Museum of the City of New York |
William Howe and Abraham Hummel were the most successful
criminal lawyers in Gilded Age New York. With a combination of skill,
showmanship, and unethical practices, they defended most of the city’s significant
criminals and many of its murderers. Whether they won or lost, Howe and Hummel
made every trial sensational.
Here are a few of the many accused murderers defended by Howe and Hummel:
Defendant | Victim | Year | Story |
James Logan | Charles M Rogers | 1869 |
The Rogers Murder. |
Jacob Rosenzweig | Alicd Bowlsby | 1871 |
The Great Trunk Mystery. |
Billy Forester | Benjamin Nathan | 1871 |
Who Killed Benjamin Nathan? |
Edward Reinhardt | Mary Reinhardt | 1879 |
The Silver Lake Mystery. |
Thomas McCabe | Catherine McCabe | 1882 |
A Boy Murderer. |
Dan Driscoll | Breezy Garrity | 1886 |
Murder Among the Whyos - Part 1. |
Daniel Murphy | Dan Lyons | 1887 |
Murder Among the Whyos - Part 2. |
Hannah Southworth | Stephen Pettus | 1889 |
Avenging Her Honor. |
Mickey Sliney | Robert Lyons | 1891 |
The Confessions of Mickey Sliney. |