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Full Particulars of the Trial and Sentence of T B Birkett (Farmer)...
"So Much for the Game Laws!" [Trial]. Birkett, Thomas B, Defendant. Full Particulars of the Trial and Sentence of T.B. Birkett (Farmer) For the Murder of William Watmore at Barnby-in-the-Willows. With a Copy of Verses and an Account of the Dreadful Murder of Will- Stevenson, At Sibsey, In Lincolnshire. [(London)..... More
An Explicit Account of the remarkable Trial at Croyon in Surry....
Rare Unrecorded Report of a Sensational 1775 Murder Trial, The Only One With a Portrait of the Defendant [Trial]. Butterfield, Jane, Defendant. An Explicit Account of the Remarkable Trial at Croydon in Surry, August the 19th, 1775 of Miss Jane Butterfield, On a Charge of Poisoning the Late William Scawen..... More
Crim Con, A Full, Faithful, & Impartial Report of that Curious...
Defended By a Distinguished Anglo-Irish Barrister [Trial]. Blake, Martin Joseph, Defendant. Crim. Con. A Full, Faithful, & Impartial Report of that Curious, Extraordinary and Interesting Trial with Speeches of Counsel and Judge's Charge, In the Case Wherein Mark Browne, Esq., Was Plaintiff and Martin Jos. Blake, Esq., Defendant, In an..... More
The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge [Bound with]..
Daniel Webster for the Defense [Trials]. Jackman, Joseph. Goodridge, Elijah Putnam [1787-1851], Defendant. The Sham-Robbery, Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own Person, In Newbury Near Essex Bridge, Dec. 19, 1816: With a History of His Journey to the Place Where he Robbed Himself: and His Trial with Mr..... More
Love and Law, In Two Parts, St Louis, 1882.
"One of Those Legal Marathons Peculiar to the United States": McDade 576 [Trial]. Kring, Charles F., Defendant. [Kring, Eugene]. Love and Law, In Two Parts. Part I. The Only True History of the Killing of Mrs. Dora C.J. Broemser, by Chas. F. Kring: Together with the Autobiography of the Latter..... More
Trial of Charles B Huntington For Forgery, Principal Defence...
An Important Defense of the Insanity Plea [Trial]. Huntington, Charles B. [b. 1821], Defendant. Trial of Charles B. Huntington For Forgery. Principal Defence: Insanity. Prepared for Publication by the Defendant's Counsel, From Full Stenographic Notes Taken by Messrs. Roberts & Warburton, Law Reporters. New York: John S. Voorhies, 1857. xii..... More
Trial of Daniel Davis Farmer, For the Murder of the Widow Anna Ayer.
He Beat Her to Death with a Shovel: McDade 300 [Trial]. Farmer, Daniel Davis [1793-1822], Defendant. Rogers, Artemas, Reporter. Chase, Henry B., Reporter. Trial of Daniel Davis Farmer, For the Murder of the Widow Anna Ayer, At Goffstown, On the 4th of April, A.D. 1821. Concord [NH]: Published by Hill..... More
The Trial of John Williams...Murder on the High Seas, 1818.
An Interesting Mutiny, Murder, and Piracy Trial, Joseph Story Presided: McDade 1103 [Trial]. Williams, John, Primary Defendant. The Trial of John Williams, Francis Frederick, John P. Rog, Nils Peterson and Nathaniel White, On an Indictment for Murder on the High Seas: Before the Circuit Court of the United States, Holden..... More
The Trial and Life and Confessions of John F. Van Patten... Murder
He Shot Her in the Back: McDade 1020 [Trial]. Van Patten, John F. [1801-1825], Defendant. The Trial and Life and Confessions of John F. Van Patten, Who was Indicted, Tried, And Convicted of the Murder of Mrs. Maria Schermerhorn, On the 4th of October Last, And Sentenced to be Executed..... More
Commonwealth vs Henry K Goodwin, Charged by Indictment with the...
He Thought His Victim was Trying to Cheat Him: McDade 360 [Trial]. Goodwin, Henry K., Defendant. Commonwealth vs. Henry K. Goodwin: Charged by Indictment with the Wilful Murder of Albert D. Swan: Eighth Day of the Trial Before Charles Allen and William S. Gardner, Justices: Edgar J. Sherman, Attorney General..... More
A Copious Report of the Trial of Thomas Dewey, For the Wilful...
A "Fatal Catastrophe" in Nottingham [Trial]. Dewey, Thomas [d.1825], Defendant. A Copious Report of the Trial of Thomas Dewey, For the Wilful Murder of Maria Austin, Before the Hon. James Allan Park, Knt. On Monday, July 25, 1825, At the Town Hall, Nottingham. To Which is Added, Some Particulars of..... More
A Complete Report of the Trial of Dr E W Pritchard for the...
The Last Public Hanging in Scotland [Trial]. Pritchard, Edward William [1825-1865], Defendant. A Complete Report of the Trial of Dr. E.W. Pritchard for the Alleged Poisoning of His Wife and Mother-In-Law. Reprinted, By Special Permission, From the "Scotsman." Carefully Revised by an Eminent Lawyer. With an Accurate Portrait. Edinburgh: William..... More
The Trial of James Watson, The Elder, Before the Court of King's...
