A Cowardly Assassination.

Henry Clay King and David H. Poston, two prominent Memphis attorneys, were bitter legal opponents in a scandalous civil case involving adultery and fraud. The animosity reached a peak when King shot Poston on Main Street in broad daylight. The case took on national significance when Senators, Congressmen, and even a President weighed in on King’s punishment.

Howe and Hummel.

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.