Diamond Bessie Murder Trial Presented in Jefferson
Jefferson Texas readers are invited to a dramatic portrayal of the Diamond Bessie murder case as Abe Rothschild faces a seven year legal saga. The play recounts the 1877 Jefferson poisoning and jewelry laden fatal scene, with Rothschild's multiple trials shaping Texas judicial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Eveyn Dowell
Bessie
Jefferson
Abe Rothschild
Cincinnatti
Linden
Rothschild
State of Texas
Marion County
Dia
Brooks House
Bayou
Texas
Marshall's Offer Covers Railroad Fare for Visitors
Marshall offers to pay railroad fare to and from Jefferson for all who visit Marshall and purchase from us, up to a total amount of ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Marshall
The Cast in Order of Their Appearance
A fragmented stage list names characters and roles including Sam the stranger and ghost of Bessie Moore with numerous townspeople and officials such as Sheriff, Bailiff, Judge, Col. M. W. Ludington, Defense and Prosecution Attorneys, jurors, and narrators. The cast includes Ned Ford, Bill Cornelius, John Terry, Mrs. Greer Dowell, Cordell Ogburn, Mahlon Walters, Joe McCasl, Jennie Simpson, Shirley Mauldin, Isabella Gouldy, Earline McDonald, Justice Bankstead, Milton Jones, Morelli the bartender, Elbert Wise, Rev. Don Blavier, Organist, and Faun Shaw among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Csedean
M. W. Ludington
Mahlon Walters
Joe McCasl
Jennie Simpson
Shirley Mauldin
Isabella Gouldy
Earline McDonald
Bankstead
Milton Jones
Wee Morelli
Elbert Wise
Good Lions
Jefferson Lions Club
Don Blavier
Faun Shaw
Bill Sargent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diamond Bessie
Jefferson, Texas
B. T. Estes
Guthridge Gee. T
C. S. Todd
Col. Campbel
Crawford & Crawford
Mabry
D. B. Culberson
Heck McCoy
Bil J. Cornelius
Abe
R E. Cortes
Singer
Mary Evelyn Dowell
Smperiar
Sam
the Stranger
Bessie Moore
Ee Eeenes
Ned Ford
Bill Cornelius
John Terry
Mrs
Greer Dowell
Cordell Ogburn
E. J. Meyer
Joe McCasland
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