1875 · [New York]
by [Beecher, Henry Ward]. Pryor, Roger A.
[New York], 1875. A near fine copy, slight rubbing.. 1 sheet. 3.5 x 2.5. inches. A rare printed ticket to be used by Roger A. Pryor (1828 -1919), associate counsel of the legal team representing Theodore Tilton who was suing Henry Ward Beecher for alienation of affection of Tilton's wife, Elizabeth. The trial was one of the most sensational of the second half of the 19th century. Beecher was "the most famous preacher in the nation" and perhaps the "the most famous man in America," the title of a 2006 biography of Beecher by Debby Applegate. Beecher was acquited at the end of the six month trial.
Roger A Prior, who served as associate prosecuting (truncated)
Roger A Prior, who served as associate prosecuting (truncated)