‎Trial‎

‎Trial; Kenniston Levi Defendant; Kenniston L.‎

‎Report of the Evidence at the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston Before‎

‎1817. False Accusations of Robbery Trial. Kenniston Levi Defendant. Kenniston Laban Defendant. Report of the Evidence at the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston Before Hon. Samuel Putnam on an Indictment for the Robbery of Major Elijah P. Goodridge December 19 1816. Salem: Printed by T.C. Cushing 1817. 32 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning some leaves have light foxing tiny faint mark from paper clip to title and final page. $150. Only edition one of three accounts of this trial all from 1817. "Elijah Goodridge brought charges against a number of individuals whom he accused of robbing him but apparently no robbery had taken place. Goodridge's accusations had been fabricated and the defendants were acquitted after a trial in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court" Cohen. This is one of three accounts of this case. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14018. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 68075

‎Trial; Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey‎

‎The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy 1776‎

‎1776. in a superb Dusel binding. in a superb Dusel binding. A Colorful Duchess 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 Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 15" x 9". Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Phil Dusel gilt spine with lettering piece endpapers renewed. Moderate toning light soiling and dampspotting to margins of a few leaves faint dampstaining to heads of preliminaries. $1500. Only edition. The colorful duchess is said to have been the basis for William Thackeray's character of Beatrice in Esmond and of the Baroness Bernstein in The Virginians and was also ridiculed in a play that she tried to legally suppress The Capuchin. Prone to romantic entanglements and scandals she had many lovers and it is said that George II was one of many to be swayed by her charms. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 1957. English Short-Title Catalogue T92941. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 71882

‎Trial; Knapp John Francis Defendant‎

‎Trial of John Francis Knapp as Principal in the Second Degree.‎

‎1830. The Jury Could Not Decide: McDade 572 Trial. Knapp John Francis Defendant. Trial of John Francis Knapp as Principal in the Second Degree for the Murder of Capt. Joseph White Before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts At a Special Session Commenced at Salem July 20 1830. Reported for the Publishers. Boston: Published by Dutton and Wentworth 1830. 60 pp. Woodcut maps and illustration of the murder weapon. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Negligible light soiling to exterior tiny smudge to title page light toning. A nice copy of a scarce title. $500. Only edition. The murder of Joseph White a wealthy retired sea captain a conspiracy by a relative Joseph Knapp who hired his brother John Francis Knapp and the brothers Richard and George Crowninshield was one of the most famous trials of the 1830s. Joseph Knapp received immunity for turning in the Crowninshields. George Crowninshield had a good alibi that prevented his conviction. Richard Crowninshield escaped justice by hanging himself. John Francis Knapp was tried twice. He was convicted in his second trial and sentenced to death. OCLC locates 3 copies in law libraries Library of Congress University of Pennsylvania Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 572. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 71422

‎Trial; Knox Philander; Northern Securities Co‎

‎In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term 1903.‎

‎1904. A Landmark Antitrust Case with a Dissent by Holmes Trial. Knox Philander 1853-1921. Northern Securities Co. v. United States. In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term 1903. Northern Securities Company et al. v. United States of America Appellee. Appeal for the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Argument and Brief for the United States. Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1904. iv 94; ii ii 180 pp. Two parts preceded by general title page. Contemporary morocco gilt frames to boards gilt title to spine untrimmed edges. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners scuffing and light soiling to front board which is slightly bowed a few cracks to text block. Light toning to text foxing in a few places internally clean. $950. First edition. This volume containing Attorney General Philander C. Knox's Supreme Court argument in the landmark Northern Securities Case and the federal government's appeal of the case from the Circuit Court to the Supreme Court was likely bound by Knox as a gift to a colleague or friend. Decided in 1904 the Northern Securities Case was a pivotal case in the legal history of the Progressive Era and the history of railroads in the American West. The Northern Securities Company was a powerful trust formed by J.P. Morgan and James G. Hill to control railroad trunk lines in the Northwest and into Chicago and stifle competition. President Roosevelt seeing an opportunity to exert federal power against a business monopoly instructed Knox to bring suit against the Northern Securities Company. Knox handled the case personally writing the appeal from the decision of the Minnesota Circuit Court and arguing the government's case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Invoking the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Knox argued that The Northern Securities Company acted in restraint of trade. The Court's decision on a 5-4 vote with Oliver Wendell Holmes and Chief Justice Melville Fuller dissenting upheld the government's argument affirming the constitutionality of the Sherman Antitrust Act. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 64126

