Mary Farmer

 

Mary Farmer

Mary Farmer was the second woman to be executed by electric chair in the State of New York.  We discuss how her plans to steal her landlord's home ended up with an ax murder.

   

Location

Brownsville, NY

Sources for the show:

Freepages.rootsweb.com, freepages.rootsweb.com/~twigs2000/genealogy/Murder.html.

Blanco, Juan Ignacio. “Mary Farmer: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers.” Mary Farmer | Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers, murderpedia.org/female.F/f/farmer-mary.htm.

Estephe, St. Mary & James Farmer, Axe Murderers - 1909, 1 Jan. 1970, unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/07/mary-james-farmer-axe-murderers-1909.html.

“A Forged Deed and a Bloody Trunk: Mary Farmer's Plot to Steal Her Landlord's Home.” Mental Floss, 27 Nov. 2019, www.mentalfloss.com/article/606870/mary-farmer-murder.

“Guest Blogger: Cheri Farnsworth.” Murder by Gaslight, www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/07/guest-blogger-cheri-farnsworth.html#more.

“Watertown Daily Times. Volume 2 (Watertown, N.Y.) 1894-Current, April 28, 1908, Page 1, Image 1.” Watertown Daily Times. Volume 2 (Watertown, N.Y.) 1894-Current, April 28, 1908, Page 1, Image 1 - NYS Historic Newspapers, Brockway Sons Co., nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84035541/1908-04-28/ed-1/seq-1/.

“Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, April 29, 1908, Page 5, Image 5.” Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, April 29, 1908, Page 5, Image 5 - NYS Historic Newspapers, A.H. Hall, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1908-04-29/ed-1/seq-5/.

“Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, June 10, 1908, Page 1, Image 1.” Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, June 10, 1908, Page 1, Image 1 - NYS Historic Newspapers, A.H. Hall, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1908-06-10/ed-1/seq-1/.

“Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, May 08, 1907, Page 8, Image 8.” Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, May 08, 1907, Page 8, Image 8 - NYS Historic Newspapers, A.H. Hall, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1907-05-08/ed-1/seq-8/.

“Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, May 09, 1908, Page 6, Image 6.” Watertown Re-Union. (Watertown, N.Y.) 1866-1918, May 09, 1908, Page 6, Image 6 - NYS Historic Newspapers, A.H. Hall, nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1908-05-09/ed-1/seq-6/.

Music:

Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Ghost Dance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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