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Historical Blindness

The Beautiful Corpse of Helen Jewett

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4839 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In 1836, a prostitute is murdered, a young man is arrested, a newspaperman becomes obsessed with the case, and mobs of rowdy youth choke the streets, convinced there is a conspiracy at work. This is the story of the sensational Robinson-Jewett murder trial.  Pledge support on Patreon for ad-free episodes and extra content! Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!  And check out the new show merch!    Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness, or by signing up for a 2-week trial of The Great Courses Plus or a 30-day trial of Audible.   Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Additional music, including "Run," "Remedy for Melancholy," "Wake Up," "Comatose," "Maree," "Meekness," "Chance," "Daylight (PON II)," and "Realness" are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.9

The New York City Police Force did not come to be until 1844, after a surge in population

1:22.9

and poverty resulted in a significant increase in vice and crime. Before that, the city had employed

1:30.3

a corps of 80 civilian patrolmen, the night watch, who stood sentry on street corners every

1:37.7

evening. One early Sunday morning in April, 1836, two of these watchmen, Dennis Brink and George Noble, had the final few

1:47.9

quiet hours of their shift in Lower Manhattan shattered by a sudden alarm being raised

1:53.4

from a nearby brothel on Thomas Street. Fire, cried a woman from its doorway, prompting Brink

2:00.1

and Noble to investigate.

2:02.4

The woman, one Rosina Townsend, Madam of the establishment, led the watchman to the room

2:07.7

of one resident, a prostitute named Helen Jewett, who was found murdered in her bed,

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