Robert E. Murphy is the author of Brooklyn Union: A Centennial History and After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball. He lives in Brooklyn.

"…[Murphy's] accessible narrative provides a window on the morals and criminal justice system of late-19th-century Brooklyn." — New York Times"Well versed in the history of Brooklyn, Robert E. Murphy has delivered fascinating cultural pieces about the area and continues to do so with his new work." — Brooklyn Daily Eagle"Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places—and scandals—that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read." — Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics

• Acknowledgments1. Living DangerouslyCity Air Breathes FreeHe told Her Not to Do ItA Terrible Thing to TellLost City2. Jailhouse and CourthouseFanny of Raymond StreetYou Have Had MeLook at Her NowAdulterous, Militant Brooklyn3. Her Poor BetseyCome in Here and See HimMy God, It Is Plain!The Same Type of WomanBy Other NamesQueer Crime, Queerer WomanThe Positions that They’re Inphoto gallery after page 1144. Three GracesSarah and Maggie: A Very Strange EndingA Sealed Confession?Sarah, Kate, and Lucette of Raymond StreetBrooklyn’s Lesser Scandal, Continued5. Women and The LawA Fourth GraceLast WordsSeems Like a DreamRemembered and ForgottenNotesBibliographyIndex

Robert E. Murphy is the author of Brooklyn Union: A Centennial History and After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball. He lives in Brooklyn.

"…[Murphy's] accessible narrative provides a window on the morals and criminal justice system of late-19th-century Brooklyn." — New York Times"Well versed in the history of Brooklyn, Robert E. Murphy has delivered fascinating cultural pieces about the area and continues to do so with his new work." — Brooklyn Daily Eagle"Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places—and scandals—that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read." — Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics

• Acknowledgments1. Living DangerouslyCity Air Breathes FreeHe told Her Not to Do ItA Terrible Thing to TellLost City2. Jailhouse and CourthouseFanny of Raymond StreetYou Have Had MeLook at Her NowAdulterous, Militant Brooklyn3. Her Poor BetseyCome in Here and See HimMy God, It Is Plain!The Same Type of WomanBy Other NamesQueer Crime, Queerer WomanThe Positions that They’re Inphoto gallery after page 1144. Three GracesSarah and Maggie: A Very Strange EndingA Sealed Confession?Sarah, Kate, and Lucette of Raymond StreetBrooklyn’s Lesser Scandal, Continued5. Women and The LawA Fourth GraceLast WordsSeems Like a DreamRemembered and ForgottenNotesBibliographyIndex

Robert E. Murphy is the author of Brooklyn Union: A Centennial History and After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball. He lives in Brooklyn.

"…[Murphy's] accessible narrative provides a window on the morals and criminal justice system of late-19th-century Brooklyn." — New York Times"Well versed in the history of Brooklyn, Robert E. Murphy has delivered fascinating cultural pieces about the area and continues to do so with his new work." — Brooklyn Daily Eagle"Robert E. Murphy has done a wonderful job recreating the lost city of Brooklyn in the years following the Civil War. Through the stories of three women jailed for murder, he brings to life the personalities and places—and scandals—that made Brooklyn a vibrant, vital place. This is a terrific read." — Terry Golway, author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics

• Acknowledgments1. Living DangerouslyCity Air Breathes FreeHe told Her Not to Do ItA Terrible Thing to TellLost City2. Jailhouse and CourthouseFanny of Raymond StreetYou Have Had MeLook at Her NowAdulterous, Militant Brooklyn3. Her Poor BetseyCome in Here and See HimMy God, It Is Plain!The Same Type of WomanBy Other NamesQueer Crime, Queerer WomanThe Positions that They’re Inphoto gallery after page 1144. Three GracesSarah and Maggie: A Very Strange EndingA Sealed Confession?Sarah, Kate, and Lucette of Raymond StreetBrooklyn’s Lesser Scandal, Continued5. Women and The LawA Fourth GraceLast WordsSeems Like a DreamRemembered and ForgottenNotesBibliographyIndex