‎Trial‎

‎Trial; Pond Preston Def.; Rev. Moses Thatcher‎

‎Report of the Case of Rev Moses Thatcher Vs Gen Preston Pond For.‎

‎1838. Dedham Mass.: 1838. Dedham Mass.: 1838. 1838 Libel Case in Dedham Massachusetts Due to an Accusation of Adultery Trial. Pond Preston 1792-1868 Defendant. Report of the Case of Rev. Moses Thatcher Vs. Gen Preston Pond For Slander In Charging Him with Committing the Crime of Adultery. Reported for the Dedham Patriot. Dedham MA: Dedham Patriot and Boston Times 1838. 31 pp. Quarto 7-3/4" x 4-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in contemporary thick patterned-paper wrappers hand-lettered title panel to front cover. Some rubbing to extremities with a bit of wear to spine ends and corners a few minor tears to wrappers. Light browning to text occasional light foxing dampstains to a few leaves two leaves have clean tears light soiling to title page. Early annotations and signatures to title page interior otherwise clean. $650. Only edition. "Moses Thacher sometimes spelled Thatcher charged Pond with slander. Pond pleaded not guilty and alleged truth as a defense. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded $5.00 in damages and $1.25 in costs" Cohen. After the trial Thacher left New England and served as pastor in Wysox Pennsylvania and in Courtland and Cayuga Counties in New York. The trials attracted a fair amount of attention; according to Cohen it was discussed in three pamphlets. All are scarce. OCLC locates 7 copies of the Report in North American law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Minnesota University of Missouri William and Mary. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12063. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 66473

‎Trial; Porteous John Defendant‎

‎The Trial of Capt John Porteous Before the High Criminal Court.‎

‎1736. Newcastle upon Tyne 1736. Newcastle upon Tyne 1736. Early Account of a Famous Scottish Murder Trial This Copy Includes Two Pages of Contemporary Manuscript Notes Trial. Porteous John 1695-1736 Defendant. The Trial of Capt. John Porteous Before the High Criminal Court Or Lords of Justiciary In Scotland; For Wounding and Killing Several Persons at a Late Execution of a Criminal In the Grass-Market at Edinburgh By Firing and Ordering his Men to Fire on the Spectators. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by John White 1736. 32 pp. Octavo 8-1/8" x 5-7/8". Stab-stitched pamphlet and two manuscript leaves in contemporary hand bound into later library cloth calf lettering piece and paper shelf label to spine. Light soiling some fading to spine chipping to edges of lettering piece. Light browning to text some soiling library inkstamps and early owner signature David Hilton to title page library marks to verso. $1500. This appears to be a reissue of an account published the same year in Edinburgh. Porteous was convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged after soldiers under his command accidentally killed six people while trying to control a mob during an execution. Under pressure from Prime Minister Walpole his execution was deferred pending further investigation. Angered at what was perceived as English interference a mob dragged Porteous from prison and lynched him. More than a murder case this was a highly charged referendum on Scottish autonomy. The events surrounding this case are treated in the early chapters of Sir Walter Scott's novel The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1818. The carefully written manuscript notes appear to have been laid into this pamphlet. It discusses a 1734 Act of Parliament calling for the punishment of the people who lynched Porteous. No print copies located on OCLC. English Short-Title Catalogue T174154. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68442

‎Trial; Powell Richard; Cobbett William‎

‎Proceedings of a General Court Martial held at the Horse-Guards .‎

‎1809. Cobbett's First Attempt to Promote Reform Trial. Powell Richard Captain Primary Defendant. Cobbett William 1763-1835 Reporter. Proceedings of a General Court Martial Held at the Horse-Guards On the 24th and 27th of March 1792 For the Trial of Capt. Richard Powell Lieut. Christopher Seton and Lieut. John Hall Of the 54th Regiment of Foot; On Several Charges Preferred Against Them Respectively by William Cobbett Late Serjeant-Major of the Said Regiment; Together With Several Curious Letters Which Passed Between the Said William Cobbett and Sir Charles Gould Judge-Advocate General; And Various Other Documents Connected Therewith In the Order of Their Dates. London: Printed and Published by J. Gold 1809. 32 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Disbound Stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling and edgewear moderate toning to text "10" in early hand to head of title page which has a small chip near its upper corner. $150. Only edition one of two accounts published in 1809. Before he launched his career as a reformer though his Weekly Political Register and his pamphlets Cobbett was a soldier. It was during this time that he took his first steps toward his future vocation. While stationed in Canada from 1784 to 1791 he found that several officers were stealing provisions. Moreover there behavior established a system of corruption that influenced the other ranks. Cobbett collected evidence against these officers. After he returned to England and left the army in 1791 he presented his evidence to the Secretary of War. A court- martial of his former officers was convened but no one appeared to prosecute the case. The charges were dismissed and the defendants acquitted. Fearing reprisals he fled to France then the United States. He returned to England in 1800. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1168. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 69969

