
Howe & Hummel, their true and scandalous history1947
About this book
Great reportage about a firm of criminal lawyers in New York City. Howe and Hummel would stoop to perjury, bribes, and more to get their clients a not guilty verdict. Lively account of 2 crooks who represented crooks in court. Lively review of their misdeeds, with a full accounting of how the 2 shysters were finally brought down.
Originally a 4 part story in the New Yorker in the 40s. The articles are slightly expanded from the magazine.
Details
- First published
- 1947
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Pages
- 169
- ISBN-13
- 9780374173364
- OL Work ID
- OL2964636W
Subjects
LawyersBiographyLaw partnershipHistoryLawyers, new york (state), new yorkLawyers, biographyUnited states, biography