CITATIONS

Sources Used

Narrative

“THE STRATFORD MURDER - A Heinous Crime Still Involved in Mystery.” The Evening Star, September 19, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2corj6e.
“A NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDY - THE STRANGE AND TERRIBLE FATE OF ROSE AMBLER.” Yorkville Enquirer, September 20, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y3qb3xtx .
“THE AMBLER MYSTERY - The Secret of the Tragedy Still Unraveled - A New and Promising Clew.” The Indianapolis Journal, September 12, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yy586xr9.
“MURDER MYSTERIES WITH WOMEN VICTIMS.” New York Journal and Advertiser, September 14, 1898. https://tinyurl.com/y2w2cosk.
“RAVINGS OF A LUNATIC.” New Haven Morning Journal and Courier, August 15, 1905. https://tinyurl.com/yxvrru6f
“Is Rugg Rose Ambler's Murderer.” The Comet. Johnson City, TN. April 5, 1884. https://tinyurl.com/yxqql5ga
“CONNECTICUT SUSPECTS.” The Indianapolis Journal, September 15, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxl3d34s
“THE ROSE AMBLER MURDER.” The Eaton Democrat, October 4, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxmmt7ox .
“WHO KILLED ROSE AMBLER.” The Daily Gazette. September 20, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y6yynunk.
“THE ROSE AMBLER CASE.” The Wood County Reporter. October 4, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2zu2jp8

Key Characters

“A FRIGHTFUL CRIME.: MRS. ROSE CLARK AMBLER, A CONNECT OUT LADY, BRUTALLY OUTRAGED AND MURDERED. SHE WAS WAYLAID EARLY IN THE EVEN ING WHILE RETURNING TO HER FATHER'S HOUSE. A DISREPUTABLE NEGRO STRONGLY SUSPECTED OF HAVING COMMITTED THE DEED. TORN AND MUTILATED. WRAPPED IN MYSTERY. A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. A NEGRO SUSPECTED.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September, 1883.
Humanities, National Endowment for the. “Yorkville Enquirer. [Volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 20, 1883, Image 1.” News about Chronicling America RSS. None. Accessed December 1, 2020. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026925/1883-09-20/ed-1/seq-1/.
“ROSE AMBLER - A Romance in the Life of the Murdered Girl.” Daily Evening Bulletin. December 3, 1883.
“THE STRATFORD MURDER - A Heinous Crime Still Involved in Mystery.” The Evening Star, September 19, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2corj6e.
“THE NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDY.” Yorkville Enquirer, September 27, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y5lly8lr.
“A Fatal Grade Crossing Accident at Stratford This Morning.” Waterbury Evening Democrat. March 5, 1888.
“A NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDY - THE STRANGE AND TERRIBLE FATE OF ROSE AMBLER.” Yorkville Enquirer, September 20, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y3qb3xtx .
“The Rose Ambler Murder.” The Eaton Democrat, October 4, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxmmt7ox .
“The Stratford Inquest.” New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier, September 28, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxw3m79v
“NEW HAVEN'S PULPIT DETECTIVE .” The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, October 3, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2l6cfks .
Image credit: “ROSE AMBLER.” The Caldwell Tribune, September 27, 1883. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026925/1883-09-27/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1789&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=Ambler+AMBLER+Rose+ROSE&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=4&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=rose+ambler&y=14&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2.

