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- ↑ Allen, Oliver E. (1993). The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. p. 233-250. ISBN 0-201-62463-X.
- ↑ Shteir, Rachel (February 25, 2013). "The Dead Woman Who Brought Down the Mayor". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ Allen p. 242
- 1 2 3 4 Allen, Oliver E. (1993). The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. p. 243-246. ISBN 0-201-62463-X.
- ↑ "Samuel Seabury (1873-1958)". Historical Society of the New York Courts.
- ↑ New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department, About the Court 1930-39, available at http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad1/centennial/1930_1939.shtml.
- ↑ "Bar Renews Fight on Judicial 'Deals'" (PDF). The New York Times. December 14, 1932.