Title

0037: The People of the State of New York v. Fannie Korn

Abstract

Fannie Korn, thirty-nine years old, is indicted for murder in the first degree.
On May 5,1893 Korn gave rat poison to her two children, Florence, five, and Edwin, eleven. Korn then shot her children and attempted suicide.
One child, Florence, later died; her son, Edwin, survived. The jury declares the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity.
The judge commits her to Matteawan Asylum for the Insane.

Type of Crime

Murder See all items with this value

Date of Crime

1893-04-02

Date of Hearing

1893-07-28

Verdict

Not guilty by reason of insanity See all items with this value

Sentence

Confinement See all items with this value

Keywords

murder See all items with this value

Victim(s) Name(s)

Florence Korn

Defendant(s) Name(s)

Fannie Korn

Prosecuting Attorney

Lewis Chanler

Bartow Weeks

Defense Attorney

James W. Osborne

William T. Jerome

Judge

Frederick Smyth See all items with this value

Case ID

37

Location of Crime

249 East 53rd Street, Manhattan, New York

Item sets

Murder

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