‎Trial; Random Charles Baron de Berenger Defend‎

‎The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger Sir Thomas Cochrane.‎

‎1814. London 1814. London 1814. The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 Trial. Random Charles Baron de Berenger Principal Defendant. Dundonald Thomas Cochrane Earl of 1775-1860 Principal Defendant. Gurney William Brodie 1777-1855 Reporter. The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger Sir Thomas Cochrane Commonly called Lord Cochrane The Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone Richard Gathorne Butt Ralph Sandom Alexander M'Rae John Peter Holloway And Henry Lyte; For a Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench Guildhall On Wednesday the 8th And Thursday the 9th of June 1814: With the Subsequent Proceedings in the Court of King's Bench; Taken in Short Hand. London: Sold by J. Butterworth and Son 1814. 604 4 pp. Folding table. Includes four-page publisher catalogue. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light shelfwear and some soiling. Light browning and foxing to text early owner signature Joseph Tate and faint library stamp to title page a few library annotations to verso another owner signature "Wm Green. 1843" at head of main text brief early annotations in a few places. $850. Only edition. Gurney's is the most detailed account of one of the greatest English fraud cases of the nineteenth century. In 1814 Berenger a Prussian aristocrat posing as an aide to Britain's ambassador to Russia announced that Napoleon had been killed by Russian Cossacks. This news caused stock prices to rise. After discovering that Berenger's news was a hoax which caused prices to drop investigators discovered that six men had profited substantially from the false information. All were alleged to have been conspirators with Berenger. One of these men was Cochrane a Member of Parliament an admiral and one of the greatest naval heroes of the Napoleonic Wars. The case against him was weak and circumstantial but he was to the surprise of many convicted sentenced to 12 months in prison fined 1000. and ordered to stand in the pillory opposite the Royal Exchange for one hour. In subsequent weeks he was dismissed from the Royal Navy and expelled from Parliament. On the orders of the Prince Regent Cochrane was humiliated by the loss of his appointment Knight of the Order of the Bath. A month later however Cochrane was re-elected unopposed and following a public outcry his sentence to th. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 68471

‎Trial; Rushworth John; Strafford Thomas W.‎

‎The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.‎

‎1700. Condemned to Death by Parliament Trial. Rushworth John 1612-1690 Compiler. Strafford Thomas Wentworh Earl of 1593-1641 Defendant. The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford Lord Lieutenant of Ireland upon an Impeachment of High Treason by the Commons Assembled in Parliament In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of England Begun in Westminster-Hall the 22 of March 1640: And Continued before Judgment was Given Until the 10th of May 1641. Shewing the Form of Parliamentary Proceedings in an Impeachment of Treason. To Which is Added A Short Account of Some Other Matters of Fact Transacted in Both Houses of Parliament Precedent Concomitant and Subsequent to the Tryal: With Some Special Arguments in Law Relating to a Bill of Attainder. Faithfully Collected And Impartially Published Without Observation or Reflection By John Rushworth of Lincolnes-Inn Esq. London: Printed for Ri. Chiswell 1700. x 252 401-786 2 1 pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Later quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to corners front hinge starting. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places light soiling to head of text block tiny library stamps to verso of frontispiece and a few other leaves. $450. Second and final edition. Wentworth 1st Earl of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland and a leading advisor to King Charles I was an important figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He was tried for treason when he planned to use the Irish army to subdue the king's Scottish opponents during the First Bishops' War 1639. Failing to convict him for treason Parliament passed a bill of attainder a death warrant by special act of Parliament. The king was compelled to sign it and Wentworth was executed. The first edition of Rushworth's compilation was published in 1680 and reissued in 1686. English Short-Title Catalogue R211948. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70504