‎Trial; Laidly William Defendant‎

‎Authentick Coppie of the Tryal of Scot and Mackpherson Anno 1712.‎

‎1737. London: Printed by John Baskett 1737. London: Printed by John Baskett 1737. Highway Robbery Trial. Laidly William Defendant. Authentick Coppie of the Tryal of Scot and Mackpherson Anno 1712: Laid Before the House Pursuant to Their Lordships Order for that Purpose 18 Aprilis 1737. London: Printed by John Baskett 1737. 33 1 pp. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Later quarter morocco over cloth gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Some rubbing to extremities minor blistering to boards partial crack near center of text block. Light toning to text. Later annotations in pencil to endleaves interior otherwise clean. $250. Trial of William Laidly alias Scot of Mossphennan for assault and robbery before the High Court of Justiciary. Laidly assisted by his brother and three servants attacked McPherson and stole 5 of 6 of his cattle. During the attack several cattle were driven over a cliff and died. Laidly and his brother were convicted and punished with substantial fines. OCLC locates 13 copies in North America 3 in law libraries Yale Harvard and the University of Washington. English Short-Title Catalogue T22795. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 54965

‎Trial; Layer Christopher Defendant‎

‎The Whole Proceeding upon the Arraignment Tryal Conviction and.‎

‎1722. A Leader of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1722 Trial. Layer Christopher 1683-1723 Defendant. The Whole Proceeding Upon the Arraignment Tryal Conviction and Attainder of Christopher Layer Esq; For High Treason In Compassing and Imagining the Death of the King. In the Court of King's-Bench at Westminster In Michaelmas Term; In the Ninth Year of the Reign of Our Soveraign Lord George By the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland: Annoq; Domini 1722. Perused by the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice And the Rest of the Judges of the Court of King's-Bench And by the Counsel for His Majesty And for the Prisoner. London: Printed by S. Buckley in Amen-Corner 1722 i.e. 1723. iv 152 pp. Leaves in Signature Y pp. 85-88 bound in reverse order. With an initial imprimatur leaf dated Jan. 21 1722/3. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent buckram gilt-stamped title to spine. Very light toning to text internally clean. $150. First edition. This is the standard contemporary account of Layer's trial which resulted from his leadership during Jacobite Rebellion of 1722. Also known as the Atterbury Plot this was the second attempt to return James II to the thrones of England and Scotland. The trial ended with the execution of Layer and most of his colleagues. One of them Francis Atterbury the Bishop of Rochester was banished. This account was reissued in Dublin in 1723. English Short-Title Catalogue T114598. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 65891

‎Trial; Lear Walter E; Fisher Myra Defendant‎

‎The Woburn Mystery Or the Trial of Mrs Myra Fisher and John A.‎

‎1927. Toronto: Law Book Publishers 1927. Toronto: Law Book Publishers 1927. Did She Hire Him to Murder Her Husband Trial. Lear Walter E. Editor. Fisher Myra Defendant. Vaughan John A. Defendant. The Woburn Mystery Or the Trial of Mrs. Myra Fisher and John A. Vaughan for the Murder of Albert Fisher. Toronto: Law Book Publishers 1927. 139 pp. Two illustrations. Sewn pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities with light wear to spine ends and corners some fading and a few minor spots and smudges to wrappers minor tear to front wrapper light browning to interior. $350. Only edition. Notable Canadian Trials Series number 1. Myra Fisher had an unhappy marriage to a husband with a large life insurance policy. He was burned to death in a suspicious car fire in his garage. Evidence suggested that Mrs. Fisher hired John Vaughan to murder her husband but the prosecution was not able to prove its case. OCLC locates 9 copies worldwide 1 outside of Canada at the Library of Congress. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 71310

