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‎TRIAL: James MACKCOULL‎

‎Memoir of the life and trial of James Mackcoull of 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 and High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh for robbing the branch of the Paisley Union Bank at Glasgow of twenty thousand pounds. Illustrated with notes anecdotes and a portrait. With an appendix containing Mr. Donovan's Journal from Glasgow to London in trace of the robbery and other curious papers.‎

‎Edinburgh: John Anderson Jun. 1822. 8vo engraved portrait of Mackcoull vii i 317pp. including a folding table with 4pp. of publishers' advertisements bound in at the beginning efficiently but not beautifully bound fairly recently in cloth-backed boards spine simply lettered. A very good uncut copy. First edition. The fascinating almost gripping anatomy of a big-time bank robbery �20000 was by any standards a massive amount of money. James Mackcoull was born in London in 1763 the son of a respectable pocket-book maker and small shopkeeper but of a disreputable mother. Of James's sister and two brothers one brother was hanged for theft in 1786 and the sister was a habitual and notorious thief like her mother. The oldest of the boys John moved in and out of crime but ended up in Worthing where he opened the Apollo Library and lived in relative respectability. James embarked on and continued a life of crime. For the bank robbery in Scotland he was sentenced to death a sentence later to be commuted. The case and this description throws light not only on the criminal underclass of late Georgian Edinburgh but also on Scottish banking systems and methods of remitting large sums of money. Edinburgh: John Anderson, Jun., 1822 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 27521

‎TRIAL: James HILL‎

‎The trial at large of James Hill; otherwise James Hind; otherwise James Actzen: for feloniously wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the rope-house in His Majesty's Dock-Yard at Portsmouth. Tried at the assize at Winchester on Thursday March 6 1777. Before the honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst Knt. one of the Justices of his Majesty's Court of King's Bench; and Sir Beaumont Hotham Knt. one of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer.‎

‎London: sold by G. Kearsly . and Martha Gurney. n.d. 1777. folio 40pp. well bound in 19th century dark green half roan gilt. First edition: uncommon. James Hill 1752-1777 known as 'John the painter' was a young criminal who seemed to have had something of a penchant for crimes of arson most particularly carried out in His Majesty's Dockyards i.e. in Bristol and Plymouth where he actually failed. He succeeded at Portsmouth however having been promised �300 by a Mr. Silan Dean although he received only twelve French crowns. He was duly convicted sentenced to death and hanged at the Dock gate in Portsmouth. It seems by his own account that he had spent about two years in Virginia 'as an adventurer to seek his fortune' before returning to England in 1775 to pursue a short but doomed career in burglary theft and arson. London: sold by G. Kearsly ..... and Martha Gurney. n.d. [1777] unknown‎

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‎TRIAL: John LAMBERT‎

‎Trial of the information ex officio the King versus John Lambert and another on a charge of libel on His Majesty's person inserted in the Morning Chronicle>.‎

‎London: edited by James Perry and printed by John Lambert for James Ridgway. 1810. 8vo. xxxi 1 52pp. upper margin of one leaf damaged but not touching printed text title-page just a little soiled and creased recently well bound in linen-backed marbled boards lettered. A good copy. First edition. The long Preface> 31pp. written by James Perry 1756-1821 one of the most notable journalists of the age the editor of the Morning Chronicle> and John Lambert's co-defendant is a significant essay on the liberty of the press and refers back to the circumstances of the first prosecution of Perry and Lambert for seditious libel in 1793. Perry confirms his view that 'a vigilant and direct censure of mal-administration was within the lawful province of the English press and essential to the preservation of our rights and liberties as a people'. And he writes powerfully also about the press and responsible journalism its claim to professional status not simply a 'trade'. Perry was largely motivated the Preface is dated 27th March 1810 by an 'obnoxious' resolution before Parliament which would have prevented the admission of reporters to the gallery of the House of Commons a resolution that in the event was withdrawn after an animated and at times acrimonious debate. The 1810 trial of Perry and Lambert was over a paragraph copied from Hunt's Examiner> against the Prince Regent and then repeated in the Morning Chronicle>. In fact the words alleged to have amounted to a libel were by to-day's standards pretty innocuous: 'What a crowd of blessings rush upon one's mind that might be bestowed upon the country in the event of a total change of system'. The case which turned on the final clause was in the end deemed to have been a fair comment on the King's ministers not on the King himself. Perry and Lambert were thus acquitted. London: edited by James Perry, and printed by John Lambert, for James Ridgway. 1810 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 22898

