nelson, Trial #14, John Jay College, pp. 23-26. District Attorney Indictment Files, Court of General Sessions, NYC Municipal Archives, Box 428, Folder 3949. New York Times, February 20, 1891; February 27, 1891; June 18, 1891; June 20, 1891 New York Herald, June 20 & 21, 1891; April 23, 1892. Wellman, Francis L., Gentlemen of the Jury, Reminiscences of Thirty Years at the Bar (1934), p. 105. Stansbury, Charles Fredrick,The Barrister: Being Anecdotes of the Late Tom Nolan of the New York Bar (1902), p. 81. Murphy, Cait, Scoundrels in Law. The Trials of Howe & Hummel (2010). Rovere, Richard, Howe and Hummel: Their True and Scandalous History (1947, second ed., 1985) [original title: The Magnificent Shysters]. GUEST VOICES: Samuel Post: Jeff Richardson of the Everything is Awesome podcast Ella Nelson: Penny Leal of the Murder She Spoke podcast Tom Nolan: Barney Black of the Bloody Murder podcast William Howe: Frank Docherty of the English Martial Arts podcast Francis Wellman: Mike Brown of the Pleasing Terrors podcast Jury Foreman: Nick Howell of The Concession Stand podcast. Host Introduction, Listener Warning, Annie Walden footnote, Extro Aphorism: Anabelle D-C of Anabelle Audios EPISODE MUSIC Swingin' the Alphabet – Childrens’ Song Arrangement – StarSheep4 Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by/3.0 The following pieces of music by Kevin MacLeod were used - in whole, or in part - within this episode: Anguish At Rest Continue Life Dark Times Dark Walk Dreamy Flashback Fig Leaf Rag I Knew a Guy Look Busy Moonlight Hall Music Box Theme Open Those Bright Eyes Rainbows Sing Along with Jim Some Amount of Evil The Curtain Rises Wagon Wheel EXTRO APHORISM: Source: Chesterton, G.K., excerpt from Tremendous Trifles (1909). CONTACT US: E-Mail: [e-mail] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Facebook discussion group (discontinued - sorry). Twitter: @NewsForgotten HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!