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Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders, and despite ostracism from other residents, Borden spent the remainder of her life in Fall River. She died of pneumonia at age 66, just days before the death of her older sister, Emma.
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Emotional and scarce John Dillinger autograph letter signed, written in October 1933, less than two weeks before he escaped from prison in Lima, Ohio. He writes to Mary Longnaker, his girlfriend and the sister of his recently killed buddy Jim Jenkins. The robbers met while they were both incarcerated at the Michigan City penitentiary in Indiana in 1929, along with future members of their bank-robbing gang Harry Pierpont and Homer Van Meter. Dillinger and Longnaker met and started their courtship while Dillinger was released from prison in May of 1933. Five months later, the FBI’s first official “Public Enemy #1” writes to her from prison following another arrest. He dates the letter 1 October 1933, and the postmarked envelope from Lima is stamped 2 October 1933. The touching text reads in full: “Dearest Mary, I just read in the paper of Jimmys death and I know you must be heartbroken. I feel for you dear for I know how much you cared for each other, and I can understand your grief because Jimmy was the only real friend and pal I had outside of my family and I loved him like a brother. Honey this old world has delt [sic] you some heavy blows. I wish I were free so I could take you away and make you happy but the least I can expect is ten years. Sweetheart if I had known two months ago that you would ever care enough about me to marry me I would have gotten a job somehow for I could enjoy working for a girl like you and having a home. Do you think I have enjoyed myself always on the go, no place I could call home. I expect you were surprised to hear I was sent to Lima weren’t you? I wish you would send me the pictures we had taken at the worlds fair. I will always keep them in remembrance of you. Darling I won’t write you any more, I want you to forget me for ten years or more is to long for any girl to wait, and as sweet as you are you will find the right man someday to make you happy. Dear I am heartbroken too about Jimmy for he was a wonderful fellow. Goodbye and the best of luck to you always. Love from Johnnie.” Less than two weeks later, on 12 October, Dillinger’s buddies broke him out of prison, and though he sought out Mary, she refused him due to his status as a fugitive. In less than a year, he’d be shot dead by federal police in a sting involving his new girlfriend. Letter runs 2pp. and measures 7.5″ x 9.75″. Toning and separation at fold lines. Very good condition. With JSA COA. Exceptionally scarce John Dillinger autograph letter signed; less than ten examples of just his signature are known to exist and this is the only letter we have encountered. Just as rare as an Al Capone autograph but worth only 1/3 to 1/4 of an Al Capone autograph. Sold for $17,365.
Ruby/Oswald Pulitzer Print & Documents
Original Pulitzer Prize winning print of Jack Ruby as he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Infamous image captured by Bob Jackson for The Dallas Times Herald from the estate of Herald editor, Felix McKnight. From a 2004 Dallas Morning News article, “…For Robert H. ‘Bob’ Jackson, then a 29-year-old photographer for the Dallas Times Herald, taking a picture of Oswald’s murder meant winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1964…Felix McKnight, co-publisher and editor of the Times Herald, says Mr. Jackson’s negative was overwhelming. ‘I had been a Pulitzer juror three times,’ says Mr. McKnight…He shouted to the troops: ‘We’ve got a winner here! We’re gonna win one!’…” Incredible original silver gelatin print directly from the estate of Felix McKnight measures approximately 26″ x 22″ matted. Photo is mounted onto matting. Accompanied by dozens of telegrams, letters and newspaper clippings, all owned by McKnight, related to JFK’s assassination and the Oswald murder. Also included is the original frame from McKnight. Excellent condition. Sold for $12,500.