‎TRIAL: Joseph POWELL‎

‎The trial of Joseph Powell the fortune-teller at the Sessions-House Clerkenwell October 31 1807; taken in short-hand by Mr. Gurney: with an appendix and notes containing various original letters and other documents referred to in the trial. By the Society for the Suppression of Vice.‎

‎London printed for F. and C. Rivington and others 1808. 8vo. 28pp. first and last leaves lightly soiled a publishers' slip relating to the distribution of the pamphlet tipped in in old plain wrappers. A very good copy. First edition. 'In 1807 Joseph Powell was tried and subsequently convicted for fortune-telling under the Vagrancy Act. Described in the court record as a 'rogue and a vagabond' he had not only imposed himself on 'credulous persons' and duped servants out of their 'last shillings' he had also taken lascivious advantage of women who had consulted him to find out whether or not they would ever have children. In one such instance Powell practiced his fraudulent art via correspondence. As the prosecutor in the case relates: 'One of his letters in particular seems to have been addressed to a female not of the lowest class who stated herself to be married and who wished to be informed whether she should have any children and the copy of this letter answers that she is certainly destined to have children if she takes the means but not by her husband; that it must be by some other person; that he shall be happy himself to be that person and that he has no doubt their endeavours will be propitious to the object she has at heart. He then goes on to invite her to come the next day when he promises to have his place clear as well for comfort as safety.' Mr. Powell�s prices for his services ranged from half a crown to five guineas but in the above instance the prosecutor states: 'So strong was his amorous propensity on this occasion that he tells the lady if she agrees to his proposal that he will give her as much information as he should charge another person five guineas for but that he will remit the five guineas in her case!' Mr. Powell was sentenced to six months imprisonment.' Mimi Matthews 19th Century Fortune-Telling: From the Drawing Room to the Court Room>. Powell's usual prices for his services ranged from half a crown to five guineas. 'One of his letters in particular seems to have been addressed to a female not of the lowest class who stated herself to be married and who wished to be informed whether she should have any children; and the copy of this letter answers that she is certainly destined to have children if she takes the means but not by her husband; that it must be by some other person;> that he shall be happy himself to be that person and that he has no doubt their endeavours will be propitious to the object she has at heart. He then goes on to invite her to come the next day when he promises to have his place clear as well for comfort as safety.' Powell was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. London, printed for F. and C. Rivington [and others] 1808 unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 27668

‎TRIAL: Katharine NAIRN‎

‎The trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie for the crimes of incest and murder. Containing the whole procedure of the High Court of Justiciary upon the 5th 12th 13th 14th 15th and 16th days of August 1765.‎

‎Edinburgh printed: London reprinted for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt. 1765. 8vo. 6 134pp. wanting the half-title foremargin of title creased and rather dust-soiled endpapers browned bound in 19th century cloth-backed boards printed label on upper cover corners and extremities worn uncut. See Wellcome IV p.260. In January 1765 in the town of East Miln Scotland 19 year-old Katharine Nairn married 40 year-old Thomas Ogilvie. She soon fell in love with his younger brother Patrick. In June the same year Thomas Ogilvie died after a sudden terrible illness. Katharine and Patrick were arrested and convicted of murder by poisoning. Patrick Ogilvie was hanged but Katharine's execution was delayed when she was found to be pregnant. She took an opportunity to escape from prison and fled to Holland. Wellcome notes that this 'includes medical evidence'. Edinburgh printed: London reprinted, for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt. 1765 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 25315

‎TRIAL: Lieut. Gen. John WHITELOCK‎

‎The proceedings of a General Court Martial held at Chelsea Hospital on Thursday January 28 1808 and continued by adjournment till Tuesday March 15 for the trial of Lieut. Gen. Whitelocke late Commander-in-Chief of the forces in South America. Taken in Short-hand by Mr. Gurney. With the defence copied from the original by permission of General Whitelocke; also all the documents produced on the trial. Vol.I. - Vol.II.‎

