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| Tombstone of Henry Hoag(e) - Alabama Center Cemetery, Alabama, NY |
AND NOW THE SNIPPET:
In a conversation she had with Mrs. Barber, Polly reflected back on one of their earlier talks concerning the fortune tellers prophesy of the deaths in her family.
Mrs. Barber stated, “Polly asked me, ‘What did I tell you! There has been one.’ The child [Frances] was then sick.”
Mrs. Barber was referring to the month of August after Henry’s death. Polly’s comment to Mrs. Barber, “There has been one,” foretells that according to the fortuneteller, there was still another death to happen. Thus, the fate of one of her children is subtlety revealed.
We can even assume, since Frances was recently sick after the death of her father as Mrs. Barber states, she would be the first to suffer the same fate as Henry thereby fulfilling the fortuneteller’s prophesy. The fortune given by Miss Orton that day in November would prove to be Polly’s stroke of luck and the catalyst for her plans.
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In
1856, in the rural town of Alabama, NY one woman's family suffered from
multiple unexplained deaths. The town folk grew suspicious of the now
remarried Polly Frisch. An investigation commenced, bodies were exhumed,
an affair—exposed. Polly would be arrested for the murders of her first
husband and daughters. Her fourteen-year-old son would testify against
her. If found guilty, the punishment for such a crime was the gallows.
Bread & Butter is the true story of Polly Frisch who poisoned her
family with arsenic and the five trials it took to convict her.
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The above excerpt is from Bread & Butter: The Murders of Polly Frisch, an 1850s true crime co-authored with my friend, Ellen Bachorski in 2000. We
re-released it into the modern world of POD in both soft and hard
covers, and soon for Nook, Kindle, etc. with a new cover, fresh
edits and new info. It should go live on Kindle some time this afternoon.
nice cliff hanger there
ReplyDeleteSo Polly saw an opportunity and couldn't resist, eh? It's one thing to take the last piece of dessert, quite another to decide to kill somebody. Am definitely going to get this for Kindle.
ReplyDeleteWow, all so grim and even worse because it's a true story. Really a terrific excerpt!
ReplyDeleteIt's all so intriguing!
ReplyDeleteAlways amazing the stories that history holds. This reminds me of Lizzie Borden. Quite gruesome.
ReplyDeleteMan, that woman was creepy. Great snippet, Cindy. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check Amazon this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cold and nasty person! First the husband, now starting on the children!
ReplyDeleteEvil lurks in her heart and spreads without end until she's stopped. Truth often better than fiction and you, Cindy, have a way of telling a story to make my toes curl.
ReplyDeleteGosh so interesting. Nice to meet and connect through atozchallenge. http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.uk/
ReplyDeleteBTW, I know you gave me a copy to check out on the Kindle, but...I had to be part of your sales. So, just purchased my copy!!!!! Now...if I can just find the time to cozy up with it : )
ReplyDeleteYou are too kind Millie. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, if the fortune teller didn't say anything, would she have gone through with it?
ReplyDeleteI really need to get this book. I am utterly fascinated by it.
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