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The Rule of Justice: The People of Chicago Versus Zephyr Davis (History of Crime & Criminal Justice S.) - Hardcover
The Rule of Justice explores a sensational homicide case that took place in Chicago in 1888. Zephyr Davis, a young African American man accused of murdering an Irish American girl who was his coworker, was pursued, captured, tried, and convicted amid public demands for swift justice and the return of social order. Through a close study of the case, Dale explores the tension between popular ideas about justice and the rule of law in industrial America.
As Dale observes, mob justice -- despite the presence of a professional police force -- was quite common in late nineteenth-century Chicago, and it was the mob that ultimately captured Davis. Once Davis was apprehended, the public continued to make its will known through newspaper articles and public meetings, called by various civic organizations to discuss or protest the case. Dale demonstrates that public opinion mattered and did, in fact, exert an influence on criminal law and criminal justice. She shows, in this particular instance the public was able to limit the authority of the legal system and the state, with the result that criminal law conformed to popular will.
The Rule of Justice is sure to appeal to historians of criminal justice, legal historians, those interested in Chicago history, and those interested in the history of race relations in America.
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Elizabeth Dale currently teaches history and law at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on expressions of popular sovereignty, specifically popular efforts to determine and enforce notions of right and wrong, in constitutional orders. She has written several books including the forthcoming Chicago's Trunk Murder: Law and Justice at the Turn of the Century. Her articles have been published in the Law and History Review, the American Historical Review and the Northern Illinois Law Review.
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- PublisherOhio State University Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0814208673
- ISBN 13 9780814208670
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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THE RULE OF JUSTICE The People of Chicago versus Zephyr Davis
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Book Description Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First edition. Hardback. The History of Crime and Criminal Justice Series. A book which explores a sensational murder case that took place in Chicago in 1888. Zephyr Davis, a young African American man accused of murdering an Irish American girl who was his co-worker, was pursued, captured, tried, and convicted amid public demands for swift justice and the return of social order. Through a close study of the case, the author explores the tension between popular ideas about justice and the rule of law in industrial America. As she observes, mob justice, despite the presence of a professional police force, was quite common in late 19th-century Chicago, and it was the mob that ultimately captured Davis. Once Davis was apprehended, the public continued to make its will known through newspaper articles and public meetings, called by various civic organisations to discuss or protest the case. The author demonstrates that public opinion mattered and did, in fact, exert an influence on criminal law and criminal justice. She shows, in this particular instance, the public was able to limit the authority of the legal system and the state, with the result that criminal law conformed to popular will. Chapter headings include : Murder and Capture, February 27 and February 28, 1888; Public Opinion, March 1 to March 28, 1888; Trial, March 28 to April 2, 1888; Execution, May 12, 1888. Illus. With Conclusion, Notes, Bibliog. and Index. 158pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. no dw. Seller Inventory # 15910
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