THE MURDER OF LEE TEEP. THE TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF JOHN J. CORCORAN, CHARGED WITH THE MURDER. SUMMING UP OF HORACE RUSSELL, FOR THE DEFENCE; WITH A PREFATORY NOTE GIVING THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TESTIMONY. [Caption title: COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK. THE PEOPLE & C., VS. JOHN J. CORCORAN.].
[New York: 1881]. 91, [1 blank] pp. Original front wrappers. Disbound, else Fine. This is the trial of John J. Corcoran, a young white trucker, for the murder of Chinese immigrant laundry worker Lee Teep. It marked the first occasion in New York County that a white American was tried..... More