Project Gutenberg 2004-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 512 Train, Arthur Cheney 1875 1945 True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders. "True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office" by Arthur Cheney Train is a collection of narratives detailing actual criminal cases, published in the early 20th century. The author, who served as the District Attorney of New York County, shares insights and firsthand accounts of various individuals involved in these crimes, aiming to provide an authentic view of crime and punishment while illustrating human nature’s complexities. The opening of the book introduces the case of Mabel Parker, a clever forger who managed to deceive the authorities through her skillful writing and manipulation. It details her arrest after her husband, James Parker, was apprehended for passing bad checks. The narrative explores the complexities of their relationship, her precarious position when the detectives catch up to her, and her eventual confession to having been more instrumental in the forgeries than anyone initially realized. This engaging account sets the tone for the collection, promising a blend of thrilling detective work and human drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crime HV Text Crime Nonfiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 463456 2025-08-06T04:13:13.485519 text/html 443795 2024-10-28T20:08:21 text/html 922165 2025-08-06T04:13:23.674990 application/epub+zip 922146 2025-08-06T04:13:17.397498 application/epub+zip 235306 2025-08-06T04:13:15.647607 application/epub+zip 2519154 2025-08-06T04:13:28.245933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2494532 2025-08-06T04:13:22.012956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451770 2022-09-07T00:37:42.241229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438356 2025-08-06T04:13:12.638533 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418558 2024-10-28T20:08:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15891 2025-08-06T04:13:28.386920 application/rdf+xml 21716 2025-08-06T04:13:16.162494 image/jpeg 4539 2025-08-06T04:13:15.907495 image/jpeg 885258 2025-08-06T04:13:13.557570 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia