Trial of Jesse Strang, For the Murder of John Whipple, At a Special...
"The Guiding Genius of the Crime was His Wife": McDade 940 [Trial]. Strang, Jesse, Defendant. Trial of Jesse Strang, For the Murder of John Whipple, At a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer Holden in Albany in July, 1827. Albany: Printed by D. M'Glashan, No. 3, Beaver-St., 1827. 35 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 22 x 14 cm). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into later quarter sheep over marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners, library bookplate (with de-accession stamp) to front pastedown. Moderate toning and light foxing to interior. A very good copy. $350. Jesse Strang (living under the alias Joseph Orton) was involved in an affair with Elsie Whipple. Strang shot Elsie's husband, John Whipple, after several unsuccessful attempts by the lovers to poison him. Strang was convicted and executed. Elsie was tried individually and acquitted. McDade notes: "The murder of John Whipple was unusual in two respects: one, the actual killing followed months of the most careful planning and preparation; two, the guiding genius of the crime was his wife." McDade, The Annals of Murder 934.
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