The Suspects

“Thursday Evening.” The Press. Stafford Springs, CT. September 13, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y62caama .
"THE MYSTERY UNSOLVED.: NO CLUE TO THE MURDERER OF MRS. ROSE AMBLER. BOSTON WHITE SHOWN TO BE INNOCENT AND NORMAN AMBLER NOT CONNECTED WITH THE CRIME." New York Times (1857-1922), Sep 6, 1883. https://login.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/docview/94140019?accountid=10920.
“THE ROSE AMBLER MURDER.” The Eaton Democrat, October 4, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxmmt7ox.
“RAVINGS OF A LUNATIC.” New Haven Morning Journal and Courier, August 15, 1905. https://tinyurl.com/yxvrru6f
“Is Rugg Rose Ambler's Murderer.” The Comet. Johnson City, TN. April 5, 1884.
“CONNECTICUT SUSPECTS.” The Indianapolis Journal, September 15, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxl3d34s .
Wilhelm, Robert. “The Raven Stream Crime.” Murder by Gaslight, November 23, 2013. http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2013/11/the-raven-stream-crime.html.
“The Jury Resume Their Investigation - No Clue to the Murderer of Rose Ambler- An Adjournment Until Saturday - Early Conclusion of the Inquest Anticipated.” New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier, September 28, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxw3m79v
“THE STRATFORD MURDER - A Heinous Crime Still Involved in Mystery.” The Evening Star. September 19, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2corj6e .
“The Stratford Tragedy - Further Details of the Dark Crime - No One Yet Under Arrest - Suspicions Pointing to Two Persons - The Authorities to Employ a Detective - Boston White's Story.” New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier, September 5, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y4duddb4 .
“GRAND DEMONSTRATION.” Cooperstown Courier, September 14, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2dfk9k9.
“THE NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDY.” Yorkville Enquirer, September 27, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y5lly8lr.
“The Stratford Inquest.” New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier, September 28, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yxw3m79v.
“The Stratford Mystery.” The Evening Star. September 20, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y3gahne5.
“TRIALS AND TROUBLES.” The St. Paul Daily Globe, September 25, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y6ddrxrz .
“The Ambler Mystery.” The Indianapolis Journal, September 12, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/yy586xr9.
“NEW HAVEN PULPIT DETECTIVE.” The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, October 3, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2l6cfks.
“WHO KILLED ROSE AMBLER.” The Rock Island Argus, September 28, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y4mquwfn.
"WILLIAM LEWIS A HERO: HOW HE GROWS RICH WHILE UNDER SUSPICION. NEW PATRONS FLOCKING TO ROSE AMBLER'S LOVER--MORE TALK OF FRESH EVIDENCE AND A SIGNIFICANT INTERVIEW." New York Times (1857-1922), September 21, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y4whjjwt
“THE ROSE AMBLER CASE.” The Wood County Reporter, October 4, 1883. https://tinyurl.com/y2zu2jp8.
“William Lewis Accuses Himself of Killing Rose Ambler.” The Waterbury Evening Democrat, September 27, 1892. https://tinyurl.com/y6xnqd3h.

Gender Analysis

1. "Closing Around Lewis, Rose Ambler’s Sweetheart Caught in the Meshes”, Atlanta Constitution, Sept. 26th, 1883.

2. “New Haven’s Pulpit Detective.: The Rev. Mr. Houghton Again Solves the Rose Ambler Mystery.”, New York Times, October 1, 1883.

3. “Rose Ambler’s Romance”, National Police Gazette, September 26th, 1883.

4. “Rose Clark Ambler: The Story of an Unfaithful Wife Who Fell Victim to her Wiles”, Atlanta Constitution, September 13th, 1883

5. “The Mystery Solved.: No Clue to the Murderer of Mrs. Rose Ambler. Boston White: Shown to Be Innocent and Norman Ambler Not Connected with the Crime”, New York Times, September 6th, 1883.

6. “William Lewis a Hero: How he Grows Rich While Under Suspicion. New Patrons Flocking to Rose Ambler’s Lover—More Talk of Fresh Evidence and a Significant Interview.”, New York Times, September 21, 1883.

Image credit: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2013/11/the-raven-stream-crime.html

Public Discourse
[1] The Daily Enterprise. (Livingston, Mont.), 28 April 1884. In Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://tinyurl.com/y3byzc9z
[2] Helena weekly herald. (Helena, Mont.), 11 Oct. 1883. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress, pg.4 https://tinyurl.com/y4k62xcs
[3] The Salt Lake herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah]), 11 Oct. 1883. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. pg.4 https://tinyurl.com/y5jfoxqf
[4] Wheeling register. (Wheeling, West Va.), 01 Oct. 1883. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://tinyurl.com/yxl3d34s
[5] The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]), 15 Sept. 1883. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. pg.3 https://tinyurl.com/yxl3d34s
[6] Yorkville enquirer (Yorkville, S.C.), 27 Sept. 1883. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. https://tinyurl.com/y5lly8lr