Media Coverage of the Conspiracy Trial

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Clover Adams sounds like one of those French revolutionists who would have sat by the guillotine for hours seeking entertainment...

I suspect that the average journalist and reader of the Civil War era had little understanding of the legal jargon and maneuverings that were going on in that courtroom, so they resorted to writing and demanding more personal reporting and exposes.

I'll never forget when Joan Chaconas and I were doing some research on Mary Surratt and ran across the word "virago" used in describing her. Finding a definition for that can be your trivia search for the day.