53 The Murder of Joseph Rosenthal
Toronto, Ontario
A late-night business meeting in a 1912 hydro yard ends in a serious crime. The case inspired an unprecedented public outcry at a time when hanging was still routinely applied for the most serious of offences.
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Credits:
Research and writing: Nate Hendley
Editing, narration: Kristi Lee
Consulting on Jewish issues: Karen S.R.
Audio editing: Erik Krosby
Music composition: Soularflair
Music arrangement, audio production: We Talk of Dreams
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Music Credits:
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All information sources:
“Aubrey Bond Prepares Appeal for Gibson.” The Toronto Daily Star, May 12, 1913.
“Case Closed For Defense, The Gibson Murder Trial.” The Toronto Daily Star, November 22, 1912.
“Charles Gibson Funeral Will be Held To-day.” The Globe, July 24, 1920.
“Charles Gibson Dies Protesting Innocence.” The Toronto Daily Star, July 23, 1920.
“Contradictions Mark The Final Evidence.” The Globe, November 23, 1912.
“Court of Appeal Will Review Gibson Trial.” The Globe, November 26, 1912.
“Dunkelman And Reward May Help The Detectives.” The Globe, April 10, 1912.
“Dunkelman To Give Evidence At Inquest.” The Globe, May 7, 1912.
“Find No Trace of Murderer.” The Globe, April 9, 1912.
“Finds One Clue In Piece Of Rope.” The Globe, April 23, 1912.
“Forty Thousand Ask Mercy for Gibson.” The Globe, October 6, 1913.
“Gibson Arrested On Murder Charge.” The Globe, April 12, 1912.
“Gibson Asked Many Times For Rosenthal.” The Toronto Daily Star, November 19, 1912.
“Gibson Calmly Hears Jury Convict Him.” The Globe, November 25, 1912.
“Gibson Hears News In His Jail Cell.” The Globe, October 8, 1913.
“Gibson Leaves Death Cell for Life Term in Prison.” The Globe, October 20, 1913.
“Gibson Trial Over Until November.” The Globe, May 14, 1912.
“Gibson To Be Hanged Is Cabinet Decision.” The Globe, October 2, 1913.
“Gibson To Be Hanged on July 9, No Hope of Mercy.” The Toronto Daily Star, May 5, 1913.
“Gibson’s Sentence Has Been Commuted.” The Globe, October 8, 1913.
“Gibson Was Found Guilty of Murder.” The Toronto Daily Star, November 25, 1912.
“Hydro Wire Thefts: Fifteen Tons Taken.” The Globe, May 13, 1912.
“Jury Names Gibson As Man Who Killed Joseph Rosenthal.” The Toronto Daily Star, May 9, 1912.
“Jury Says Evidence Points To Gibson.” The Globe, May 9, 1912.
“Lennox Pleads With Cabinet for Life of Gibson.” The Toronto Daily Star, October 6, 1913.
“One Man Killed Rosenthal.” The Globe, April 27, 1912.
“Petitions to Cabinet in Gibson’s Behalf.” The Globe, October 4, 1913.
“Police In The Dark In Rosenthal Murder.” The Toronto Daily Star, April 8, 1912.
“Police Net Closing On More Suspects.” The Globe, April 13, 1912.
“Push and Fight to Sign Petition for Chas. Gibson.” The Toronto Daily Star, October 6, 1913.
“Seek Three Men In Murder Case.” The Globe, April 8, 1912.
“The Case of Charles Gibson.” The Globe, October 3, 1913.
“The Scandal at Kingston.” The Globe, July 27, 1920.
“The Weather.” The Globe, April 5, 1912.
“The Weather.” The Globe, April 6, 1912.
“Two Men on Bridge With Dunkelman.” The Globe, November 22, 1912.
Government Documents
Annual Report of the Chief Constable of the City of Toronto For the Year 1912.
Census of Canada, 1911. Statistics Canada.
“Murder Charges, Dispositions, Commutations and Executions, Canada, 1879 – 1960.” Statistics Canada.
Books
Speisman, Stephen. The Jews of Toronto: A History to 1937. McClelland and Stewart, 1979.
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