Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County

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The author of Wicked Northern New York delivers the most chilling historic true crime stories from the state's northern tier. Jefferson County, located in New York's beautiful North Country, has a dark and violent past. During the long winter months, it was not the cold that was feared, but the killers. In 1828, Henry Evans committed a crime so brutal that the location in Brownsville is still called Slaughter Hill. A real-life Little Red Riding Hood, eleven-year-old Sarah Conklin met someone far worse than a wolf on her way home from school in 1875. And in 1908, Mary Farmer, a beautiful young mother hacked her neighbor to death and was sent to the electric chair. Author Cheri L. Farnsworth has compiled the stories of the most notorious criminal minds of Jefferson County's early history. Includes photos!;Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Axe Murders on Slaughter Hill: Brownville, 1828; 2. Man Below the Ice: The Wenham Murder: Great Bend, 1873; 3. Dying to Be Good: Antwerp, 1873; 4. The Brutal Slaying of Little Sarah Conklin: Rutland, 1875; 5. George Powell's Problem with Women: Sterlingville, 1876; 6. The Spineless Shooting of Mary Ward: LeRay, 1893; 7. The Mary Crouch-Mary Daly Double Homicide: Sackets Harbor, 1897; 8. The Suspicious Passing of Mary Ockwood: Henderson, 1897. Front Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Axe Murders on Slaughter Hill: Brownville, 1828 2. Man Below the Ice: The Wenham Murder: Great Bend, 1873 3. Dying to Be Good: Antwerp, 1873 4. The Brutal Slaying of Little Sarah Conklin: Rutland, 1875 5. George Powell's Problem with Women: Sterlingville, 1876 6. The Spineless Shooting of Mary Ward: LeRay, 1893 7. The Mary Crouch-Mary Daly Double Homicide: Sackets Harbor, 1897 8. The Suspicious Passing of Mary Ockwood: Henderson, 1897. 9. The Gruesome "Watertown Trunk Murder": Hounsfield, 190810. The Burlingame Murder-Suicide: Chaumont, 1922 Bibliography About the Author.