Murder & Mayhem in Ulster County (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781626190733)

In 1870, the New York Herald" proclaimed that Ulster County was New York's "Ulcer County" due to its lawlessness and crime. The columnist supported his claim by citing that in only six months, "it has been the scene of no less than four cold blooded and brutal murders, six suicides and four elopements." Hannah Markle--the bane of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union--ran a Kingston saloon where murder and violence were served alongside the whiskey. John Babbitt confessed on his deathbed to murdering Emma Brooks, and Willie Brown--reputed member of the Eastman Gang--accidentally shot his best friend. The infamous Big Bad Bill, the "Gardiner Desperado," lashed out more than once and killed in a drunken rage. Discover the mayhem and murder that these and others wreaked on one of New York State's original counties."

Author: A. J. Schenkman, Elizabeth Werlau
ISBN-10: 1626190739
ISBN-13: 9781626190733
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2013
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d