Lee Harvey Oswald autograph letter signed ”Lee xxx”, used in the Warren Commission’s investigation as exhibit #312. Dated 20 December 1961, letter was sent from Minsk, Russia where Oswald had defected, and is addressed to the assassin’s mother, Mrs. Marguerite Oswald. Uncorrected for Oswald’s characteristic poor spelling, letter reads in full, ”Dear Mother Recieved today the thrid package of books and magazines in the last three weeks thanks a lot I really do apprieciate all of your help. I had better give you my new address they just changed the name of this street so the address is Ulisita Kommset Ulisita Kommunidstecheski House 4 Apt 24. We still don’t have any word about our vista [visa]. The American Embassy in Moscow wrote me a letter [photocopy of the letter, Warren Commission Exhibit No. 241, is included] and stated they think the Russians have to let us go. I shall keep you informed. That’s about all for now, Lee XXX P.S Marina sends her love and thanks for the sewing book.” The photocopy of the 14 December 1961 U.S. Embassy in Moscow letter included reads in part, ”…It is the Embassy’s view that, since you are not considered a Soviet citizen by the authorities in this country, you are entitled to receive a Soviet exit visa upon presentation of valid foreign national passport…It further appears to me that your right to an exit visa will not be affected by your acceptance of an extension of your present Soviet documentation, which is after all, prima facie evidence that you are not regarded here as a Soviet citizen…” Five days after this letter was written, Soviet authorities indeed granted exit visas to Oswald and his wife. From the collection of Dr. John K. Lattimer who was the first nongovernmental medical specialist to review evidence in Kennedy’s assassination. He pencils ”JKL 92 68” at the lower edge of the blank verso of the blank integral leaf. Measures 5.5” x 8” on one sheet of ruled paper. Fine. Sold for $12,500.
Clyde Barrow postcard signed, dated 30 September 1929. Before he became half of the 1930’s crime duo of Bonnie and Clyde, Barrow sends a postcard from Mexico addressed to Mrs. H.B. Barrow in Dallas. He writes in pencil, ”hello mother – just fine. We are in old Mexico. drunk as hell. Will see you in about 3 weeks. Clyde + Grace.” Only 20 years old at this time, Barrow met Bonnie Parker a few months later, and would be dead within five years after a multi-state crime spree that captured the public imagination. A Mexican stamp is affixed to the upper right corner of the 3.25” x 5.5” postcard. Light soiling, else very good. Nicely framed with period photographs of him and Bonnie. With JSA COA. Sold for $10,780.
Lee Harvey Oswald signed application to Albert Schweitzer College — an application which he used as an elaborate ruse to enter Europe and then defect to the Soviet Union. A self-proclaimed Marxist, Oswald laid his plan for defection under the false pretense of enrolling at Albert Schweitzer College located in Switzerland. Once on the European continent, however, he bypassed Switzerland altogether, making his way to Finland and then onto the U.S.S.R. Application is dated 19 March 1959, with portions filled out by Oswald in his hand, including his full name, his age (20), other languages he spoke (Russian), and his exact address at the time. Signed ”Lee H. Oswald”. Document, measuring 8.25” x 4.5” on one page, has a chip to upper left and a hole at lower left, tape residue along split portions of document and minor creasing. Type and ink remain bold and very legible. Fascinating document providing insight into the man who would throw the nation into mourning less than four years later. Sold for $10,541.
Marguerite Oswald autograph letter signed, written on the verso of a typed statement by her regarding problems with the Warren Report, specifically that her son Lee Harvey Oswald never received a trial for the assassination of John F. Kennedy and therefore should be referred to as the alleged assassin. Dated 2 December 1966, Oswald writes to three brothers, Bob, Richard and Ronald Harris: ”Your father was a most kind and considerate man to me while I was a guest of Radio-T.V. WOAI. I feel strongly that he sensed what happened to my son could possibly happen to you boys (his sons). I feel sure also that he would take the position I have taken in our America – ‘A Man is innocent until proven guilty.’ Know you will grow up to be fine young men. Please remember me in your prayers. / Marguerite Oswald / mother of Lee Harvey Oswald”. Letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds, else near fine. Accompanied by envelope addressed by Marguerite Oswald to Gary Harris in San Antonio, Texas, postmarked 22 December 1966. Also accompanied by a newspaper article with her writing, including ”need help”. Sold for $3,575.
