Hummel and Howe – Attorneys at Crime

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At the height of America’s Gilded Age, two men William F Howe and Abraham Hummel practiced criminal law in New York City. These unscrupulous lawyers represented some of the most notorious of NYC criminals of the era using theatrics and loopholes to find “justice” for their clients. On this episode of Footnoting History, come learn all about their misdeeds and misadventures as we explore the underbelly of American history.

Host: Josh

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Further Reading

Margalit Fox, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized Crime Boss, Random House, (2024).

Cait Murphy, Scoundrels and Law: The Trials of Howe and Hummel, Lawyers to the Gangsters, Cops, Starlets, and Rakes Who Made the Gilded Age, Harper, (2011).

Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com)