‎Trial; Rushworth John; Strafford Thomas W.‎

‎The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.‎

‎1700. Condemned to Death by Parliament Trial. Rushworth John 1612-1690 Compiler. Strafford Thomas Wentworh Earl of 1593-1641 Defendant. The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford Lord Lieutenant of Ireland upon an Impeachment of High Treason by the Commons Assembled in Parliament In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of England Begun in Westminster-Hall the 22 of March 1640: And Continued before Judgment was Given Until the 10th of May 1641. Shewing the Form of Parliamentary Proceedings in an Impeachment of Treason. To Which is Added A Short Account of Some Other Matters of Fact Transacted in Both Houses of Parliament Precedent Concomitant and Subsequent to the Tryal: With Some Special Arguments in Law Relating to a Bill of Attainder. Faithfully Collected And Impartially Published Without Observation or Reflection By John Rushworth of Lincolnes-Inn Esq. London: Printed for Ri. Chiswell 1700. x 252 401-786 2 1 pp. Text continuous despite pagination. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Later quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to corners front hinge starting. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places light soiling to head of text block tiny library stamps to verso of frontispiece and a few other leaves. $450. Second and final edition. Wentworth 1st Earl of Strafford Lord Deputy of Ireland and a leading advisor to King Charles I was an important figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. He was tried for treason when he planned to use the Irish army to subdue the king's Scottish opponents during the First Bishops' War 1639. Failing to convict him for treason Parliament passed a bill of attainder a death warrant by special act of Parliament. The king was compelled to sign it and Wentworth was executed. The first edition of Rushworth's compilation was published in 1680 and reissued in 1686. English Short-Title Catalogue R211948. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 70504

‎Trial; Ryan Edward G; Hubbell Levi Defendant‎

‎Argument of Edward G. Ryan on the Trial of Levi Hubbell Judge.‎

‎1853. Madison: Published by Beriah Brown 1853. Madison: Published by Beriah Brown 1853. 1853 Impeachment Trial of a Wisconsin Judge Trial. Ryan Edward G. 1810-1880. Hubbell Levi 1808-1876 Defendant. Argument of Edward G. Ryan On the Trial of Levi Hubbell Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit Before the Senate of Wisconsin On an Impeachment Preferred by the Assembly for High Misdemeanors in Office. Madison WI: Published by Beriah Brown 1853. 154 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior light toning to text light foxing to a few leaves. $350. Only edition. Judge Hubbell was charged with corruption while in office. His impeachment trial in the Wisconsin Senate resulted in an acquittal. Ryan was the prosecutor in the case. OCLC locates 11 copies 2 in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14491. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 67724

‎Trial; Rye House Plot; Atkyns Sir Robert‎

‎A Defence of the Late Lord Russel's Innocency By Way of An Answer.‎

‎1689. The Legality of Lord Russell's Trial Trial. Rye House Plot. Atkyns Sir Robert 1621-1709. A Defence of the Late Lord Russel's Innocency By Way of An Answer or Confutation of a Libellous Pamphlet Intituled An Antidote Against Poyson; With Two Letters of the Author of This Book Upon the Subject of His Lordship's Tryal. Together with an Argument in the Great Case Concerning Elections of Members to Parliament Between Sr Samuel Barnardiston Bar. Plaintiff And Sr Will. Soames Sheriff of Suffolk Defend' in the Court of King's-Bench In an Action Upon the Case And Afterwards by Error Sued in the Exchequer-Chamber. London: Printed for Timothy Goodwin 1689. iii 51 pp. Title page preceded by advertisement leaf. Argument in the Great Case preceded by divisional title page. Folio 12" x 7". Disbound text secure. Some edgewear and soiling to first and final leaves worming through upper margins of most leaves with no loss to text. Toning small faint stains to a few leaves internally clean. $250. First edition. This is a reply to a pamphlet by Sir Bartholomew Shower that defended the legal position of the Russell trial. Atkyns was Russell's legal advisor. Russell 1639-1683 was implicated in and ultimately executed due to his supposed involvement in the Rye House Plot a plan to assassinate King Charles II and his brother and heir to the throne James Duke of York devised by a group of Whigs. Some historians believe this plot was largely fabricated by Charles II as a way to destroy the Whigs most notably Russell and Algernon Sydney 1623-1683 who were convicted and executed on the basis of flimsy evidence. English Short-Title Catalogue R4958. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 53626