‎London: printed for J.C. Mottley Portsmouth; published by Longman &c. 1808. Two vols. 8vo. two folding engraved maps 8 438 xxxix 1 and 8 439-830pp. contemporary half calf over marbled boards skilfully rebacked and labelled. A very good copy. First edition. General Whitelocke's court-martial was the inevitable consequence of his enormous and disastrous ill-judged and ill-directed campaign against Spanish forces in Buenos Aires and the Plate region of South America in May - July 1807. 'Whitelocke returned to England on 7 November 1807 and in January 1808 he was court-martialled at Chelsea. . The court martial took seven weeks and Whitelocke faced four charges covering poor diplomacy military incompetence and negotiation of a shameful surrender each barely relevant to what had happened. He was found guilty and was cashiered. His fault lay in taking on a task beyond his capacity for which those who appointed him should have shared the blame'. John D. Grainger in ODNB. London: printed for J.C. Mottley, Portsmouth; published by Longman (&c.). 1808 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 22155

‎TRIAL: Mrs. Ann WOOD‎

‎The trial of Mrs Ann Wood wife of William Wood Esq. Commissary and Pay-Master of Artillery; for adultery with Quintin Dick Esq. merchant of King Street Cheapside London; during the absence of her said husband in North America and the West-Indies upon his Majesty's duty. Being the particulars of an adulterous intercourse for the space of several years. In which the amorous parties shewed as little attention to decency as to fidelity. The cause was tried a few days ago in the Consistorial Episcopal Court at Doctor's Commons.‎

‎London: printed for G. Lister no.46 Old Bailey. 1786. 8vo. engraved frontispiece 2 9 - 76 i.e. 92pp. pp.89-92 misnumbered 73-76 most leaves with largely marginal foxing with advertisements on verso of title-page but no additional advertisement leaf well bound in 19th/20th century half calf over marbled boards spine lettered in gilt minor wear to extremities bookplate on front pastedown of Los Angeles Board of Law library.> First edition. A deliciously sordid adultery case with graphic descriptions by a whole string of witnesses usually servants and domestic staff. It is a story of 'the foul crime of adultery' with stained sheets crumpled beds bribed servants and shameless sex. The graphic engraved frontispiece is divided into three compartments identified as: 'Bed-Chamber Scene' 'Sopha Scene' and 'Lord Mayors Day Scene'. Ann Wood's adulterous affairs seem to have been even more reprehensible in view of her husband's absence on government service in America. The pair had originally lived in America were married at the Presbyterian church in New York in 1763 had lived apparently in various places in New York and Pennsylvania where Ann had produced four children. She and her children were shipped back to England in March 1778 for their own safety. She bought a house in Curzon Street Mayfair and the 'notorious' affair with Quintin Dick soon began. London: printed for G. Lister, no.46, Old Bailey. [1786] hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 25917

‎TRIAL: Prof. John White WEBSTER‎

‎Report of the trial of Prof. John W. Webster indicted for the murder of Dr. George Parkman before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holden at Boston on Tuesday March 19 1850. Phonographic report by Dr. James W. Stone.‎

‎Boston: Phillips Sampson & Company. 1850. 8vo. vi 3 - 314 2 2pp. including both the advertisement leaf and the final errata leaf with extensive errata original printed wrappers entirely uncut very minor wear and edge fraying. Overall a fine crisp copy. First edition. John White Webster 1793-1850 was a professor of chemistry and geology at Harvard Medical College. 'On November 23 1849 Dr. George Parkman was murdered. After an investigation Dr. John White Webster was accused of the murder on January 26 1850. The Webster-Parkman Murder trial was the 19th century equivalent of the 'Case of the Century' and has been widely cited as one of the earliest uses of forensic evidence to identify a body. As the remains of Dr. Parkman had been partially cremated dental evidence and bone fragments were used to verify that they were Dr. Parkman. The case was widely publicized in newspapers particularly as Webster was also a professor at Harvard University. After a lengthy trial where under current Massachusetts law Webster could not testify in his own defense the jury was instructed by the principal judge and close relative of the victim that they 'Must come back with a guilty verdict.' The most important factor about the Webster case is that a great body of documentary testimony was either not used by Webster's lawyers or was denied admission into Webster's defense.' Wikipedia. The verdict and Webster's execution a few months later were widely criticised. Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company. 1850 unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 26996