M. Nick McDonald handwritten signed account of his experience arresting Lee Harvey Oswald for murder. Text reads in part, ”…I went to the exit curtains to the left of the movie screen…[Oswald] was at the rear on the main floor, three rows from the partition of the lobby, quietly sitting in the second chair from the right center aisle. He was staring straight ahead watching the movie…a Friday matinee showing of double bill features, ”Cry of Battle” and ”War is Hell”…I made my decision to try an act of diversion. I searched two men seated in the middle…I started walking unhurriedly up the aisle toward him. Slowly, deliberately, I was closing the distance between us….his empty hands were folded in his lap. As he calmly looked up at me, I spoke with a strong voice of authority, ‘Get on your feet’! He realized he had waited too long to make a free and open move of aggression. He stood slowly, as if in slow motion, facing the movie screen, blinking and turning his head to me…I stared into his icy cold, steel blue eyes…Without a command, he started bringing up both hands and in a voice of resignation, he spoke softly, ‘Well, it’s all over now’! I though he was giving up…Suddenly his left hand made a tight fist and it exploded between my eyes…knocked my head back…I felt him pulling a pistol from underneath his shirt…He brought the pistol up to my chest, I grabbed for it with my left hand and grasped his pistol over the cylinder and hammer with all the strength I could muster. I could feel the hammer glide under my hand, as he pulled the trigger…I stood rigid waiting for the bullet to penetrate my chest…I pivoted his pistol to the side and away from my body and realized I was not shot. With a clutched fist, I hot him over his left eye, knocking him into seat. With a lunge of desperation, I fell on top of him to cover him with my body…to smother his movements. I was in a desperate struggle to gain possession of his pistol…I somehow managed to grasp the handle of his pistol with my right hand and jerked it away from him. I shoved the muzzle into his stomach…I pulled the pistol away and handed it to a detective standing in the aisle. I called out to my fellow Officers, ‘I’ve got him!!!!!!’ Officer M. ‘Nick’ McDonald / – Captor of Oswald – / 11-22-63”. Document runs 6pp. on 6 sheets of plain white stationery, measuring 8.5” x 11”. Stapled and creased at the upper left corner. Near fine. Sold for $3,000.
1887 Document Signed by Ringleaders in the Lincoln Country War — Including James Dolan, Justice of the Peace John Wilson, Sheriff Peppin & Regulator Yginio Salazar
Fantastic and rare legal document signed by dozens of key officials in Lincoln County, New Mexico, home of the 1878 Lincoln County War shootouts that catapulted Billy the Kid to fame. During the five short months of February-July 1878, the Lincoln County War would pit two factions of outlaws against each other for control of economic power in Lincoln County, and not end until federal forces intervened at the Battle of Lincoln. This 1887 document is signed by 24 Lincoln County notables who are petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to limit the width of a major road leading to the Court House. Document dated 15 July 1887 is signed by: James Dolan (leader of the Murphy/Dolan faction), Justice of the Peace John Wilson (who deputized the outlaw Regulators gang), George Peppin (the corrupt Sheriff who helped Murphy/Dolan’s thugs) and Yginio Salazar (one of Billy the Kid’s Regulators). Document is also signed by Sheriff Jason Brent, New Mexican Governor George Curry, Octaviano Salas (a Coroner’s Juror for Alex McSween’s murder), John Wheeler (who rode with Billy the Kid), cattleman George Barber, William Rosenthal (who sued John Chisum), George Sena (Pat Garrett’s Deputy Sheriff), Sheriff Saturnino Baca, Antonio Salazar (the local tax collector) and John Thornton (whose family defended Dolan and Chisum). Document runs two pages (front and verso) with all signatures appearing on the second page, and includes an integral leaf with docketing approving the petition. Measures 7.75″ x 9.75″. A spectacular document displaying the signatures of men who sought to break the untamed West. Sold for $2,237.
Exceptionally Rare Carte de Visite of the Jesse James and Younger Gang, Circa 1876 — Depicting 6 Outlaws Involved in the Famed Northfield, Minnesota Botched Bank Raid
Very scarce 1876 CDV of 6 members of Jesse James’ infamous James and Younger Gang, as well as a bank teller victim, after their failed attempt to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota. CDV contains images of James-Younger gang members: Bob Younger, Jim Younger and Cole Younger, as well as Charlie Pitts, Bill Chadwell, Clell Millet and murdered bank teller Joseph Haywood. The day of the failed robbery, 7 September 1876, marked the beginning of the end for the infamous James-Younger gang as its members were captured or killed, save for the James’ brothers, who just barely escaped. In addition to Miller and Stiles dead, every gang member was wounded, including Cole who was shot in his left hip, Frank James in his right leg and Jesse James, the last to be shot, getting a bullet in the thigh as the gang escaped. The Youngers surrendered, and pleaded guilty to murder in order to avoid execution. CDV photographer’s backmark reads: “Den Chamberlain Mitchell’s Block, NO.13, 2ND ST., Winona, – Minn.” CDV measures 2.5″ x 4″. Some fading, else near fine. Sold for $1,954.
