Excerpt from The Life of Nellie C. Bailey: Or a Romance of the West
That "Truth is stranger than fiction," was never more fully verified than in the many romantic and dramatic incidents in the life of a Kansas girl, Nellie C. Bailey. Nor is the author aware that any writer of fiction has yet been able to carry an imaginary heroine through as many trying and dangerous adventures in the Mime length of time.
This book, though written in the form of a romance, is by no means a fiction; the material which composes it is mostly based on sworn testimony. The characters are all real, and a few of the names only are fictitious, made so for prudential reasons.
It is a settled principle of jurisprudence, that the accused must be considered innocent until proved guilty. But this rule is usually reversed by the public. Whenever a person is accused, especially of some heinous crime, the public generally attach more or less guilt to the character of that individual, though proven to be innocent.
More particularly is this the case in the accusation of Nellie C. Bailey.
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