‎TRIAL: Rev. Niel DOUGLAS‎

‎The trial of the Rev. Niel Douglas before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh on the 26th May 1817 for sedition. Taken in shorthand by John Dow Esq. W.S.‎

‎Edinburgh: John Robertson. 1817. 8vo. with a fine etched portrait frontispiece of Douglas 2 50pp. entirely uncut and with the original printed upper wrapper preserved recently well bound in cloth spine gilt lettered. A very good copy. First edition. In spite of publishing two extremely loyal odes on the King's illness and recovery in 1789 in 1817 Douglas was indicted for sedition for drawing a parallel between George III and Nebuchadnezzar the Prince Regent and Belshazar and representing the House of Commons as a den of thieves. The trial turned into something of a farce and a unanimous verdict of acquittal was returned. Edinburgh: John Robertson. 1817 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 27634

‎TRIAL: Robert Sawle DONNALL‎

‎The trial of Robert Sawle Donnall surgeon and apothecary late of Falmouth in the county of Cornwall for the wilful murder by poison of Mrs Elizabeth Downing widow his mother-in-law at the Assize at Launceston for the county aforesaid on Monday March 31 1817 before the Honorable Sir Charles Abbott Knt. one of the justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. Taken in short-hand by Alexander Frazer.‎

‎Falmouth printed by and for James Lake. 1817. 8vo. one plate xiv 2 179 1pp. including the half-title original boards uncut and unopened neatly rebacked to match. A fine crisp copy. First edition. The defendant was charged with murdering his sixty-year old widowed mother-in-law by giving her arsenic mixed in some cocoa as a result of which she died a day or so later. The trial relied on not only the evidence of a post-mortem autopsy but also much on the circumstantial evidence of the tea-room itself and the other family members then present. The plate is a diagrammatic representation of the tea-room showing the seating location of each participant and the 'circuitous route with the bread and butter'. Robert Donnall was eventually acquitted. Falmouth, printed by and for James Lake. 1817 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 21527

‎TRIAL: Sir Edward CROSBIE‎

‎An accurate and impartial narrative of the apprehension trial & execution on the 5th of June 1798 of Sir Edward William Crosbie Bart. including a copy of the minutes of the proceedings of the court-martial which tried him: together with authentic documents relating to the whole of his conduct and the proceedings against him. Published in justice to his memory by his family.‎

‎Bath printed by R. Cruttwell . Dublin re-printer by William Porter. 1802. 8vo. xvi 110pp. wanting the half-title recently well bound in cloth spine gilt lettered. A very good copy. No earlier edition recorded. Sir Edward William Crosbie 1755-1798 holds the distinction of being the first United Irishman to be executed for treason after the 1798 rebellion at Carlow Ireland. His younger brother Richard was Ireland's first balloonist. After the 1798 rebellion Crosbie was executed for leading the United Irishmen from his house Viewmount into Carlow. However there seems to be some evidence to suggest that Crosbie's conviction was a miscarriage of justice. The present 'narrative' apparently put into print by Sir Edward's family and friends certainly raises considerable doubt as to Crosbie's culpability. Bath, printed by R. Cruttwell ..... Dublin re-printer by William Porter. 1802 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 27760

‎TRIAL: STONE ALTAR CASE‎

‎Stone altar case. The judgment of the Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Jenner Fust Kt. Dean of the Arches &c. &c. &c. in the case of Faulkner v. Litchfield and Stearn on the 31st January 1845. Edited from the judge's notes by J.E.P. Robertson D.C.L. advocate.‎

‎London: William Benning & Co. 1845. 8vo. 4 62pp. recent marbled boards lettered on spine. A very good copy. First edition. An interesting legal case heard on appeal in the Court of Arches i.e. the provincial court of the Archbishop of Canterbury before Sir Herbert Jenner Fust 1778-1852 who had been appointed official principal of the arches and judge of the prerogative court of Canterbury in 1836. He remained Dean of the Arches until his death. The so-called 'stone altar case' was an appeal by the Rector of the parish church of the Holy Sepulchre in Cambridge against a decree of the Chancellor of the Diocese of Ely granting a faculty awarded to the churchwardens to have 'a stone communion table' i.e. altar and a stone 'credence table' placed in the church. The Minister a Mr. Faulkener took the widely held view that a stone altar was no less than Papist: the Churchwardens for their part not only cited examples of stone altars in other Anglican churches but also acquired the support of the Cambridge Camden Society that had assisted in the restoration of the Holy Sepulchre church. Jenner-Fust's final judgment found in favour of the Rector. Jenner-Fust's opinions and cases had considerable influence in the Church of England at a period of far-reaching change. They include Breeks v. Woolfrey> 1839 on praying for the dead; Mastin v. Escott> 1841 on unauthorized baptism; Gorham v. Bishop of Exeter> 1849; and Cursham v. Williams and Chouler> 1851. Although in the Church of England the legality of stone altars continued to be challenged in the 19th century they have latterly become relatively common. London: William Benning & Co., 1845 hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 23805

