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Trial; Zenger John Peter Defendant
The Trial of John Peter Zenger Of New-York Printer; Who was Tried.
1752. London: P. Brown 1752. London: P. Brown 1752. The First Major Victory for Freedom of the Press in America Trial. Zenger John Peter 1697-1746 Defendant. The Trial of John Peter Zenger Of New-York Printer; Who was Tried and Acquitted For Printing and Publishing a Libel Against the Government With the Pleadings and Arguments of Both Sides. London: Printed for P. Brown 1752. iv 74 2 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter calf over marbled boards gilt title to spine endleaves added. Light rubbing to extremities light toning to text light foxing in a few places. A handsome copy. $1750. London reissue of an account first published in New York in 1736 as A Brief Narrative of the Case and Trial of John Peter Zenger which was probably written by James Alexander the co-founder and main editorial voice of Zenger's newspaper the New-York Weekly Journal. Zenger was tried for seditious libel for publishing satirical comments about the governor of New York in his newspaper. Defended by the brilliant Philadelphia lawyer Andrew Hamilton his 1735 acquittal is generally regarded as the first major victory for freedom of the press in the American colonies and a precedent for the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. McCoy Freedom of the Press Z8. English Short-Title Catalogue T877. unknown
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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
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Trial; Harmer James; Holloway S Haggarty O.
Murder of Mr. Steele: Documents and Observations Tending to Shew.
1807. London 1807. London 1807. The Model for Mr. Jaggers in Dickens's Great Expectations Trial. Harmer James 1777-1853. Holloway John d. 1807 Defendant. Haggerty Owen d. 1807 Defendant. Murder of Mr. Steele: Documents and Observations Tending to Shew a Probability of the Innocence of John Holloway and Owen Haggerty Who Were Executed on Monday the 23d of February 1807 As the Murderers of the Above Gentleman. London: Printed for the Author 1807. iv 89 1 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into later marbled stiff wrappers. Moderate toning early annotations and marks to margins of several leaves moderate soiling and early owner initials and "1807" in tiny hand to title page. $250. Only edition. Dickens's model for Mr. Jaggers in Great Expectations Harmer was a lawyer who practiced in the criminal courts. His daily experience led him to expose miscarriages of justice in order to promote reforms in criminal procedure. One such instance was the trial of Holloway and Haggerty who were convicted through flimsy evidence and the testimony of a witness with questionable motives. It was a controversial trial so the execution attracted an unusually large crowd of about 40000 people. About 40 people were trampled to death as the crowd attempted to push closer to the scaffold. OCLC locates 3 copies in law libraries Harvard University Stanford University University of Minnesota. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1104. unknown
Bookseller reference : 69115
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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
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Trial; Cook Samuel Defendant
A Full Report of the Trial of Samuel Cook Draper Dudley For.
1827. Dudley 1827. McCoy Freedom of the Press. Dudley 1827. McCoy Freedom of the Press. A Draper is Charged with Seditious Libel for Displaying a Strike Notice in His Shop Window Trial. Cook Samuel 1786-1861 Defendant. A Full Report of the Trial of Samuel Cook Draper Dudley For an Alleged Seditious Libel Tried at Worcester Aug. 1 1827 Before Mr. Justice Littledale. Taken in Short Hand by an Eminent Writer. Dudley Worcester: Sold by S. Cook Draper 1827. ii 72 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and ornaments to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places "4" in early hand to head of title page. $850. Only edition. Cook a linen draper and political radical was found guilty of displaying in his shop window a handbill promoting a nailers' strike that accused government ministers of contributing to the starvation of the people. However his punishment was light being bound over for the sum 200 to receive sentence "when called upon." This pamphlet was published by Cook to raise money for his legal expenses. A note at the foot of p. 72 is an appeal for additional financial assistance: "S. Cook will be happy to receive and Subscriptions towards his late expenses and towards such subsequent proceedings as may be deemed requisite." OCLC locates 4 copies 2 in North America Duke Southern Illinois University. McCoy Freedom of the Press Supplement IC318. unknown
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Trial; Wedderburn Robert Defendant
The Trial of the Rev Robt Wedderburn A Dissenting Minister of.
