“A love, true and constant.”
Diamond Bessie Moore her real name was Annie Stone, who was reputed to have been a famous prostitute, arrived in Jefferson Texas by steamboat in January 1877 with her partner, Abraham Rothschild. Soon after their landing, the attractive, petite woman, who wore lavish dresses and diamond jewelry came to be nicknamed “Diamond Bessie”. Bessie and Abe were last seen walking together across the foot bridge over Big Cypress Bayou, bound for an afternoon picnic, but shortly thereafter, Abe was seen returning alone. A few days later, Bessie’s body was discovered tragically murdered in the woods along the nearby bayou, with all of her jewelry missing. Abe Rothschild was charged with the crime and his trial became one of the most notorious and widely followed court battles of that time period. Rothschild was eventually, although suspiciously, found not guilty.
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