‎TRIAL: TAUNTON ELECTION‎

‎Trial of the Taunton election petition before a committee of the House of Commons February 23rd. 1831.‎

‎Taunton: printed and published by W. Bragg. 1831. 8vo. 2 298 2pp. including the final errata leaf contemporary handwritten index of names on front endpapers one or two gatherings strained contemporary dark green half roan spine gilt and lettered a little wear to binding but a good copy. First and only edition. Scarce OCLC for example finding only 2 copies both at the Un. of Minnesota while COPAC locates only a BL copy. An interesting pre-Reform Bill attempt by the losing Parliamentary candidate Lt. Gen. William Peachy to unseat one of the two successful candidates Edward Thomas Bainbridge on charges of bribery and corruption of voters by offering them cash and other favours in return for votes. The evidence and cross-examination of each of the 74 witnesses is transcribed here in full showing in both colourful and rather sordid detail the influence being brought to bear on voters. The charge of bribery and corruption was not proved however and the election result was allowed to stand. The Taunton printer W. Bragg issued this report on the proceedings in 25 numbers. Taunton: printed and published by W. Bragg. 1831 unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 21489

‎TRIAL: WATSON v. CARR‎

‎Report of the trial of Watson against Carr for an assault and false imprisonment before Sir John Bayley Knt. one of the justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench Westminster at the Guildhall Newcastle on Saturday August 2d 1823.‎

‎Newcastle printed for John Sykes bookseller. 1823. 8vo. title-page vignette 4 36pp. the title-page rather foxed in later 19th century half roan spine lettered gilt with the Bewick-style bookplate of J. Cresswell> on front pastedown. The foxing apart an excellent copy. First edition. The plaintiff a certain Thomas Waller Watson alleged that he was beaten up by Thomas Carr the defendant and then imprisoned for 12 hours in the local lock up. Evidence for and against was given by numerous witnesses. John Sykes himself considered it to be an 'important' trial a description perhaps confirmed by the fact that the lead Counsel for the Defendant was the celebrated lawyer Henry Brougham. In fact verdict was found for the plaintiff and a fine imposed. Newcastle printed for John Sykes, bookseller. 1823 unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 27056

‎Trial; Abbot Joel‎

‎Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial.‎

‎1822. Early U.S. Navy Court Martial 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 Capt. David Porter Navy Commissioner. Printed From the Official Record on File in the Navy Department. Washington: Printed and Published by Davis and Force 1822. 152 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers contemporary hand-lettered label to front board uncut edges. Moderate rubbing with wear to corners and spine ends front cover just beginning to detach at head. Several uncut signatures light browning and occasional light foxing to text. Small inkstain to title page interior otherwise clean. $125. First edition issued the same year as the Boston imprint published by Russell and Gardiner. With an appendix containing texts of documents relating to irregularities at the Boston naval station and the misconduct of the naval agent Amos Binney. Abbott was a decorated naval officer who fought under Commodore Rogers on the frigate President during the War of 1812. "In March 1822.he discovered a series of frauds upon the government. and made very serious charges against his commandant Captain Isaac Hull. Failing to prove these accusations when brought before a court-martial Abbot was suspended from the naval service for the period of two years.": Dictionary of American Biography 1:14. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13395. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 41878

‎Trial; Andrews Samuel M Defendant; Davis C.‎

‎Report of the Trial of Samuel M. Andrews Indicted for the Murder.‎

‎1869. New York: Hurd & Houghton 1869. McDade 13. New York: Hurd & Houghton 1869. McDade 13. Sodomy "Transitory Insanity" and Murder: McDade 13 Trial. Andrews Samuel M. b.1830 Defendant. Davis Charles G. 1820-1903 Reporter. Report of the Trial of Samuel M. Andrews Indicted for the Murder of Cornelius Holmes Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts December 11 1868. Including the Rulings of the Court upon Many Questions of Law And a Full Statement of Authorities upon the Subject of Transitory Insanity. New York: Published by Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge: Riverside Press 1869. iv 287 1 pp. Double sided frontispiece maps. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards raised bands and gilt title to spine. Light rubbing and a few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities. Moderate toning to text light edgewear to a few leaves. An attractive copy. $450. Only edition. "Holmes was beaten to death with stones by Andrews whom he had named as his heir in his will. The defendant pleaded insanity and self-defense for he had to fight off Holmes' attempted act of sodomy" McDade. Davis was the defense attorney in this case. McDade The Annals of Murder 13. unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 71483

‎Trial; Atchison Thomas Defendant and Compiler‎

‎Trial of Captain Thomas Atchison of the Royal Artillery by a .‎

‎1825. 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 For the Church and Image Rites of Roman Catholic Priests. With an Appendix Describing Those Rites of the Romish and Greek Churches which British Protestant Troops Infantry as Well as Artillery Were Required by the Priests to Attend and Assist; Also The Nature of the Attendance and Assistance Consequently Ordered to be Given. With Official Documents on the Subject. London: Printed for Hatchard and Son 1825. viii 91 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges front wrapper retained. Moderate edgewear and soiling front wrapper detached and worn "12" and owner signature in early hand at head moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to heads of a few leaves above text "From the Author" in contemporary had to verso of half-title. $500. Only edition. Atchison was accused of imposing Catholic practices on the soldiers under his command. Found guilty by a court-martial he was dismissed from the army. Atchison compiled this pamphlet to show he was the victim of anti-Catholic prejudice. OCLC locates 4 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Stanford York. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II: 1006. unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 69971

‎Trial; Babeuf Gracchus Defendant; Cornell T.‎

‎The Defense of Gracchus Babeuf before the High Court of Vendome‎

‎1964. Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna Press 1964. Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna Press 1964. Fine-Press Account of the Trial of an Important French Revolutionary and Socialist Martyr Trial. Babeuf Gracchus 1760-1797 Defendant. Cornell Thomas 1937-2012 Illustrator. Scott John Anthony 1916-2010 Editor Translator Author. The Defense of Gracchus Babeuf Before the High Court of Vendome. Northampton MA: Leonard Baskin at the Gehenna Press 1964. ii 83 5 pp. Etched frontispiece 20 etched plates. 21 plates in all. Quarto 12-1/2" x 8-3/4". Six quires of uncut and unopened quartos in twos one of each pair inserted into the fold of the other laid into calf chemise pages interleaved with 20 signed loose etchings printed by Emiliano Sorini in New York and it was designed and produced by Leonard Baskin on blue Fabriano laid paper. Letterpress in Baskerville type on linen Nideggen laid paper moldmade in Germany. Orange press mark signed by Thomas Cornell. Housed in quarter-calf over cloth solander tray case. Fine. $450. From an edition limited to 300 copies this number 87. Babeuf publisher of the Tribun du Peuple was executed in 1797 for his role in the Conspiracy of Equals to overthrow the Directoire. This conspiracy is significant as the first attempt to install a socialist government. Gahenna's fine-press volume about Babeuf's trial contains English translations of selections from Babeuf's defense Marechal's Manifesto of Equals and Babeuf's peroration his last words to the court which were addressed to his children. An American artist and illustrator Cornell was drawn to subjects concerning global social and environmental justice. The book was printed by Harold McGrath the suite of etchings by Emiliano Sorini. Baskin Franklin and Baskin The Gehenna Press: The Work of Fifty Years 1942-1992 36. Widener and Wiener Law's Picture Books: The Yale Law Library Collection 10.8. unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 67696 ISBN : 1942199236 9781942199236

‎Trial; Bartlett Adelaide Defendant; Beal Edward‎

‎The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett for Murder Held at the Central.‎

