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An Account of the Trial of Thomas Cooper of Northumberland on a Charge
"Is This A Fair Specimen of the Freedom You Expected To Derive, From the Adoption of the Federal Constitution?" [Trial]. Cooper, Thomas [1759-1839], Defendant. An Account of the Trial of Thomas Cooper, Of Northumberland; On a Charge of Libel Against the President of the United States; Taken in Short Hand..... More
Anarchism on Trial: Speeches of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman...
The Trial of America's Most Famous Anarchists [Trial]. Goldman, Emma [1869-1940], Defendant. Berkman, Alexander [1870-1936], Defendant. Anarchism on Trial: Speeches of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman Before the United States District Court in the City of New York, July, 1917. New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1917. 87, [9] pp..... More
Report of the Trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, One of the Associate...
The Only Impeachment of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Trial]. Chase, Samuel [1741-1811], Defendant. Evans, Charles, Reporter. Report of the Trial of the Hon. Samuel Chase, One of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Before the High Court of Impeachment, Composed of the Senate of..... More
The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, At the Sessions House...
The Most Extensive Account of an Important Trial Inspired by Fear of the French Revolution [Trial]. Hardy, Thomas [1752-1832], Defendant. Gurney, Joseph [1744-1815], Reporter. The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason, At the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, On Tuesday the Twenty-Eighth, Wednesday the Twenty-Ninth, Thursday the Thirtieth..... More
The True Story of the Hart-Meservey Murder Trial in Which Light...
Dunton, Alvin. [Hart, Nathan F., Defendant]. The True Story of the Hart-Meservey Murder Trial: in Which Light is Thrown Upon Dark Deeds, Incompetency and Perfidy; And Crime Fastened Upon Those Whose Position, If Not Manhood, Should Have Commanded Honest Dealing. Boston: By the Author, 1882. 309 pp. Two portrait frontispieces..... More
The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett for Murder Held at the Central...
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 to front pastedown. Some shelfwear..... More
The Trial of Joseph Gerrald, Delegate from the London Corresponding...
Copy of an Account of an Anti-Radical Crackdown that Belonged to Benjamin F. Butler [Trial]. Gerrald, Joseph [1763-1796]. The Trial of Joseph Gerrald, Delegate from the London Corresponding Society, To the British Convention. Before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, On the 3d, 10th, 13th, And 14th of March..... More
An Account of the Trial of Thomas Muir, Esq, Younger of Huntershill...
Highly Politicized Trial of Scottish Radical Who Promoted Thomas Paine's Rights of Man [Trial]. Muir, Thomas [1765-1798], Defendant. An Account of the Trial of Thomas Muir, Esq. Younger, Of Huntershill, Before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, On the 30th and 31st Days of August, 1793, For Sedition. New..... More
Trial of Robert Watt, For High Treason, Before the Court, Under the...
The Trial of a Would-be Revolutionary [Trial]. Watt, Robert [c.1761-1794], Defendant. Trial of Robert Watt, For High Treason, Before the Court, Under the Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer Held at Edinburgh. Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Blanchard, Revised by the Counsel on Both Sides, And Published with the..... More
The Trial of Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Justiciary...
A Member of the "Scottish Martyrs to Liberty" [Trial]. Margarot, Maurice, Defendant [1745-1815]. The Trial of Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Justiciary, At Edinburgh, On the 13th and 14th of January, 1794, On an Indictment for Seditious Practices. Taken in Shorthand by Mr. Ramsey. New York: London: Printed.New-York..... More
The Trial of Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Justiciary...
A Member of the "Scottish Martyrs to Liberty" [Trial]. Margarot, Maurice, Defendant [1745-1815]. The Trial of Maurice Margarot, Before the High Court of Justiciary, At Edinburgh, On the 13th and 14th of January, 1794, On an Indictment for Seditious Practices. Taken in Shorthand by Mr. Ramsey. New York: London: Printed..... More
Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of...
A Lethal Dose of Strychnine Intended to Induce Abortion [Trial]. Hersey, George C, Defendant. Yerrinton, James M.W., Reporter. Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Motion in Arrest of..... More
The Trial of James Ripley, Richard Burton, Robert Hebert...
A Deadly Riot at the Home of a Future Prime Minister [Trial]. Ripley, James, Primary Defendant. The Trial of James Ripley, Richard Burton, Robert Hebert, And Richard Matthews, For the Murder of Jane Watson, At the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, On Saturday the 8th of April, 1815. Taken..... More
A Report of the Trial of Sir HC Lippincott, Bart on a Charge of Rape.