‎Trial; Lemaitre Paul Thomas Defendant‎

‎High Treason!! Narrative of the Arrest Examinations Before the .‎

‎1795. London 1795. First edition. London 1795. First edition. The Pop-Gun Plot Trial. Lemaitre Paul Thomas Defendant. High Treason!! Narrative of the Arrest Examinations Before the Privy Council And Imprisonment of P.T Lemaitre Accused of Being a Party in the Pop-Gun Plot or A Pretended Plot to Kill the King! In Which is Introduced the Correspondence with the Privy Council. London: Printed for P.T. Lemaitre 1795. ii 60 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior "12." in early hand to upper corner of title page. Moderate toning to text final leaf which has two clean tears with no loss to text partially detached and lightly edgeworn. $950. First edition. The Popgun Plot was an alleged 1794 conspiracy by three members of the London Corresponding Society a British Radical organization to assassinate King George III with a poison dart fired from a pop-gun airgun. Lemaitre was one of four men indicted as conspirators and charged with treason. All four were acquitted in May 1796 because the chief witness against them died. Our pamphlet is the primary account of this case. A second edition was published in 1795. Both editions are rare. OCLC locates 16 copies of both editions 1 in a North American law library Social Law which has a first edition. English Short-Title Catalogue T81543. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 68387

‎Trial; Looker On in Vienna‎

‎Trial of Marshall and Ross for Barn-Burning: A Brief Exposure of a.‎

‎1859. A Case of Arson in Gloucester Massachusetts Trial. Looker-on in Vienna. Trial of Marshall and Ross for Barn-Burning: A Brief Exposure of a Systematic Attempt to Mislead the Public Mind And Create a False Sympathy in Behalf of Convicted Incendiaries. Gloucester MA: S.n. 1859. 20 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and negligible edgewear rear wrapper lacking light toning to text. $650. Only edition. Marshall and Ross we are never given their first names were a tenant and hired hand of a Mr. Niles a farmer. They were convicted of arson after Niles's barns were destroyed by fire. This verdict seemed unfair and the defense attorney petitioned successfully for an appeal. Published in the weeks leading up to the second trial this pamphlet offers an argument for their conviction. An interesting case it is also a fine record of the social setting of criminal law in small-town New England in the mid-nineteenth century. OCLC locates 5 copies in North America law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Missouri. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1140. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 62548

‎Trial; Miller George; Glew John Smith William‎

‎The Jefferson Borden Mutiny Trial of George Miller John Glew.‎

‎1876. Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas McDade 679 Trial. Miller George d. 1876 Defendant. Glew John Defendant. Smith William d. 1876 Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller John Glew And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell JJ. Boston: Printed Under the Direction of the Clerk of the Court 1876. 141 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet printed wrappers which are detached with moderate edgewear fading and light soiling spine perished text block secure. Moderate toning to text faint offsetting to title page light foxing to a few leaves heavier offsetting to verso of final leaf a blank. $450. Only edition. "The Jefferson Borden was bound for London from New Orleans. Corydon Trask Patterson was the mate and in the course of a mutiny he was hit with an iron bar and thrown overboard. The mutiny was suppressed and at this trial Glew was acquitted and Miller and Smith were condemned" McDade. This official account includes the indictment arraignment pleas assignment of counsel to prisoners empaneling of the jury evidence charge to the jury verdict remarks of the Court on passing sentence and the sentences. McDade The Annals of Murder 679. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70755