‎1886. Baffling Case Involving Chloroform and Incest Trial. 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 5". Original cloth some shelfwear and dampstaining binding somewhat cocked crack near center of text block. Early owner signature to front free endpaper interior otherwise clean. $30. One of the more unusual and baffling English murder cases it involved liquid chloroform and an incestuous family. Mrs. Bartlett the lover of her brother-in-law was accused of poisoning her husband in order to inherit his estate. How she murdered him remains a mystery however. Although chloroform was found in his stomach no traces were found in his mouth or throat. Unable to determine how she could have killed her husband the jury did not convict Mrs. Bartlett. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 14689

‎Trial; Best John C. Defendant‎

‎The Official Report of the Trial of John C. Best for Murder.‎

‎1903. 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 Printers 1903. 863 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Original law calf red and black lettering pieces to spine. Light rubbing to extremities front hinge cracked but secure front board starting internally pristine. $95. First edition. John C. Best was indicted for the murder of George E. Bailey in 1901. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair. According to Wigmore this is "a good example of a trial for assassination motivated by hostility." Wigmore The Principles of Judicial Proof 1171. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 54963

‎Trial; Blackburn Henry; Moore Edward; Walsh C.‎

‎Full and Correct Account of the Trial Henry Blackburn Edward Moore‎

‎1853. Unrecorded Account the Murder "Of an Aged Couple Near Stafford" Trial. Blackburn Henry Defendant. Moore Edward Defendant. Walsh Charles Defendant. Full and Correct Account of the Trial Henry Blackburn Edward Moore And Charles Walsh For the Murder of an Aged Couple Near Stafford. Stafford England: Buxton Printer 1853. 8 pp. 12mo. 5" x 3-1/2". Whip-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers. Light soiling and edgewear light toning ink spot to verso of final leaf. $750. Only edition. An especially gruesome account of the Ash Flats Murder. John and Jane Blackburn were robbed and bludgeoned to death in their home. The criminals tried to hide their crime by burning the house but the fire was extinguished before the bodies were destroyed. Other evidence of the crime also survived including blood stains and the murder weapon. Blackburn Walsh and Moore were tried for the crime. Blackburn was freed and Walsh and Moore were sentenced to death. Moore later confessed that he acted alone which spared Walsh's life. The final page of our account has a moralizing account of the crime in verse. Our imprint appears to be unrecorded. No copies located on OCLC or COPAC. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 71177

‎Trial; Bolo Paul; Sem Gorsat Georges‎

‎Affaire Bola-Pacha 68 Croquis d'Audience par Sem‎

‎1918. Paris: S.n. c. 1918. Paris: S.n. c. 1918. Sem's Account of a Notable Treason Trial Trial. Bolo Paul d. 1918 Defendant. Sem Gorsat Goursat Georges 1863-1934. Affaire Bola-Pacha: 68 Croquis d'Audience par Sem. Paris: S.n. c. 1918. 68 lithographic images on 24 sheets and a sheet of captions in a printed wrapper housed in a printed folder. 12-1/2" x 10." From a signed edition of 300 on Arches paper this number 283. Light soiling and edgewear to outer folder a few minor tears along fold lines short minor tear to spine of inner folder light stain to caption sheet plates fine. $1750. The Bolo Pasha affair involved a French traitor Paul Bolo who convinced the Egyptian Khedive Viceroy Abbas Hilmi to sponsor an anti-war movement in France through the press using $2500000 raised from German sources. Granted the title Pasha by the Khedive Bolo renamed himself Bolo Pasha. Convicted of treason he was executed by a firing squad in April 1918. Sem's caricatures portray the judge defendant witnesses and judges at various points in the trial. Gorsat or Goursat was a French caricaturist and illustrator active from the late nineteenth century to 1934. His lasting fame rests on his depictions of French ruling class and French high society during the Belle Epoque. He was a regular contributor to the leading French periodicals produced albums of caricatures depicting current events and social life and designed several path-breaking advertisements. His work is highly esteemed today. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 59757

