Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Crime Classics "The Incredible Trial Of Laura D Fair" (8-17-53)

The Ferryboat El Capitan Left Oakland on
a pleasant fall evening, headed for the Ferry Building. Aboard was prominent
San Francisco attorney, Alexander P. Crittenden, accompanied by his wife
and three of their seven children. As the family sat chatting on an outdoor
deck bench, a tall, slender woman wearing a waterproof coat and a heavy veil
approached them. Seeing her, Crittenden stood, and as he did, the woman took a
small, four-barreled pistol from her pocket and fired a single bullet into
Crittendenâs heart. She then dropped the pistol, walked calmly into the
passenger cabin, and took a seat. When the Harbor Police arrested her, she
looked up and said quietly, âYes, I did it. I donât deny it, and I meant to
kill him. He ruined both myself and my child.â The crime took place on November
3, 1870. Crittenden lingered in agony for 48 hours, then succumbed to his
wound. At his funeral, all the courts in San Francisco were adjourned in his
honor. The lady with the pistol was notified in her city jail cell that she was
now indicted for first degree murder. Her name was Laura D. Fair, and if
there was a theme to her life, it was âbad luck with men.â

Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast

<!--
var Blubrry_CurDate = new Date();
var Blubrry_CacheBusterVar = Blubrry_CurDate.getTimezoneOffset() + Blubrry_CurDate.getTime();
var Blubrry_URL = '<img xsrc=" http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/bn/6549-34461-16567-3?mpt='+Blubrry_CacheBusterVar+'" alt="Try It Free" border="0" height="1" width="1">';
var Blubrry_ElmObj = document.getElementById ('blubrry4430952469423');
if( Blubrry_ElmObj )
Blubrry_ElmObj.innerHTML = Blubrry_URL;
// -->

The Ferryboat El Capitan Left Oakland on
a pleasant fall evening, headed for the Ferry Building. Aboard was prominent
San Francisco attorney, Alexander P. Crittenden, accompanied by his wife
and three of their seven children. As the family sat chatting on an outdoor
deck bench, a tall, slender woman wearing a waterproof coat and a heavy veil
approached them. Seeing her, Crittenden stood, and as he did, the woman took a
small, four-barreled pistol from her pocket and fired a single bullet into
Crittendenâs heart. She then dropped the pistol, walked calmly into the
passenger cabin, and took a seat. When the Harbor Police arrested her, she
looked up and said quietly, âYes, I did it. I donât deny it, and I meant to
kill him. He ruined both myself and my child.â The crime took place on November
3, 1870. Crittenden lingered in agony for 48 hours, then succumbed to his
wound. At his funeral, all the courts in San Francisco were adjourned in his
honor. The lady with the pistol was notified in her city jail cell that she was
now indicted for first degree murder. Her name was Laura D. Fair, and if
there was a theme to her life, it was âbad luck with men.â

Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast