Murder on Marylands Eastern Shore, Joseph E. Moore
Murder on Marylands Eastern Shore, Joseph E. Moore
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Murder on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Race, Politics and the Case of Orphan Jones

Author: Joseph E. Moore

Narrator: Marcio Catalano

Unabridged: 10 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/31/2022

Synopsis

From a former Maryland attorney comes the true crime story of accused murderer Orphan Jones—a case mired in the racism and politics of 1930s America.

Euel Lee, alias Orphan Jones, was an African American accused of murdering his white employer and family over a single dollar. The tumultuous events and cast of characters surrounding the racially charged crime garnered national media attention and changed the course of Maryland history.

With exacting research, former Maryland State’s Attorney Joseph E. Moore reconstructs the murders, the ensuing roller coast of a trial, and the eventual conviction and execution of Orphan Jones. Moore details all of this in the context of Jim Crow politics and American society during the Great Depression in this gripping true crime account.

About Joseph E. Moore

Joseph E. Moore was born in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. Educated in the Worcester County school system, he received a BA degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an LLB from the University of Maryland School of Law. Mr. Moore is the senior partner in the law firm of Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison, LLP, in Ocean City, Maryland, where he has practiced law since 1969. Mr. Moore served as deputy State's Attorney for Worcester County from 1972 to 1978 and was thereafter elected to the office of State's Attorney. He is a former member of the Maryland State Bar Association Board of Governors and presently serves as co-chairman of the First Appellate Circuit Character Committee of the Maryland State Board of Law Examiners. In 2003, Joe was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal organizations in the country. He is also on several boards of local historical organizations. Joe and his wife, Susan, live in Berlin, and they have two daughters and two grandchildren.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard

What could have been an engrossing book about an African-American man living on Maryland’s eastern shore, who murders his employer and family in 1932, seems to read more like an attorney’s brief—at least in some respects. That said, Moore seems to be interested in the case because it hits close to h......more

Goodreads review by Ruby

"A gathering takes little conversion to become a mob." "There had been, it is true, in the late nineteenth century, mob violence in neighboring counties related to racial incidents, and lynchings had occurred in Somerset and Wicomico Counties in the 1800s. But other than the normally accepted racial......more

Goodreads review by Sara

The case of Euel "Orphan Jones" Lee is brought to us by former Worcester County, Maryland State's Attorney Joseph E. Moore. Moore did a large amount of research on this case and the book reads more like a research paper than a true crime narrative, but not in a way that is overwhelming or dull. Euel......more

Goodreads review by ron talley

Eastern Shore history comes alive! Incredible story told with all the nuances that make us human.The characters are portrayed with all their faults as well as their virtues,their strengths and weaknesses, in she their humanity in full display. Explains the era in which this happened and explains much......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

Audiobook. While the author was local the narrator clearly was not based on pronunciation which was distracting at times. Narrators should not distract from the content of the story. Sad historical time on the Delmarva. Glad I found this book.......more

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