‎Trial; Mollie Maguires‎

‎Argument of Franklin B Gowen Esq Of Counsel for the Commonwealth‎

‎1876. Pottsville PA 1876. McDade 689. Pottsville PA 1876. McDade 689. "Fraternalism Gone Bad": McDade 689 Trial. Mollie Maguires. Argument of Franklin B. Gowen Esq. Of Counsel for the Commonwealth In the Case of the Commonwealth vs. Thomas Munley Indicted in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Schuylkill County Pa. For the Murder of Thomas Sanger A Mining Boss At Raven Run On September 1st 1875. Stenographically Reported by R.A. West. Pottsville PA: Miners' Journal Book and Job Rooms 1876. 36 pp. Tipped-in advertisement for the Pinkerton Detective Agency before title page Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling faint verical crease through center moderate edgwear wrappers beginning to detach at ends a few tiny holes to front wrapper light toning to text. $250. Only edition. "'Fraternalism gone bad' might best describe the situation in the mining regions of Pennsylvania where the local chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians held sway. An inner group known as the Mollie Maguires.committing numerous murders. Its control of the area was finally broken up by a Pinkerton detective named James McParlan who had secretly spent months undercover in the group. June 21 1877 saw the end of ten Mollies; six were hanged that day at Pottsville Pennsylvania for the murder of Frank Yost a policeman of Tamaqua and four others were hanged at Mauch Chunk three for the murder of John Jones a mining boss. Three more were executed at Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on March 25 1878 for the murder of Alexander Rea a mining paymaster killed during the holdup of a mine payroll" McDade. OCLC locates 3 copies in law libraries Touro University of Pennsylvania Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 689. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 71406

‎Trial; Murray John Defendant; Gurney William‎

‎The Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Murray Bart by a .‎

‎1815. London 1815. London 1815. A Controversial 1815 Court Martial of One of Wellington's Generals Trial. Murray John Defendant. Gurney William Brodie 1777-1855 Reporter. The Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Murray Bart. By a General Court Martial Held at Winchester On Monday the 16th of January 1815 And Continued by Adjournment Till Monday the 6th of February 1815. Taken in Short Hand. London: Printed for T. Egerton 1815. vii 562 pp. Woodcut folding map. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-7/8". Later library cloth red and black lettering pieces and paper location label to spine. Some shelfwear and soiling with wear to lettering pieces hinges cracked front free endpaper detached partial vertical tear to folding map along fold line. Moderate toning and light foxing to text marks and annotations in early hand to several leaves light soiling and two faint library inkstamps to title page. $350. Only edition. Murray was court-martialed for his mishandling of an engagement with Napoleon's army in Tarragona during the Peninsular War 1807-1814. A highly debated trial it resulted in Murray's acquittal of all charges except one: abandoning his cannon. That charge was later dismissed. Overall it seems that Murray's performance was marred by incompetence and cowardice. Many believed so at the time including Prince Regent George IV who denied Murray's petition to become a member of the Order of the Bath. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American law libraries Harvard LA County Library of Congress University of Minnesota US Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. Yale Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1149. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68444

‎Trial; Nairne James Defendant‎

‎The Trial Before the Lord President of the Court of Session.‎

‎1833. A Scarce Scottish Defamation Case Trial. Nairne James 1782-1847 Defendant. The Trial Before the Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Mackenzie And a Special Jury Taken in Shorthand Of the Issues in the Action of Damages at the Instance of Lady Ramsay Widow of the Late Colonel Sir Thomas Ramsay of Balmain Baronet Against James Nairne W.S. For Falsehood and Defamation; Containing the Speeches of Counsel and Charge of the Lord President With the Whole Evidence And an Appendix of Letters and Documents. Edinburgh: Published for the pursuer by W. and R. Chambers; London: Orr and Smith 1833. iv 234 80 pp. Quarto 11-1/4" x 9". Original three-quarter cloth over paper-covered boards rebacked retaining original spine and printed paper title label hinges mended untrimmed edges. Some rubbing a few stains to boards early owner signature of John Osbourne Browne Esq. to front. Annotations in contemporary hand to foot of table of contents interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Shelf number to foot of spine bookplate to front pastedown date-due sheet and label to front free endpaper. A nice copy of a scarce title. $250. Only edition. A highly detailed record of a case involving accusations of marital infidelity by a colleague of Lady Ramsay's late husband. Lady Ramsay prevailed; the jury determined that her "character" was "perfectly pure and unsullied" and awarded her damages of 200 pounds sterling. 234. OCLC locates 10 copies in North American law libraries. Catalogue of the Library of Harvard Law School 1909 II:1171. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 57324

