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People of the State of New York v. Fannie Korn (Trial #37)

Trial Transcript details

Trial #37

Description

Digitized from microfilm copy of damaged original typescript, appears to have been repaired with tape. 136pp. Original discarded as part of microfilm project.
On page 136, handwritten note:
"11/7/1970 Case Reopened Edwin Waring at 88, convicted of poisioning his wife and children and 36 grandchildren at Family Reunion; also admits poisioning of his baby sister Florence in 1893."
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In collection

Criminal Trial Transcripts of New York County Collection (1883-1927)

Associated with

Fannie Korn (defendant); William T. Jerome (defense attorney); Frederick Smyth (judge); Bartow S. Weeks (prosecuting attorney)

Dates

July 28 1893 (created)
2007 (digitized)

Charge

Court

Pages

Reel number

Stenographer's number

Subjects

Trials (Murder) -- New York (State) -- New York.
Korn, Fanny
Waring, Edwin
Weeks, Bartow S.
Jerome, William Travers, 1859-1934.
Insanity defense -- New York (State)

Object identifier

trial37

Coverage

External links

MRS. KORN IS RECOVERING. (1893, May 07). New York Times. ---
JURY SAID SHE WAS INSANE. (1893, Jul 29). New York Times. ---
THE WARING TRAGEDY on As I Wandered Blog ---
See also the following book: Courtroom warrior; The combative career of William Travers Jerome. - Stacks - KF373 .J47 O26 ---
"Mrs. Korn's Trial Begins." The evening world. (New York, N.Y.), 28 July 1893. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. ---

WITH POISON AND BULLETS: MRS. KORN TRIES TO KILL HER CHILDREN AND HERSELF. FRENZIED ACT OF A MOTHER MENTALLY DE- RANGED BY ILINESS -- FORCED HER BOY AND GIRL TO SWALLOW PHOSPHERUS PASTE, THEN DISCHARGED A REVOLVER AT THEM AND AT HERSELF -- FLORENCE IS DEAD, BUT THE MOTHER AND EDWIN WILL RECOVER -- A HASTILY- WRITTEN LAST MESSAGE. (1893, May 06). New York Times
Dr. Abraham Korn wants his children. (1893, Jun 03). New York Times.

Source

Criminal Trial Transcript Collection, Special Collections, Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY

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Notes

Additional metadata courtesy of research conducted by Gabrella Ribodo, John Jay Undergraduate, HON 404 Research Colloquium, Fall 2019.;Digitized for Crime in New York 1850-1950 digitization project which was supported in part by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program.
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