Lewis, Stephen
Summary: In the summer of 1895, Woodruff Parmelee, the son of a well to do farmer on Old Mission Peninsula, was tried for the murder of Julia Curtis, his pregnant girlfriend. On the day the verdict was announced a large and menacing crowd gathered in and around the courthouse demanding that justice be done. Parmelee’s defense rested on his alibi. He claimed that he was clearing brush for a new road...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2005