‎Trial; Nairne James Defendant‎

‎The Trial Before the Lord President of the Court of Session.‎

‎1833. A Scarce Scottish Defamation Case Trial. Nairne James 1782-1847 Defendant. The Trial Before the Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Mackenzie And a Special Jury Taken in Shorthand Of the Issues in the Action of Damages at the Instance of Lady Ramsay Widow of the Late Colonel Sir Thomas Ramsay of Balmain Baronet Against James Nairne W.S. For Falsehood and Defamation; Containing the Speeches of Counsel and Charge of the Lord President With the Whole Evidence And an Appendix of Letters and Documents. Edinburgh: Published for the pursuer by W. and R. Chambers; London: Orr and Smith 1833. iv 234 80 pp. Quarto 11-1/4" x 9". Original three-quarter cloth over paper-covered boards rebacked retaining original spine and printed paper title label hinges mended untrimmed edges. Some rubbing a few stains to boards early owner signature of John Osbourne Browne Esq. to front. Annotations in contemporary hand to foot of table of contents interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Shelf number to foot of spine bookplate to front pastedown date-due sheet and label to front free endpaper. A nice copy of a scarce title. $250. Only edition. A highly detailed record of a case involving accusations of marital infidelity by a colleague of Lady Ramsay's late husband. Lady Ramsay prevailed; the jury determined that her "character" was "perfectly pure and unsullied" and awarded her damages of 200 pounds sterling. 234. OCLC locates 10 copies in North American law libraries. Catalogue of the Library of Harvard Law School 1909 II:1171. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 57324

‎Trial; Nicholson Henry John Defendant‎

‎Report of the Late Important Trial in the Court of King's Bench in.‎

‎1834. London: J.B. Nichols & Son 1834. Only edition. London: J.B. Nichols & Son 1834. Only edition. Interesting Trial Concerning Responsibility for Poor Relief Trial. Nicholson Henry John Defendant. Report of the Late Important Trial in the Court of King's Bench In Which Sir Charles Merrik Burrel Bart. Was Plaintiff And Henry John Nicholson the Defendant; Respecting the Parochial Rates Claimed by the Parish of St. Margaret Westminster From the Inhabitants of Richmond Terrace. London: Printed by and for J.B. Nichols & Son 1834. 191 pp. with 191 blanks interleaved. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Contemporary calf lettering piece to spine. Considerable rubbing spine abraded front joint cracked corners worn front joint partly cracked but secure. Light toning to text internally clean. $100. Only edition. The plaintiff claimed that Richmond Terrace was not within the parish of St. Margaret. Therefore its inhabitants could not be compelled to contribute to the relief of the poor in that parish. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1030. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 14940

‎Trial; O'Neil John Defendant‎

‎The Official Report of the Trial of John O'Neil for the Murder of.‎

‎1901. Murder Rape and Necrophilia on a Country Lane in Massachusetts Trial. O'Neil John 1873-1908 Defendant. The Official Report of the Trial of John O'Neil for the Murder of Hattie Evelyn McCloud In the Superior Court of Massachusetts. From Notes of the Official Stenographers. Published by the Attorney-General Under Chapter 214 of Acts of 1886. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. 1901. iv 730 pp. Color map. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Recent period-style calf blind rules to boards blind fillets and original lettering pieces to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text negligible edgewear to preliminaries. $950. Only edition. O'Neil an unemployed machinist with a drinking problem strangled Mrs. McCloud then raped her corpse on a country lane near Shelburne Falls Massachusetts on January 8 1897. Convicted later than year O'Neil was executed on January 7 1898. McDade The Annals of Murder 722. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 67127

‎Trial; Oliver T Milward Defendant‎

‎Trial of T Milward Oliver At Stafford Summer Assizes 1797.‎

‎1797. Stafford 1797. Stafford 1797. Death at the Hands of a Rejected Suitor Trial. Oliver T. Milward d. 1797 Defendant. Trial of T. Milward Oliver At Stafford Summer Assizes 1797 Before the Honourable Baron Perryn For the Murder of Mr. John Wood An Eminent Potter Of Brownshill In the County of Stafford. Stafford: Printed and sold by J.Drewry 1797. 76 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate soiling and some edgewear to exterior "4." and "W. Miller" to head of title page. Moderate toning to text early marks and a few brief annotations to text chip to lower margin of leaf B2 pp. 7-8 with no loss to text. $500. Only edition. This trial concerns the murder of John Wood a member of a prominent family of Staffordshire potters who was killed by a rejected suitor for his daughter's hand. Oliver was found guilty and hanged. OCLC locates 9 copies worldwide 4 in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard Social Law. English Short-Title Catalogue T81557. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68395

