"He Thought the Prisoner Insane" [Broadside]. [Trial]. Ward, [James] [b. 1788 or 1789], Defendant. Trial of Ward, The Greenwich Pensioner, For the Murder of John Bailey. London: Printed by G. Smeeton, [1834?]. 9-3/4" x 7-1/2" (25 x 19 cm) broadside mounted to 12-1/4" x 9-1/2" (31 x 24.3 cm) backing..... More
Early American Freedom of the Press: The 1822 Boston Libel Trial of Editor Joseph T. Buckingham Buckingham, Joseph T[inker], [1779-1861]. A Correct Statement and Review of the Trial of Joseph T. Buckingham, for an Alledged Libel on the Rev. John N. Maffit, before the Hon. Josiah Quincy, Judge of the..... More
Dow, John; Douglas, Niel, Defendant (1750-1823). Trial of the Rev. Niel Douglas, Before the High Court of Justiciary, Before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh on the 26th May 1817, for Sedition. Edinburgh, [Scot.]: John Robertson, 1817. 50 pp. Red cloth with gilt stamped spine. Moderate shelfwear with rubbing..... More
Hardy, Carlos S., Defendant. Beek, Joseph Allan. The Senate of the State of California Sitting as a High Court of Impeachment: In the Matter of the Impeachment of Carlos S. Hardy, a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles..... More
An Infamous Earl Gets Away with Murder Herbert, Philip, 7th Earl of Pembroke [1653-1683], Defendant. The Tryal of Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Before the Peers in Westminster-Hall, On Thursday the 4th. Of April 1678. [London: s.n.], Printed in the Year 1679. [2], 28 pp. Folio (12" x 7-3/4")..... More
A Notorious Bank Robber and Confidence Man (and Folk Antihero) [Trial]. MackCoull, James, Defendant [1763-1820]. Memoir of the Life and Trial of James MackCoull, Or Moffat, Who Died in the County Jail of Edinburgh on the 22d December 1820; Containing a Full Account of His Trial Before the Jury Court..... More
A Hatchet Assault in Texas [Manuscript]. [Texas]. [Cotton, James, Defendant]. [Affidavit Concerning the Case of Texas v. James Cotton]. Harris County, TX, February 19, 1852. 1 pp. 12" x 7-1/2" (30.5 x 19 cm) sheet, text to recto. Moderate toning, light soiling, rubbing with a few small chips and clean..... More
"Public Whore"? [Manuscript]. [Wisconsin]. [Acker, James, Defendant]. [Accusation of Adultery]. Walworth County, Wisconsin Territory, 1845. 12-1/2" x 7-3/4" (31.75 x 19.7 cm) sheet. Moderate toning, two horizontal fold lines, light edgewear. Content in neat hand, docketed on verso. $450. * This original territorial legal document details a slander and defamation..... More
Scopes, John Thomas, [1900-1970], Defendant. Bryan, William Jennings, [1860-1925]. The World's Most Famous Court Trial: Tennessee Evolution Case: A Word-for-Word Report of the Famous Court Test of the Tennessee Anti-Evolution Act, at Dayton, July 10 to 21, 1925, including Speeches and Arguments of Attorneys, Testimony of Noted Scientists, and Bryan's..... More
Tried for the Attempted Kidnapping of President Lincoln Surratt, John [1844-1916], Defendant. Trial of John H. Surratt in the Criminal Court for the District of Columbia, Hon. George P. Fisher presiding. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. 2 Vols. Paged continuously. 728; iii; 729-1383 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More
McDade 137: OCLC Locates 4 Copies in Law Libraries Swinburne, John [1820-1889]. Budge, Henry, Defendant A Review of the Case, The People Agt. Rev. Henry Budge, Indicted for the Murder of His Wife Priscilla Budge, (Tried at the Oneida, New York, Circuit Court, In August and September, 1861,) Containing an..... More
The 1765 Manifesto on Free Speech and Jury Nullification: Zenger's Landmark American Press Trial Paired with the Owen Libel Case [Trial]. Zenger, John Peter, Defendant. Owen, William, Defendant. The Trial of John Peter Zenger, Of New-York, Printer: Who Was Charged with Having Printed and Published a Libel Against the Government;..... More
Fraud In The Yorkshire Coal Fields [Trial]. Stocks, Michael, Defendant. An Authentic Report Of The Trial Of Michael Stocks, Esq. For Wilful And Corrupt Perjury, At The Yorkshire Lent Assizes, 1815. Before The Honourable Sir Alexander Thompson, Knt. Chief Baron Of His Majesty's Exchequer, And A Special Jury. Huddersfield: Sold..... More