Trial of a Leader of an 1816 Plot to Overthrow the British Government [Trial]. Watson, James [1766?-1838], Defendant. The Trial of James Watson, The Elder, Before the Court of King's Bench, In Westminster Hall, On the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, And 16th June, 1817. For High Treason. Taken..... More
Cavan Sessions, Monday January 15, 1828: Mary Reilly, v The Rev...
Blaming the Parish Priest [Trial]. Brady, Thomas, Defendant. Cavan Sessions, Monday January 15, 1828. Mary Reilly, v. The Rev. Thomas Brady, Of Cavan [Caption Title]. [Ireland: s.n., 1828]. 14, [2] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet recently resewn in plain wrappers. Small fold line to lower corner of front..... More
Trial of R Patch, For the Murder of Isaac Blight, Ship-Breaker...
"Not a Soul We Believe Can Lament his Fate" [Trial]. Patch, Richard, Defendant [c.1770-1806]. Trial of R. Patch, For the Murder of Isaac Blight, Ship-Breaker of Rotherhithe, In the County of Surry. Tried at Horsemonger-Lane, In the Borough of Southwark, Before the Lord Chief Baron Sir Archibald Mac Donald, And..... More
The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun, Before the House of Peers...
The Controversial Acquittal of a Notorious Duelist and Rake [Trial]. Mohun, Charles, 4th Baron [c.1675-1712], Defendant. The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun, Before the House of Peers in Parliament, For the Murder of William Mountford; Which Began the 31 of January 1692. And Continued by Several Adjournments till the Fourth..... More
The Bermondsey Murder: A Full Report of... [with] The Only Correct...
A Murder Trial that Inspired Dickens [Trial]. Manning, Frederick George [1820-1849], Defendant. Manning, Maria [1821-1849], Defendant. The Bermondsey Murder. A Full Report of the Trial of Frederick George Manning and Maria Manning, For the Murder of Patrick O'Connor, At Minver-Place, Bermondsey, On the 9th of August, 1849. Including Memoirs of..... More
The Trial of the British Soldiers, Of the 29th Regiment of Foot...
The Trial that Followed the Boston Massacre [Trial]. [Wemms, William, Primary Defendant]. The Trial of the British Soldiers, Of the 29th Regiment of Foot, For the Murder of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, And Patrick Carr, On Monday Evening, March 5, 1770. Boston: Printed and Published by..... More
Sunderland Murder: The Trial of Jacob Frederich Ehlert, For the...
Murder at Sea [Trial]. Ehlert, Jacob Frederich, Defendant. Sunderland Murder. The Trial of Jacob Frederich Ehlert, For the Murder of Capt. Johan Fredrick Berkholdz, Of the Ship Phoenix, While Asleep in his Cabin, On the Night of the 12th of June, 1839. Convicted on the Evidence of his Accomplice, Daniel..... More
Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M D v Catharine Ure, for Adultery...
Account of an Adultery Trial Published to Block an Academic Appointment [Trial]. Ure, Andrew [1778-1857], Plaintiff. [Chapman, Nathaniel, Editor]. The Whole of the Proceedings, Duly Authenticated, In the Case of Divorce of Andrew Ure, M.D. v. Catharine Ure, For Adultery with Granville Sharpe Pattison. Tried in the Consistory Court at..... More
Report of the Trial of Thomas Bent Hodgson, Esq and Others Charged...
Conspiracy to Suppress a Will [Trial]. Hodgson, Thomas Bent, Primary Defendant. Report of the Trial of Thomas Bent Hodgson, Esq. And Others Charged With a Conspiracy, At the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, London, On Wednesday & Thursday, The 21st & 22d of December 1831, By a Special Jury, Before..... More
Trial of Mrs. M'Lachlan. First edition. Notable Scottish Trials
First Edition, Inscribed by William Roughead [Trial]. M'Lachlan, Jessie [1834?-1899], Defendant. Roughead, William [1870-1952], Editor. Trial of Mrs. M'Lachlan. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, [1911]. Notable Scottish Trials. c, 339 pp. 9 plates, 1 folding. Frontispiece. 4 pp. publisher advertisement (for Notable British Trials). Original cloth, gilt title..... More
Trial of Captain Porteous, First Edition 1909, Inscribed by Roughead.
First Edition, Inscribed by William Roughead [Trial]. Porteous, John [d. 1736], Defendant. Roughead, William [1870-1952], Editor. Trial of Captain Porteous. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, [1909]. 366 pp. Frontispiece. 14 plates, 1 folding. 5 pp. publisher catalogue. Original cloth, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt. Light rubbing..... More
Trial of Oscar Slater. First edition, 1910. Notable Scottish Trials.
Inscribed by William Roughead [Trial]. Slater, Oscar [1872-1948], Defendant. Roughead, William [1870-1952], Editor. Trial of Oscar Slater. Edinburgh and Glasgow: William Hodge & Company, [1910]. Frontispiece and 14 additional illustrations, including two folding maps. lxxx, 321 pp. Original cloth, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt. Light shelf wear. "George..... More
Trial of Madeleine Smith. 1st edition, 1905. Notable Scottish Trials
First Title in the Notable Scottish Trials Series [Trial]. Smith, Madeleine [1835-1938], Defendant. Smith, A. Duncan, Editor. Trial of Madeleine Smith. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, [1905]. xi, 371, [9] pp. Frontispiece, 3 plates. Original green cloth, gilt title and series name to spine, top-edge gilt. Light rubbing..... More