‎Trial; Osbourne Thomas Duke of Leeds‎

‎The Arguments of the Right Honourable the Earl of Danby the Second.‎

‎1682. An Important Ally of King Charles II Impeached by Parliament Trial. Osbourne Thomas Duke of Leeds Previously Earl of Danby 1631-1712. The Arguments of the Right Honourable the Earl of Danby the Second Time At the Court of King's-Bench at Westminster Upon His Lordship's Motion for Bail The 29th. Day of June Term. Trin. 1682. As They Were then Exactly Taken. London: Printed for Richard Tonson Within Grayes-Inn Gate 1682. 2 4 7-15 1 pp. Pagination irregular but complete. Folio 11-3/4" x 7-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in later thick-paper wrapper with hand-lettered title panel bound into recent cloth gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Light toning some soiling to wrappers and first and final leaves faint dampstaining to head of text block negligible light foxing to a few leaves. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown. $100. Only edition. Danby was a prominent political figure who served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III. In 1678 Danby had endorsed King Charles's demand for payment by King Louis of France to avoid war. This issue was related to the hysteria surrounding the Popish Plot. A faction in Parliament treated this support as an assumption of royal authority which led eventually to his impeachment and imprisonment in the Tower for five years. OCLC locates 5 copies in North American law libraries Georgetown Library of Congress University of Pennsylvania University of Washington Yale. English Short-Title Catalogue R11803. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 65737

‎Trial; Parish Will Case; Earle Pliny‎

‎Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case New York 1857‎

‎1857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Earle Pliny. 1809-1892. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior spine abraded wrappers partially detached at ends light wear to corners moderate toning to interior lower corners lacking from final leaf and rear wrapper with no loss to text "Hon: Charles Allen Worcester Mass." in contemporary hand to head of title page small check-mark next to author name which is underlined. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At time of this pamphlet's publication Bell was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a former superintendent of the McLean Asylum for the Insane near Boston. OCLC locates 1 copy at SUNY-Albany. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow that includes this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 69490

‎Trial; Parkyns Sir William; Perkins Sir William‎

‎The Arraignment Tryal and Condemnation of Sir William Parkins Knt.‎

‎1696. A Lawyer Who Played a Role in the First Jacobite Rebellion Trial. Parkyns Perkins Parkins Sir William 1649-1696 Defendant. The Arraignment Tryal and Condemnation of Sir William Parkins Knt. for the Most Horrid and Barbarous Conspiracy to Assassinate His Most Sacred Majesty King William; And for Raising of Forces In Order to a Rebellion And Encouraging a French Invasion Into This Kingdom. Who was Found Guilty of High-Treason March 24. 1695/6. At the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily. Together with a True Copy of the Papers Delivered by Sir William Parkins And Sir John Friend To the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex At the Time of Their Execution. London: Printed for Samuel Heyrick 1696. ii 48 pp. Lacking licence leaf. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent cloth gilt title to spine. Light soiling to extremities. Light browning and occasional foxing to text inkstain to fore-edge of title page smudges to a few other leaves. Ex-library. Bookplate to front pastedown. A nice copy. $150. Only edition. Sir William Parkyns also spelled Parkins or Perkins was an English lawyer who was executed for his part in the first Jacobite Rebellion which aimed to restore the exiled James II to the English throne after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Parkyns did not participate personally; he purchased military equipment and ammunition for the Jacobites which he stored in his country house. Parkyns defended himself in court without success. He was found guilty and executed. English Short-Title Catalogue R11595. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 65696