‎Trial; Sackville George Germain Defendant‎

‎The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards.‎

‎1760. The Court-Martial of Lord Sackville Trial. Sackville George Germain Viscount 1716-1785 Defendant. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards on Friday the 7th And Continued by Several Adjournments to Monday the 24th of March 1760; And of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards on Tuesday the 25th of March And Continued by Several Adjournments to Saturday the 5th of April 1760 Upon the Trial of Lord George Sackville. Published by Authority. London: Printed for A. Millar 1760. 224 pp. Erratum to foot of p. 224. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Contemporary speckled calf gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine. A few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities joints starting at ends hinges cracked early armorial bookplate "Eldon Hall" to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text light soiling to title page recent annotation to front endleaf. An attractive copy. $350. First edition one of four issues from 1760 the others published in Edinburgh Dublin and Cork. Lord Sackville was dismissed from the British army for insubordination at the Battle of Minden 1759 during the Seven Years' War. Secretary for the colonies from 1775 to 1782 he received much of the blame for Great Britain's defeat in the American Revolution. English Short-Title Catalogue T44505. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68982

‎Trial; Sacheverell Henry Defendant‎

‎The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers.‎

‎1710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Great Britain. House of Lords. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. Bound with The Bishop of Salisbury's And the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches At the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London: Printed And Sold by John Morphew Near Stationers-Hall 1710. 16; 16; 2 35-52; 53-63 1 pp. Four parts each with title page first three parts have individual pagination. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Contemporary paneled calf raised bands and early hand-lettered paper spine label. Light rubbing to extremities corners bumped spine label soiled and edgeworn. Light toning to text internally clean. An appealing copy. $150. First octavo editions both among several issues from the same year. Fundamental documents in the ideological controversy between Whigs and Tories that was to dominate 18th century England. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and accept preferment during that time. His two sermons were ordered burned by the common hangman. Such a sentence was felt to be a triumph for him and the High-Church and Tory party and the news of it was received with great enthusiasm throughout the kingdom. See Dictionary of National Biography XVIII:569-572. English Short-Title Catalogue T176104 T22852. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 60764

‎Trial; Sacheverell Henry Defendant‎

‎The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers.‎

‎1710. A Triumph for Tories and High-Churchmen Trial. Sacheverell Henry 1674-1724 Defendant. The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell Before the House of Peers For High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled In the Name of Themselves And of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 23d Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1710. 456 pp. Bound with The Bishop of Salisbury's And the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches At the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London: Printed And Sold by John Morphew Near Stationers-Hall 1710. 16; 16; 2 35-52; 53-63 1 pp. Four parts each with title page first three parts have individual pagination. And An Impartial Account of What Pass'd Most Remarkable in the Last Session of Parliament Relating to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell. Done on Such Another Paper and Letter And May Therefore be Bound up with the Tryal of the Said Doctor sic London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Grays-Inn Gate in Grays-Inn-Lane 1710. 47 1 pp. And A List of the Lords Who Protested Against Some Proceedings In Relation to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell In the House of Peers; with Their Lordships Reasons for Entring Their Protestations. London: S.n. Printed in the Year 1710. 15 1 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Recent period-style marbled boards printed paper title label to spine speckled edges. Light toning to text internally clean. An appealing copy. $300. First octavo editions each one among several issues from 1710. The volume collects a group of four fundamental documents relating to the ideological controversy between Whigs and Tories. Dr. Henry Sacheverell was impeached for preaching two sermons that advocated the Tory doctrines of non-resistance and passive obedience. His punishment was unique. He was not allowed to preach for three years but he was allowed to perform other clerical functions and a. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 65145

