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Item #74466 The Trial of Helen Watt, Widow of the Deceased Alexander Keith. Trials, Helen Watt Keith, Defendant, W. Keith.
The Trial of Helen Watt, Widow of the Deceased Alexander Keith...
The Trial of Helen Watt, Widow of the Deceased Alexander Keith...
The Trial of Helen Watt, Widow of the Deceased Alexander Keith...

The Trial of Helen Watt, Widow of the Deceased Alexander Keith...

A Mother and Son Accuse Each Other of Murder [Trials]. Keith, Helen Watt, Defendant. Keith, William, Defendant. The Trial of Helen Watt, Widow of the Deceased Alexander Keith of Northfield, And William Keith, Eldest Lawful Son Procreated Betwixt the Said Deceased Alexander Keith, And the Said Helen Watt; For the Alledged Murder of the Said Alexander Keith of Northfield. London: S.n., 1766. xxi, [i.e. xx], [2], 9-54, [2] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-1/2"). Disbound pamphlet bound into later three-quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt title to spine, marbled endpapers. Moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to corners. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in places, upper-outside corner of Leaf F4 (pp. 47-48) lacking with no loss to text, soiling to title page and verso of final leaf, illegible early annotations and tiny label to head of title page. Two contemporary newspaper clippings and 7 pp. article about the trial affixed to added leaves at rear of text. $950. * Only edition. Ten years after his death, the widow and second son of Alexander Keith had a falling out and accused each other of murdering him. The trial, in Aberdeen, Lord Kames presiding, determined that both parties participated in the murder and were sentenced to hang. Evidence was sketchy however, which led to a review and a royal pardon. This title, the only account of this case, is scarce. OCLC locates 4 copies in North America, 2 in law libraries (Harvard, University of Minnesota). English Short-Title Catalogue T121535.

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