‎Trial; Parish Will Case‎

‎The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York.‎

‎1857. New York: John F. Trow 1857. New York: John F. Trow 1857. Testimony of the Seven Medical Experts in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York. Medical Opinions upon the Medical Competency of Mr. Parish by John Watson M.D. D.T. Brown M.D. M.H. Ranney M.D. Pliny Earle M.D. Luther V. Bell M.D. LL.D. M.H. Ranney M.D. I. Ray M.D. Sir Henry Holland Bart. M.D. F.R.S. New York: John F. Trow 1857. iii 573 pp. Each section preceded by divisional title page. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt title to spine speckled edges. Some rubbing to boards and extremities moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves. A well-preserved copy. $750. First edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69 having left a will made in 1842 and amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. Later editions were issued in 1858 and 1860. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 69495

‎Trial; Parish Will Case‎

‎The Parish Will Case in the Court of Appeals The Statement of Facts‎

‎1862. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. The Parish Will Case In the Court of Appeals. The Statement of Facts And the Opinion of the Court. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1862. 123 43 pp. Two parts each with title page. Title page of Part II reads: The Parish Will Case In the Court of Appeals. The Opinion of the Court And of the Several Judges. Quarto 9" x 7". Sew pamphlet in printed wrappers. Spine abraded wrappers detached lightly soiled and heavily worn along edges light edgewear to corners of text block. Moderate toning to text light soiling to upper corner of title page. $150. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial which commenced in 1857 attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1159. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 69494

‎Trial; Parish Will Case; Bell Luther V.‎

‎Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case New York 1857‎

‎1857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Bell Luther V. 1806-1862. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers spine reinforced with archival tape. Light soiling and a few minor marks to exterior wear to spine ends and corners a few small chips to wrappers and edges of a few leaves moderate toning to interior. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At time of this pamphlet's publication Bell was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a former superintendent of the McLean Asylum for the Insane near Boston. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow containing this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 69489

‎Trial; Parish Will Case; Porter John K.‎

‎The Parish Will Case Argument of John K Porter In Behalf of the.‎

‎1857. Expert Testimony in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Porter John K 1819-1892. Parish Will Case. Argument of John K. Porter In Behalf of the Respondents in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York January 10 1862. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy 1862. 98 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers front wrapper detached. Light soiling and moderately edgewear to wrappers moderate wear to spine ends moderate toning to text corners of some leaves dog-eared. $750. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1159. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 69483

‎Trial; Phillips Daniel Defendant‎

‎The Catholic Question in America: Whether a Roman Catholic Clergyman‎

‎1813. New York: Printed by Edward Gillespy 1813. New York: Printed by Edward Gillespy 1813. Landmark Case Concerning the Confessional and the Court Trial. Phillips Daniel Defendant. Sampson William 1764-1836 Reporter. The Catholic Question in America: Whether a Roman Catholic Clergyman be in Any Case Compellable to Disclose the Secrets of Auricular Confession. Decided at the Court of General Sessions In the City of New York. Present The Honorable DeWitt Clinton Mayor. The Honorable Josiah Ogden Hoffman Recorder. Richard Cunningham Isaac S. Douglass Esqrs. Sitting Aldermen. With the Arguments of Counsel And the Unanimous Opinion of the Court Delivered by the Mayor With His Reasons in Support of that Opinion. New York: Printed by Edward Gillespy 1813. 138 cxxviii 1 pp. Lacking final errata leaf supplied in facsimile. Octavo 9" x 6". Recent quarter calf over cloth raised bands and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed extra calf lettering piece tipped-in to rear pastedown. Light browning to text faint dampspotting in places some edgewear to final leaves of text early owner signature Thos. E. Worthington 1813 to head of title page. $750. Only edition. This landmark decision established the legal precedent exempting Catholic priests from disclosing evidence relating to criminal activities learned through the Sacrament of Confession. "The case against Daniel Phillips for receiving stolen property hung on the prosecution's attempt to extract testimony from Anthony Kohlmann a Catholic priest who may have heard Phillips's confession. The extensive 'Report' p. 5-114 gives a good general account of confidential conversation between defendants and religious leaders doctors lawyers spouses and other persons. Although the district attorney claimed to be reluctant to pursue the matter Catholic authorities had asked that the question be settled before the court. The court recognized the inviolability of the confessional and Phillips was acquitted due to lack of evidence.": Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14043. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68749