The year is 1879 and the town of Crisfield "is at present exercised by a singular sensation," according to a Chicago Tribune newspaper article. A confession was reported to have been made by a dying woman regarding the death of a well-known Crisfield merchant in 1862.. a crime for which two men were convicted and given the ultimate penalty.
Read more about it this Sunday on the Pocomoke Public Eye!
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very intriguing. can't wait to read on Sunday.
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