Hunterdon County - Flemington - Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial “When the Circus Came to Town”
Friday, December 6 -- Hunterdon County Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial “When the Circus Came to Town” Local historian Jim Davidson will present an insightful and captivating take on events that hit the sleepy Borough of Flemington like a tsunami during the six weeks in the winter of 1935 when the so-called Trial of the Century, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping trial, played out in the Historic County Courthouse. The presentation will take place on Friday, December 6th at 7 pm at Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s Little Theater on Junction Road in Flemington. From the first weekend of the trial when 50,000 people descended upon Flemington and trashed the courthouse, to the comings and goings of some of the era’s most recognized movie stars, reporters and radio personalities on hand for the spectacle, to the escapades of “Nellie,” the stray dog that became famous when reporters covering the trial adopted her as a mascot, you’ll be treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the stories behind ...