1820. London 1820. London 1820. An English Radical is Charged with Blasphemy in Defense of a Fellow Radical Trial. Wedderburn Robert 1762-1835/36 Defendant. Perkins Erasmus Editor. The Trial of the Rev. Robt. Wedderburn A Dissenting Minister of the Unitarian Persuasion For Blasphemy Before Sir Charles Abbott Knight Lord Chief-Justice And a Special Jury In the Court of King's Bench Westminster The Sittings After Hilary Term 1820; Containing a Verbatim Report of the Defence. London: Printed for the Editor 1820. 23. 1 pp. Includes 1 pp. publisher advertisement. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior a few minor chips and tears to title page light browning to interior. Two faint library inkstamps to title page "4" in early hand to upper margin internally clean. $500. Only edition one of two accounts of this trial. Wedderburn was a mixed-raced Jamaican-born Unitarian minister radical leader and anti-slavery advocate. He was convicted for blasphemous comments made about the Bible in connection with the trial of Richard Carlile a fellow-radical. Wedderburn was found guilty and served a brief term in prison. OCLC locates 12 copies 2 in North American law libraries Harvard Social Law. McCoy Freedom of the Press 107. unknown
Bookseller reference : 68427 ISBN : 1762183536 9781762183538
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Trial; Piers Sir John Defendant
The Trial of Sir John Piers Bart For Criminal Conversation with.
1807. London 1807. OCLC 5 copies; 3 in N.A. London 1807. OCLC 5 copies; 3 in N.A. He Seduced Her to Win a Bet Trial. Piers Sir John 1772-1845 Defendant. The Trial of Sir John Piers Bart. For Criminal Conversation with Eliza the Wife of Valentine Viscount Cloncurry Before Lord Chief-Justice Downes In the Court of King's Bench Dublin; On February 19 20 1807. With the Letters Between the Parties. London: Printed for and Sold by R. Butters 1807. 44 pp. Lacking portrait frontispiece. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and ornaments to spine endpapers renewed. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves edgewear and a few minor holes to title page "2" in early hand to upper margin. $600. Only edition. Piers 6th Baronet of Tristernagh Abbey was an Anglo-Irish baronet and a notable rake. His notoriety dates from his 1807 adultery trial involving Elizabeth Georgiana Lady Cloncurry the wife of an old school friend and creditor Lord Cloncurry. The trial established that Piers had seduced Lady Cloncurry as part of a bet. Lord Cloncurry was awarded the enormous sum of 20000 in damages the largest award granted in a criminal conversation case. The scandal attracted a great deal of attention and secured Piers a footnote in history. This case was the subject of John Betjemin's poem Sir John Piers and a 1978 BBC documentary The Bold Bad Baronet. COPAC locates 1 copy National Library of Scotland. OCLC locates 5 copies 3 in North America Temple University University of Missouri-Columbia Yale Law School. Not in the British Museum Catalogue. unknown
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American College of Trial Lawyers
Anatomy of a Patent Case
2009-02-04. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1570188572n ISBN : 1570188572 9781570188572
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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
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Trial; Walker Thomas Defendant
The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Thomas.
