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East Side Story / Re: ***East Side Story: The Book On-Site***
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 13, 2026, 05:47:29 pm »
 

                                                            CONTENTS

 

1.   Original Crime Scene Report

2.   April 1891

3.   East River Hotel

4.   Glenmore Man

5.   Carrie Brown

6.   Ameer Ben Ali

7.   Inspector Byrnes

8.   May 1891

9.   June 1891

10.  The Inquest & Trial Participants

11. The Women of Water Street

12. Whoa Nellie!

13. The Jurors Speak

14. July To December 1891

15. 1892 To 1901

16.  George Damon Pre 1901

17.  George Damon 1901

18.  The Brass Key

19.  The Danish Farmhand

20.  Train Man

21.  The French Connection

22.  Ovide Robillard

23.  Scenarios

24.  Suspects

25.  Tommy Thompson

26.  The Affidavits

27.  Alexander ‘Clubber’ Williams

28.  DA Philbin's Report

29.  Governor Odell's Decision

30.  1902

31.  Official Files

32. James Dougherty

33.  Unresolved Mysteries

34.  Remaining Questions

35.  Mary Brennan & The Broadway Merchant

36.  To Acquit or Convict

36.  Cast of Characters

38.  Case Progress 2017-2023

39.  Media 1891-2023

40.  Credits and Sources
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East Side Story / ***East Side Story: The Book On-Site***
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 13, 2026, 04:48:44 pm »
Beginning tomorrow, I will be adding one chapter each day of East Side Story: 1891 Murder Case of Carrie Brown
to this thread. I hope to be finished by April 23rd of this year.

                                                   April 23rd will mark 135 years since the Murder In The East River Hotel occurred in 1891.


Comments will be most welcome. In fact, there are a few things that might need correction due to findings made by site researchers since the book's publication.
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General Discussion / What We Know That They Didn't & What They Also Overlooked
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 13, 2026, 11:19:27 am »
Thread for facts related to the case that contemporaries didn't know, overlooked, or, at least, there doesn't seem to be
any indication that they were cognizant of them.

During the time frame between 1891 to 1901, one thing that no one ever figured out was the date when Ali came to the United States.

During the time frame of 1901 to Ali's departure in 1902, one thing I believe was overlooked is the fact
Damon's description of his farmhand did not match the Miniter description of the man she saw.
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General Discussion / Re: Ovide Robillard: Letters & Correspondence- 1897-1901
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 13, 2026, 09:05:54 am »
OUTSTANDING, Pete!!!!  Thanks!
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General Discussion / Re: Ovide Robillard: Letters & Correspondence- 1897-1901
« Last post by Kattrup on March 13, 2026, 07:33:23 am »
Quote from: Howard Brown on March 12, 2026, 05:31:52 pm

We haven't been able to decipher what this person's name was...from 1897

Charles Barrez, French importer and businessman, came to the US in 1882 with his wife and daughter. Business address around 1890 at 454 Broome Street
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General Discussion / Re: Ovide Robillard: Letters & Correspondence- 1897-1901
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 13, 2026, 06:39:25 am »
PDFs of three more letters from individuals to or from Robillard.
There are locations on the site ( threads ) that already contain this material.

The Richter letter was sent to Edmond Bruwaert....but Robillard's name was CC'd
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General Discussion / Courrier des États-Unis - Septembre 1897
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 12, 2026, 06:55:12 pm »
The United States Courier was considered the most important Franco-American newspaper published in America during the
Gilded Age and beyond.  It was published at 2 Vesey Street, Astor Place, in South Manhattan, three blocks from
City Hall.

This article was published one month before Ovide Robillard sent the first plea for Ali's release to Governor Frank Swett Black.

Courrier des États-Unis
New York City
'Miscellaneous Facts' ( Faits Divers)
September 1897
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General Discussion / Re: Ovide Robillard: Letters & Correspondence- 1897-1901
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 12, 2026, 05:46:22 pm »
Robillard to Governor Black, October 1897








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General Discussion / Re: Ovide Robillard: Letters & Correspondence- 1897-1901
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 12, 2026, 05:31:52 pm »

We haven't been able to decipher what this person's name was...from 1897


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General Discussion / Re: The Legal Teams
« Last post by Howard Brown on March 12, 2026, 04:35:02 am »
In case you didn't know, 'hawkshaw' was a 19th-century term for detective.

Von Gerichten, Frink, McLaughlin, and Aloncle... ;D


New York Evening World
April 27, 1891
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"Some of the Hawkshaws"

Among the more prominent Central Office men who are on the case
today are Detective Sergeants Von Gerichten, Michael Crowley,
Frink, McCluskey, McNaught, and Michael Lyman."



New York Times
February 19, 1880
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