Six miles to Charleston
Subtitle: the true story of John and Lavinia Fisher
By: Bruce Orr
Publisher: History Press; The History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charleston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781609491178
Subjects: Politics and government; Administration of Criminal justice; Trials (Murder); Biography; Six Mile House (Charleston, S.C.); Hotelkeepers; Murderers; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-125).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Lost in legend; title: The time : 1819; title: The victims : two corpses and a cow; title: The gang : the forgotten members; title: The trial : colonial justice is not criminal justice; title: The escape : a last bid for freedom; title: The sentencing : colonial justice equals colonial corruption; title: The execution : in the words of those who witnessed it; title: The method : death by hanging : colonial justice versus criminal justice; title: The allegations : colonial justice versus criminal justice; title: Power and greed : politics at its best; title: Land swindling : the keys may be key; title: Motive : the sins of the father; title: Conclusion: Things are not always as they appear.