A fascinating account of the 1885 murder of Pennsylvania Quaker John Sharpless and the subsequent trial and conviction of Samuel Johnson, a local African American man who was believed innocent by the widow of Sharpless.
Delaware County before and at the time of the murder -- The Sharpless family -- Samuel Johnson -- The murder -- The investigation -- The arrest -- The trial -- The verdict -- Appeals and petitions -- Other suspects -- From death to life -- Ten years, six months, nine days -- Her beloved husband.