No complaining if the jury gets it wrong…

(Taken from information provided by Dayton History)

Interior of Old Courthouse taken from the Visitor's Galley looking down (from Montgomery Co. Collection at Dayton Metro Library)

Innocent or Guilty? You Decide…

Join Dayton History for an interactive courtroom drama at the Old Courthouse. This summer, the sensational 1896 Bessie Little (don’t click on this link unless you want the WHOLE story pre-trail – and that takes the fun out of it) murder case will be re-tried, with the verdict decided by you – the audience. After listening to evidence from both the prosecution and defense, spectators will be left to determine whether Bessie Little met death as a result of suicide – or murder. With one of Dayton’s most notorious court cases re-enacted, audience members will learn what law and order was like in the Gem City at the turn of the twentieth century.

Performances will be held at the Old Courthouse at 3rd and Main on the following days:

Ridge Ave Bridge over the Stillwater (from Dayton Metro Library collections)