Copy of a Report of an Early U.S. Navy Court Martial with an Interesting Provenance [Trial]. [Abbot, Joel (1793-1855), Defendant]. Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial, Holden on Board the U.S. Ship Independence, At the Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, on Allegations Made Against Him, by..... More
A Trial Concerning the Status of Catholics in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain [Trial]. Atchison, Thomas, Defendant and Compiler. Trial of Captain Thomas Atchison, Of the Royal Artillery, By a General Court Martial, At Malta; In Consequence of Having to be Exonerated from Firing Patteraro Salutes, And Tolling a Roman Catholic Bell..... More
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Two Landmark Accounts of a Infamous 19th-Century American Murder Trial, Including the Rare Harnden "Narrative" [Trial]. Avery, Ephraim [1799-1869], Defendant. [Hallett, B[enjamin] F[ranklin] (1797-1862), Reporter]. Trial of Rev. Mr. Avery: A Full Report of the Trial of Ephraim K. Avery, Charged with the Murder of Sarah Maria Cornell Before the..... More
[Trial]. Bailey, John Crawshay, Primary Defendant. Somerset, Henry Charles FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Beaufort [1824-1899], Plaintiff. In the Common Pleas. His Grace the Duke of Beaufort Against John Crawshay Bailey and Others. For Trespass on Cwmdu Hill, In the Parish of St. Michael Cwmdu, Breconshire. Report of the Trial Before..... More
Don't Trespass on My Land! [Trial]. Bailey, John Crawshay, Primary Defendant. Somerset, Henry Charles FitzRoy, 8th Duke of Beaufort [1824-1899], Plaintiff. In the Common Pleas. His Grace the Duke of Beaufort Against John Crawshay Bailey and Others. For Trespass on Cwmdu Hill, In the Parish of St. Michael Cwmdu, Breconshire..... More
"More a Struggle Between Two Families Than an Affair of the State": McDade 60 [Trial]. Baker, Abner [d.1845], Defendant. Crozier, C.W. [1807-1884]. Life and Trial of Dr. Abner Baker, Jr. (A Monomaniac,) Who Was Executed October 3, 1845, For the Alleged Murder of His Brother-In-Law, Daniel Bates; Including Letters and..... More
Bartlett, Adelaide, Defendant. Beal, Edward, Editor. Clarke, Edward, Preface. The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett for Murder. Held at the Central Criminal Court, Monday April 12 to Saturday, April 17th, 1886. London: Stevens and Haynes, 1886. x, 313 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 6"). Original cloth. Bookplate of "Sir John Hall of..... More
Raped Under Anesthesia by Her Dentist [Trial]. Beale, Stephen T., Defendant. Trial and Conviction of Dr. Stephen T. Beale; With the Letters of Chief Justice Lewis, And Judges Black and Woodward, On His Case. Interesting Ether Cases, And the Letters of Prof. Gibson, Prof. Wiltbank, Wm. Badger, Esq., W.L. Hirst..... More
Raped Under Anesthesia by Her Dentist [Trial]. Beale, Stephen T., Defendant. Trial and Conviction of Dr. Stephen T. Beale; With the Letters of Chief Justice Lewis, And Judges Black and Woodward, On His Case. Interesting Ether Cases, And the Letters of Prof. Gibson, Prof. Wiltbank, Wm. Badger, Esq., W.L. Hirst..... More
The Only Successful Attempt on the Life of a British Prime Minister [Trial]. Bellingham, John [1769-1812], Defendant. The Trial of John Bellingham, For the Assassination of the Right Honourable Spencer Perceval, First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. &c. &c. In the Lobby of the House of..... More
A Trial Discussed by Wigmore [Trial]. Best, John C. [1865-1902], Defendant. The Official Report of the Trial of John C. Best for Murder. Superior Court of Massachusetts. Before Hon. Edgar J. Sherman and Hon. Jabez Fox, Justices. From Notes of the Official Stenographers. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State..... More
Hanged after a Denied Clemency Petition [Trial]. Blackburn, Joseph [d.1815], Defendant. Report of the Trial of Mr. Joseph Blackburn, Attorney at Law, Leeds, For Forgery, At the Yorkshire Lent Assizes, 1815. With an Appendix, Containing Some Details Relative to the Attempts that were Made to Obtain for Him the Extension..... More