Nick McDonald Autograph Manuscript Signed on the Capture of Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a former U.S. Marine who assassinated United States president John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at the age of 12 for truancy, during which time he was assessed by a psychiatrist as “emotionally disturbed”, due to a lack of normal family life. Oswald shot and killed Kennedy on November 22, 1963, from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository as the President traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. About 45 minutes after assassinating Kennedy, Oswald shot and killed Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit on a local street. He then slipped into a movie theater, where he was arrested for Tippit’s murder. Oswald was charged with the assassination of Kennedy, but he denied responsibility for the killing, stating that he was a “patsy”. Two days later, Oswald was fatally shot by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby on live television in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters. Nick McDonald, was the policeman who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald at a Dallas movie theater after President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Here is a manuscript on Lee Harvey Oswald’s capture. Sold for $1,600.
Texas vs. John Selman 1895 Legal Document — For the Murder of Infamous Outlaw John Hardin, Killer of 40+ Men
El Paso, Texas legal document from the case of Texas vs. John Selman, the man who killed notorious Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin. Dated 25 November 1895, document concerns the testimony of J.E. Turner, likely one of the witnesses at the Acme Saloon the night of the famous shooting. 8″ x 7″ document and 4.5″ x 6.75″ photo framed together for an overall size of 17.5″ x 12″. Minor chips to top, trimmed at bottom margin and separation to middle fold. Very good condition. Sold for $1,460.
Original Bonnie & Clyde Document From 1934 — U.S. Bureau of Investigation Report on the Bonnie & Clyde “Harboring Fugitives” Trial
The precursor to the FBI, a U.S. Bureau of Investigation report dated 17 December 1934 for harboring the fugitives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, aka Bonnie and Clyde. Document provides an update on the case of “Mary Pitts, alias Mary O’Dare”, the girlfriend of Raymond Hamilton who was a central member of the Barrow Gang. Pitts was taken into custody earlier in 1934 for “unlawfully conspiring with Floyd Garland Hamilton, Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, and divers [sic] others to harbor and conceal one Clyde Barrow, a fugitive from justice…” Pitts’ bond is listed at $1,000.00 in the report, “in default of which she was committed to the Dallas County Jail”. The status of the report is shown as Pending, and Pitts was convicted the following year. Document measures 8″ x 10.5″ on translucent copy paper. Two-hole punch at top, overall in very good plus condition. Sold for $986.
James R. Leavelle signed photo of Jack Ruby shooting and killing Lee Harvey Oswald. Leavelle writes along the bottom margin of the 14” x 11” photo, ”I was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in Police basement 11/24/63 / Homicide Detective James Leavelle”. Interestingly, Leavelle later stated that he spoke to Oswald that morning about the possibility that he would be shot at, to which Oswald reportedly replied, ”Nobody’s going to shoot at me.” Satin-finish photo is near fine. Sold for $500.
A gripping portrayal of the final moments leading up to and including the capture of President John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, as told by the four officers who took Oswald into custody. This souvenir document dated 22 November 1963 is addressed to Dallas Chief of Police J.E. Curry and signed by all four arresting officers: Gerald Hill, Ray Hawkins, Paul Bentley and M.N. McDonald. Letter reads in part, ”…we received information via the police radio that an officer had been shot…There was a pool of blood about two feet north of the squad car in the street…we received additional information that the suspect was in the Texas Theater…Officer McDonald…observed the arrested party sitting in the third seat. As he approached this suspect, the suspect said, ‘This is it’, and sprang from the seat. Officer McDonald began to grapple with the suspect and the suspect got his hand on a gun that was stuck inside his shirt. As the officer and the suspect wrestled for the gun, the suspect pulled the trigger once and the gun snapped, but did not fire…after a struggle in which the suspect resisted violently he was disarmed and handcuffed…” Two page document on two sheets measures 8.5” x 11”. Near fine condition. With additional page showing the four officers signing the document. Sold for $375.
Charles Manson’s ”Lieutenant for killing,” Charles ”Tex” Watson typed letter signed dated 27 June 1990. The born again Christian writes to one of his Ministry’s supporters, Rebecca Dean, ”…I just heard yesterday that I will not be transferred from CMC (California Men’s Colony), because my family lives in this area, and other factors. This was welcome news…[signed] Charles”. Letter on ”Abounding Love Ministries” stationery measures 5.5” x 8.5” in fine condition. Ministry newsletter included. Sold for $145.
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