Rare Trial Report Notable for its Insights Into Gender and Class in Georgian Society [Trial]. Lippincott, H[enry] C[ann], Defendant. Walker, C[harles] H[oulden], Reporter. A Report of the Trial of Sir H.C. Lippincott, Bart. On a Charge of Rape Committed on the Person of Mary Milford, Spinster, Aged 17 Years; Preferred..... More
Report of the Trial of William Palmer [with] The Great Lunacy Case...
Poisoning and Lunacy [Trial]. Palmer, William [1824-1856], Defendant. Illustrated and Unabridged Edition of The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer for Poisoning John Parsons Cook, At Rugeley. From the Short-Hand Notes Taken in the Central Court from Day to Day. London: Ward and Lock, 1856. 184 pp. With..... More
The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, 1776.
The Colorful Duchess of Kingston [Trial]. Kingston, Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey, Duchess of [1720-1788], Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy, Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers, In Westminster-Hall, In Full-Parliament, On Monday the 15th, Tuesday the 16th, Friday the 19th, Saturday the 20th, and..... More
The Trial of Agostinho Rabello for the Murder of Ferris Beardsley...
"He Killed Him With an Axe": McDade 781 [Trial]. Rabello, Agostinho, Defendant. The Trial of Agostinho Rabello for the Murder of Ferris Beardsley, At New-Preston, Con. April 27, 1835. With Some Particulars in Relation to the Life of Rabello. Litchfield, CT: Printed for Birdsey Gibbs, 1835. 48 pp. Octavo (8"..... More
The Trial of Peter Robinson for the Murder of Abraham Suydam, Esq...
A Murder that May Have Inspired One of Edgar Allen Poe's Most Famous Stories: McDade 809 [Trial]. Robinson, Peter, Defendant. Attree, William, Reporter. The Trial of Peter Robinson for the Murder of Abraham Suydam, Esq., President of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of New Brunswick: Containing a Very Full and..... More
Trial, Commonwealth vs J T Buckingham, Of an Indictment for Libel...
A Famous Massachusetts Libel Case [Trial]. Buckingham, J[oseph] T[inker], Defendant. Trial: Commonwealth vs. J.T. Buckingham, Of an Indictment for Libel Before the Municipal Court of the City of Boston, December Term, 1822. Boston: Published at the Office of the New-England Galaxy, 1822. [iii], iv-60 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Stab-stitched..... More
The Trial of the Hon Maturin Livingston, Esq., Against James Cheetham.
A Card Game and a Libel Case [Trial]. Livingston, Maturin [1769-1847], Plaintiff. Cheetham, James [1772-1810], Defendant. Sampson, William [1764-1836], Reporter. The Trial of the Hon Maturin Livingston, Esq., Against James Cheetham, For a Libel; Held at the Sittings, On the Twenty Eighth of Nov. 1807, Before the Hon. Judge Spencer..... More
The Trial of Charles Getter, For the Murder of His Wife, Late of...
Convicted for Strangling His Pregnant Wife: McDade 335 [Trial]. Getter, Charles [d.1833], Defendant. The Trial of Charles Getter, For the Murder of His Wife; Late of Forks Township, Northampton County, And Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer, And General Goal Delivery, Held at Easton, In and..... More
The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire, For High Treason...
Lord Admiral Nelson Testified as a Character Witness [Trial]. Despard, Edward Marcus [1751-1803], Primary Defendant. Gurney, Joseph, Reporter. Gurney, William Brodie, Reporter. The Trial of Edward Marcus Despard, Esquire. For High Treason, At the Session House, Newington, Surry [sic], On Monday the Seventh of February, 1803. London: Sold by M...... More
The Trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, for the Murder of Miss Tamzen...
An "Unparalleled" Record of Love, Bigamy and Murder: A Variant of McDade 493 [Trial]. Hughes, Dr. John W., Defendant. The Trial of Dr. John W. Hughes, For the Murder of Miss Tamzen Parsons; With a Sketch of His Life, As Related by Himself. A Record of Love, Bigamy and Murder..... More
The Tryal of William Turton, Esq; For the Murder of John Holloway...
Murder or Self-Defense? [Trial]. Turton, William, Defendant. The Tryal of William Turton, Esq; For the Murder of John Holloway, At the Assizes Held at Oxford, On Thursday, The Seventeenth Day of July, 1755. Before the Honble. Sir Michael Foster, One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench..... More
Finnerty v Tipper: A Full and Accurate Report of the Trial of the...
A Convicted Libeler Brings His Own Libel Charges [Trial]. Tipper, Samuel, Defendant. Finnerty, Peter, Plaintiff. Finnerty v. Tipper. A Full and Accurate Report of the Trial of the Action Brought by Peter Finnerty Against Samuel Tipper, Publisher of "The Satirist," For a Libel. Tried in the Court of Common Pleas..... More