‎Trial; Sackville George Germain Defendant‎

‎The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards.‎

‎1760. The Court-Martial of Lord Sackville Trial. Sackville George Germain Viscount 1716-1785 Defendant. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards on Friday the 7th And Continued by Several Adjournments to Monday the 24th of March 1760; And of a General Court-Martial Held at the Horse-Guards on Tuesday the 25th of March And Continued by Several Adjournments to Saturday the 5th of April 1760 Upon the Trial of Lord George Sackville. Published by Authority. London: Printed for A. Millar 1760. 224 pp. Erratum to foot of p. 224. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Contemporary speckled calf gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine. A few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities joints starting at ends hinges cracked early armorial bookplate "Eldon Hall" to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text light soiling to title page recent annotation to front endleaf. An attractive copy. $350. First edition one of four issues from 1760 the others published in Edinburgh Dublin and Cork. Lord Sackville was dismissed from the British army for insubordination at the Battle of Minden 1759 during the Seven Years' War. Secretary for the colonies from 1775 to 1782 he received much of the blame for Great Britain's defeat in the American Revolution. English Short-Title Catalogue T44505. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 68982

‎Trial; Saurin vs Star‎

‎The Trial of Saurin v. Star and Another: in the Court of Queen's.‎

‎1869. London 1869. London 1869. "The Great Convent Trial" Trial. Star Mother Mary Joseph Defendant. Kennedy Mary Magdalen Sister Defendant. The Trial of Saurin v. Star and Another: In the Court of Queen's Bench Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury. An Action by a Sister of Mercy Against Her Superior for an Alleged Conspiracy to Cause her Expulsion. The Report Copied Verbatim from the Times. London: Diprose and Bateman 1869. ii 264 pp. Woodcut portrait frontispiece of Saurin. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear a few minor stains minor edgewear to lettering pieces. Moderate toning to text minor tears to a few leaves faint embossed ink and library stamps to title page brief annotation to verso frontispiece detached and edgeworn just touching border of image title page partially detached. $350. Only edition. Mary Saurin Sister Mary Scholastica Joseph brought a case against her superior and another nun for assault and conspiracy to drive her from her convent and have her expelled from the order. Known as "the great convent trial" it was a sensational case that fueled contemporary prejudices against Catholics monastic orders and women. These themes are apparent in the Solicitor-General's opening remarks. This case shows "what women were capable of when they shut themselves up from their kind and did violence to the instincts of their nature and the great though mean and petty cruelty they could wreak upon a sister in the name of a religion of love" 2. The jury found in favor of the defendants on the counts of assault and for the plaintiff on the counts of libel and conspiracy to have her expelled from the convent. OCLC locates 6 copies in law libraries Harvard Northwestern UC-Berkeley and the Universities of Michigan Minnesota and Virginia. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1182. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 68463

‎Trial; Sayre Dr Lewis A Defendant‎

‎The Alleged Malpractice Suit of Walsh vs. Sayre‎

‎1870. A Groundless Malpractice Suit Trial. Sayre Dr. Lewis A. 1820-1900 Defendant. The Alleged Malpractice Suit of Walsh vs. Sayre. New York: Geo. H. Shaw & Co. 1870. 190 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling a few chips to wrappers spine worn front wrapper detached rear wrapper lacking minor wear to corners of a leaves at ends of text internally clean. Ex-library. Small stamps to front wrapper and title page. $75. Sayre the first professor of orthopedic surgery in the United States and a founding member of the AMA was a leading physician of the nineteenth century. In 1870 a suit alleging malpractice was brought by John F. Walsh the guardian of Margaret Sarah Walsh a six-year-old girl. It was shown to be a groundless case and Sayre was acquitted. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 56965

‎Trial; Seys John Defendant‎

‎Trial of the Suit Instituted by the Collector of Customs for the .‎

‎1840. A Watershed Moment in the History of Liberia Trial. Seys John Defendant. Trial of the Suit Instituted by the Collector of Customs for the Port of Montrovia Against the Superintendent of the Liberia Mission of the "Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church" Before the Supreme Court of Liberia In Session at Monrovia Sept. 4th and 5th 1840 With Most of the Pleadings. Monrovia: M.F.M.Press--W.P.Jayne Pr. 1840. 18 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 6-1/4". Stab-stitch pamphlet bound into later library buckram gilt title and library name to spine enleaves and blank leaves added. Light shelfwear light toning to text light foxing to a few leaves light soiling and "14." in small early hand to title page library stamp to its verso. $500. Only edition. Before it became independent in 1847 Liberia was administered by the American Colonization Society and was in effect a colony of the United States. The trial of John Seys which concerned the payment of customs duties by an American citizen indicated weaknesses in the Liberian Constitution concerning authority and jurisdiction. This trial which was decided in Seys's favor helped to instigate the cause of Liberian independence. Not in the Harvard Law Catalogue or the British Museum Catalogue. Huberich The Political and Legislative History of Liberia 647. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 70090

