Murder at the Mansion Hotel
2 min readMar 15, 2024
Nighttime, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida, 1884
Thomas Jefferson Eppes collected his whip and his pistol and headed for the Mansion Hotel. His wife’s words played repeatedly in his head as he made his way through the town’s muddy streets.
He insulted me, Jeff, she’d said.
Insulted you how? he’d demanded.