‎Trial; Boorn Jesse; Boorn Stephen; Sargeant L.‎

‎The Trial Confessions and Conviction of Jesse and Stephen Boorn for.‎

‎1873. A Constant Reminder that Innocent Persons Can Be Convicted" Trial. Boorn Stephen Defendant. Boorn Jesse Defendant. Sargeant Leonard 1793-1880 Reporter. The Trial Confessions and Conviction of Jesse and Stephen Boorn for the Murder of Russell Colvin And the Return of the Man Supposed to Have Been Murdered. Manchester VT: Journal Book and Job Office 1873. 48 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers publisher advertisement to rear wrapper. Light soiling to wrappers light foxing to front wrapper light toning to text. A well-preserved copy. $150. As noted by McDade this famous case is a "constant reminder that innocent persons can be convicted. Russell Colvin the alleged victim had married a sister of the Boorns and had several children by her. He was mentally deficient and disappeared in 1812. Local gossip credited the Boorns with having disposed of him presumably because he was a burden on the family. In the spring of 1819 the Boorns were arrested and either from fear or mental weakness they told stories involving each other in the death of Colvin--Stephen's amounting to a confession of murder. They were tried and sentenced to be hanged; the state legislature however commuted Jesse's sentence to life imprisonment. As a last resort a notice was placed in the papers requesting information about Colvin. A farmer in Monmouth County New Jersey believed he recognized a hired man in the vicinity from the description. This man who was mentally deranged was enticed to Manchester arriving.six weeks before the day set for Stephen's execution. It was definitively established that he was the missing Colvin; he had apparently wandered off on his own volition annotation to Entry 111. Though published fifty-four years after the event the pamphlet was prepared by one of the defense counsellors and contains important information on the discovery and return of Colvin." McDade The Annals of Murder 113. unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 69444

‎Trial; Bromwich Andrew; Atkins William‎

‎The Trial Conviction and Condemnation of Andrew Brommich and William‎

‎1696. Three Survivors of the Popish Plot Trial. Bromwich Andrew c.1640-1702 Defendant. Atkins William 1601-1681 Defendant. Kern Charles Defendant. The Trial Conviction and Condemnation of Andrew Brommich and William Atkins For Beiug sic Romish Priests Before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs At Summer Assizes Last at Stafford Held There for the County of Stafford; Where They Received Sentence of Death Accordingly. Together with the Tryal of Charles Kern At Hereford Assizes Last for Being a Romish Priest. London: Printed for Robert Pawlett 1679. 20 pp. Folio 12" x 7". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent cloth gilt title to spine. Light soiling and rubbing to extremities. Moderate toning and faint dampspotting to text faint dampstaining to title page and a few other leaves. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown. A nice copy. $250. Only edition. The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy to assassinate Charles II. It provoked a spasm of anti-Catholic hysteria in England and Scotland that led to the executions of at least 22 men between 1678 and 1681 and harsh laws against Catholics. As Catholic priests Bromwich Atkins and Kern were guilty by association. All three escaped death. The jury failed to convict Kern Bromwich and Atkins were found guilty and sentenced to death. However Lord Chief Justice Scroggs granted clemency to Atkins due to his age; he died in prison. Bromwich was treated likewise when evidence disputing his guilt was produced after the trial. Like Atkins he was imprisoned. He was released in 1685 when James II put an end to the persecution of Catholics. OCLC locates 3 copies in North American law libraries Harvard New York University University of Minnesota. English Short-Title Catalogue R18341. unknown books‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 65695

‎Trial; Butler Cathrine O'Brien Plaintiff‎

‎The Trial and Particulars of the Case Wherein the Lessee of.‎

‎1802. London: Printed and Sold by E. Thomas 1802. London: Printed and Sold by E. Thomas 1802. Will the Church Allow Her to Stay on Land Donated by Her Brother Trial. Butler Cathrine O'Brien 1730-1807 Plaintiff. The Trial and Particulars of the Case Wherein the Lessee of Catharine O'Brien Butler Was Plantiff And the Rev. A. Dunn Secretary to the Roman Catholic Collage of Maynooth Defendant. Tried at the Last Trim Assizes 1802. With a Circumstantial Account of the Testimony Given by the Rev. Father Gahan. Second Edition. London: Printed and Sold by E. Thomas 1802. 20 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Disbound pamphlet all leaves detached moderate edgewear soiling to title page and verso of final leaf "9." in small early hand to head of title page. $350. Second and final edition published the same year as the first. This case concerned the will of Catharine O'Brien Butler's brother John Butler 12th Baron Dunboyne who had left his property to the St. Patrick's College Maynooth. OCLC locates 3 copies 2 in North America Emory Pitts Theological Seminary Newberry Library which are both first editions. COPAC locates 1 copy Ushaw College Durham which has a second edition. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 69963