‎Trial; Sickels et al; Dickerson EN. E. N.‎

‎The Argument of Mr. Edward N. Dickerson: With His Notes and.‎

‎1856. An Interesting Patent Case Trial. Sickels Et Al. v. Corliss Et Al. Dickerson Edward Nicoll 1824-1889. The Argument of Mr. Edward N. Dickerson: With His Notes and Explanations: The Charge of Judge Nelson: And the Verdict of the Jury in the Case of Sickels vs. Borden Defended by "The Novelty Iron Works" and Mr. Horatio Allen. New York: John S. Voorhies 1856. 67 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent facsimile printed wrappers. Faint dampstaining soiling cellotape residue and clean tears to title page. Light foxing internally clean. $50. Argued by a great patent lawyer and reported at 22 Federal Cases 67 this case involved the infringement of Sickels's patent on a steam value device an important innovation that enabled the development of more powerful steam engines. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $720. Dickerson was the outstanding authority on patent law in the United States at this time. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11530. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 52766

‎Trial; Sickels et al; Dickerson EN. E. N.‎

‎The Argument of Mr. Edward N. Dickerson: With His Notes and.‎

‎1856. An Interesting Patent Case Trial. Sickels Et Al. v. Corliss Et Al. Dickerson Edward Nicoll 1824-1889. The Argument of Mr. Edward N. Dickerson: With His Notes and Explanations: The Charge of Judge Nelson: And the Verdict of the Jury in the Case of Sickels vs. Borden Defended by "The Novelty Iron Works" and Mr. Horatio Allen. New York: John S. Voorhies 1856. 67 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent facsimile printed wrappers. Faint dampstaining soiling cellotape residue and clean tears to title page. Light foxing internally clean. $50. Argued by a great patent lawyer and reported at 22 Federal Cases 67 this case involved the infringement of Sickels's patent on a steam value device an important innovation that enabled the development of more powerful steam engines. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for $720. Dickerson was the outstanding authority on patent law in the United States at this time. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11530. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 52766

‎Trial; Standsfield Philip Defendant‎

‎The Tryal of Philip Standsfield son to Sir James Standsfield of New.‎

‎1688. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Scottish Murder Trial This Imprint Not in the ESTC Trial. Standsfield Philip d. 1688 Defendant. The Tryal of Philip Standsfield Son to Sir James Standsfield of New-Milns For the Murder of His Father And Other Crimes Libel'd Against Him. Published by Authority. Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King's Most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1688. 44 pp. Folio 11" x 7". Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing to board edges corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light browning and occasional faint dampspotting to text light soiling to title page small fragment of label near center. $950. First edition. One of three issues from 1688 ours not recorded in the ESTC. Sir James Standsfield the founder and director of a woolen mill was murdered by his son Philip after he was disinherited for leading a dissolute life. The ESTC lists a similar copy with 32 pages and the same title publisher and date R217941. We located copies with a collation identical to ours at Harvard Law School and Indiana University. All issues are scarce; taken together OCLC locates 14 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard which has 2 copies University of Minnesota. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 68985

‎Trial; Standsfield Philip Defendant‎

‎The Tryal of Philip Standsfield son to Sir James Standsfield of New.‎

‎1688. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Scottish Murder Trial This Imprint Not in the ESTC Trial. Standsfield Philip d. 1688 Defendant. The Tryal of Philip Standsfield Son to Sir James Standsfield of New-Milns For the Murder of His Father And Other Crimes Libel'd Against Him. Published by Authority. Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King's Most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1688. 44 pp. Folio 11" x 7". Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing to board edges corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light browning and occasional faint dampspotting to text light soiling to title page small fragment of label near center. $950. First edition. One of three issues from 1688 ours not recorded in the ESTC. Sir James Standsfield the founder and director of a woolen mill was murdered by his son Philip after he was disinherited for leading a dissolute life. The ESTC lists a similar copy with 32 pages and the same title publisher and date R217941. We located copies with a collation identical to ours at Harvard Law School and Indiana University. All issues are scarce; taken together OCLC locates 14 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard which has 2 copies University of Minnesota. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 68985

‎Trial; Steinbach R Plaintiff; Flagg John H.‎

‎Point San Jose. Supplementary Brief. in Behalf of Claimants caption‎

‎1870. Claim Concerning Title to Point San Jose in San Francisco Trial. Steinbach R. Plaintiff. Flagg John H. Attorney. Point San Jose: Supplementary Brief in Behalf of Claimants. N.p. c.1870. 10 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Self-wrappers recto of first leaf and verso of terminal leaf soiled crease to lower corner internally clean. $20. Only edition. Located near the entrance to the Golden Gate Point San Jose was occupied by the U.S. military in 1863. The military claimed it was entitled to do this because the nation was in a state of war. It established a series of artillery batteries and continued to hold the land after the war. This irregular annexation was the basis of Steinbach's suit which was first filed in 1866. OCLC locates 3 copies all in California. Not found in Hollis. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 51681

‎Trial; Steamer Peterhoff; Betts William Rossiter‎

‎The United States vs The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo In Prize.‎

‎1864. New-York J.W. Amerman printer 1864. New-York J.W. Amerman printer 1864. Interesting Civil War Prize Case Concerning an English Blockade Runner Trial. Steamer Peterhoff. Betts Samuel R. 1786-1868. Marvin William 1808-1902. The United States vs. The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo. In Prize. Opinion of the Court By Judge Betts. With an Appendix Containing the Opinions of Judge Marvin In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida In the Cases of the Dolphin and the Pearl. New York: John W. Amerman Printer 1864. 116 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking bound into recent calf-stamped cloth printed paper title label to spine. Light wear to corners of text block moderate toning to text light soiling and some edgewear to title page. $750. Only edition. At head of title page: District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The Peterhoff was a English blockade runner that was boarded and seized by the U.S. Navy in the harbor of St. Thomas then a Danish possession. Brought to Key West she was later condemned by the New York prize court and sold to the U.S. Navy which refitted it as a patrol ship. The international dispute over the legality of the seizure delayed her service for almost a year. After the Civil War the Supreme Court overturned the prize court's decision and the U.S. Government was compelled to compensate the Peterhoff's owners for their loss. OCLC locates 14 copies 11 in North America 3 in law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress. Sabin A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 61179. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 71832

‎Trial; Stewart Archibald Defendant‎

‎The Trial of Archibald Stewart Esq; Late Lord Provost of Edinburgh.‎

‎1747. Stewart Archibald Defendant. Stewart Archibald Defendant. A Turncoat Trial. Stewart Archibald 1697-1780 Defendant. The Trial of Archibald Stewart Esq; Late Lord Provost of Edinburgh Before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland For Neglect of Duty and Misbehaviour in the Execution of His Office As Lord Provost of Edinburgh Before and at the Time the Rebels Got Possession of That City in the Month of September 1745. Extracted Under the Hand of the Clerk of Justiciary From the Books of Adjournal of that Court; And Containing the Whole Procedure had Therein From Mr. Stewart's First Appearance Before that Court The 24th March 1747. Till his Final Acquittance Therefrom The 2d November Thereafter. Edinburgh: Printed for Gideon Crawfurd 1747. 178; 203 1 pp. Two parts. The second has the drop-head title: Proceedings in the Second Trial of Archibald Stewart Esq. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Later buckram calf lettering piece to spine. Light soiling corners bumped and lightly worn. Moderate toning to text soiling and edgewear to title page lower corner lacking with minor loss to text. Ex-library. Stamps to boards edges and endleaves bookplate to front pastedown perforated stamps to title page following leaf. $250. Only edition. Stewart was tried for his failure to prevent Jacobite troops from taking Edinburgh. After a long trial he was acquitted though many believed he was a secret Jacobite who handed Edinburgh to the rebels. OCLC locates 9 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Indiana Supreme Court Library of Congress Social Law UC-Berkeley University of Georgia University of Miami University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania. English Short-Title Catalogue T140658. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 64982

‎Trial; Stockdale John Defendant; Gurney Joseph‎

‎The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Information Exhibited.‎

‎1790. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1790. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1790. A Case That Influenced the Passage of the Libel Act of 1792 Trial. Stockdale John 1749-1814 Defendant. Gurney Joseph 1744-1815 Reporter. Erskine Thomas 1750-1823. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Information Exhibited Ex Officio by the King's Attorney General Against John Stockdale; For a Libel on the House of Commons Tried in the Court of King's-Bench West-Minster On Wednesday The Ninth of December 1789 Before the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon Chief Justice of England. Taken in Short Hand by Joseph Gurney. To Which is Subjoined An Argument in Support of the Rights of Juries. London: Printed for John Stockdale Opposite Burlington House Piccadilly 1790. xi 1 228 pp. Lacking final 8 leaves of publisher advertisements. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary tree calf gilt spine with lettering piece gilt tooling to board edges edges of text block colored yellow. Some minor nicks and scratches to boards light rubbing to extremities some wear to spine ends joints starting at ends corners bumped and lightly worn hinges starting light toning to text. An attractive wide-margined copy. $1000. First edition. Stockdale a publisher and bookseller was indicted for libel on the House of Commons after publishing an account of the impeachment of Warren Hastings by John Logan that accused the Commons of corrupt and unjust behavior. Stockdale was defended by Erskine who argued that Stockdale should not be judged by isolated passages in Logan's book but by the entire publication. Stockdale was acquitted and his case is believed to have influenced the passage of the Libel Act of 1792 which restored the verdict power of juries in libel cases. Taken in shorthand by Gurney The Whole Proceedings is Stockdale's account of his trial. A Dublin reissue and a "New" London edition were also published in 1790. English Short-Title Catalogue T83638. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 70955

‎Trial; Stocks Michael‎

‎Report of the Trial of Michael Stocks Esq. for Wilful and Corrupt.‎

‎1815. London 1815. 1st ed. London 1815. 1st ed. A Hand in the Scuttle Trial. Stocks Michael d. 1836 Defendant. Report of the Trial of Michael Stocks Esq. For Wilful and Corrupt Perjury At the Yorkshire Lent Assizes 1815 Before the Honourable Sir Alexander Thompson Knight Chief Baron of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer And a special jury. Huddersfield England: Printed for the Editor By J. Lancashire 1815. iv 109 1 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards gilt title to spine. Moderate toning to text newspaper article "Last Moments of Jonathan Martin" pasted over errata list the verso of p. 109 small newspaper clipping pasted to foot of title page. Early owner annotations to title page and following leaf light soiling and minor edgewear to final two leaves interior otherwise clean. $500. Only edition one of two issues both from 1815. Stocks was accused of stealing and selling 10000 tons of coal from mines in Northowram in the West-Riding of Yorkshire he owned in partnership with two other men. Stocks was not convicted. The trial details the contractual history of the partnership such contentious matters as the exact legal boundaries of neighboring mines and coal-pits and the nature of written and verbal agreements. Including both edition OCLC locates 9 copies in North America 5 in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Ohio State University of Georgia Yale. Not in the British Museum Catalogue. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 64602

‎Trial; Strong Caleb Defendant. Ebenezer Goodale‎

‎Record of the Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Holden at the.‎

‎1812. A Notable Court-Martial from the War of 1812 Trial. Goodale Ebenezer Defendant. Record of the Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Holden at the Court-House in Salem in the County of Essex Monday Sept. 28 1812 by Order of His Excellency Caleb Strong Esq. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On the Complaint of Lieut. Col. Samuel Brimblecom and Others Against Ebenezer Goodale Major General of the Second Division of the Militia. Cambridge: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf 1812. 80 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Large pamphlet wrappers lacking uncut edges light dampstaining occasional foxing to text. $25. Second and final edition published the same year as the first. Tried before Caleb Strong a leading Massachusetts jurist Goodale was found guilty of "unmilitary conduct for his illegal delegation of his authority and his attempt to influence a brigade election. He was removed from his position for five years.": Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13505. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 34340