1794. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. taken in short-hand by Joseph Gurney. Treason Trial of a Notable Manchester Cotton Merchant and Political Radical Trial. Walker Thomas 1749-1817 Principal Defendant. Gurney Joseph 1744-1815 Reporter. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Thomas Walker of Manchester Merchant William Paul Samuel Jackson James Cheetham Oliver Pearsall Benjamin Booth And Joseph Collier; For a Conspiracy to Overthrow the Constitution and Government And to Aid and Assist the French Being the King's Enemies in Case they Should Invade this Kingdom. Tried at the Assizes at Lancaster April 2 1794 Before the Hon. Mr. Justice Heath One of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. Taken in Short-Hand by Joseph Gurney. Manchester: Printed for T. Boden 1794. xvi 134 2 pp. With a half-title and errata leaf. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Later library cloth calf lettering piece to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear light chipping to edges of lettering piece. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places light foxing to a few leaves library stamp to title page library mark in pencil to verso. $750. Only edition. A cotton merchant by trade Walker was a well-connected radical and social reformer. His circle of friends and acquaintances included Thomas Paine Charles James Fox Josiah Wedgwood Joseph Priestley and John Horne Tooke. He and his friends aroused suspicion during the anti-radical hysteria in Great Britain that followed the outbreak of the French Revolution. That was the basis of the treason trial of Walker and several of his associates. The defence was conducted by Thomas Erskine. The trial showed that the evidence was perjured so the charge was abandoned. English Short-Title Catalogue T81558. unknown
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Trial; Draper Edward Alured Defendant
The Trial of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Alured Draper of the Third.
1808. London 1808. Very Scarce/Rare. London 1808. Very Scarce/Rare. A Very Scarce 1808 English Libel Case Relating to One of Wellington's Generals Trial. Draper Edward Alured 1776-1841 Defendant. The Trial of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Alured Draper Of the Third Regiment of Foot Guards In the Court of King's Bench On Monday The 29th of June 1807 Before the Right Hon. Lord Ellenborough and a Special Jury For a Libel Against the Right Hon. John Sullivan. Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Adams. London: Printed by D. Jaques 1808. vii 179 pp. Octavo 8-5/8" x 5-3/8". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces and a bit of residue from paper location label to spine. Light soiling corners bumped light fading to spine. Moderate toning to text "110442" in early hand to verso of half-title two faint library stamps to title page. $850. Only edition. Draper was charged with libel for distributing a statement against a witness in a trial against his superior officer General Sir Thomas Picton. A distinguished but controversial general Picton was accused of using torture while serving as the military governor of Trinidad charges that were dismissed. Draper claimed that Sullivan a colonial official lied under oath. Draper lost his case and served a three-month sentence but went on to have a distinguished career as an officer and civil servant in Mauritius. OCLC locates 2 copies worldwide Social Law and Yale University. Not in COPAC or the Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909. unknown
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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
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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
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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
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Trial; Gordon William Defendant
The Trial of Major William Gordon Of the 2d Or Queen's Regiment.
1814. Canterbury 1814. Canterbury 1814. Manslaughter on the Parade Ground Trial. Gordon William Defendant. The Trial of Major William Gordon Of the 2d Or Queen's Regiment of Dragoon Guards On a Charge of the Murder of George Gregory A Private in the Same Regiment at the Guildhall Sandwich On Friday April 15 1814. As Taken by a Short Hand Writer. Canterbury: Printed by Rouse Kirkby and Lawrence 1814. iv 145 pp. Octavo 8-5/8" x 5-1/4". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces and fragment of paper shelf label to spine. Light soiling light staining to spine and front joint which is starting at head front joint cracked title page partially detached. Moderate toning faint dampstaining to corners of a few leaves moderate soiling library stamp and a few minor stains to title page a few library annotations to verso. $500. Only edition. Gordon fatally impaled Private Gregory on his sword during a review on a parade ground. At first it appeared that Gordon used excessive force when the private fell out of ranks. The trial showed that Gregory his reflexes impaired by alcohol lost his footing and fell into the major's sword. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American libraries Columbia Harvard LA County Library of Congress Social Law University of Georgia. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1086. unknown
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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
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Trial; Wakefield Edward Gibbon Defendant
The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield William Wakefield and.
1827. London 1827. London 1827. Contemporary Account of a Famous English Case of Forced Marriage Trial. Wakefield Edward Gibbon Defendant. Wakefield William Defendant. Wakefield Frances Mrs. Defendant. The Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield William Wakefield And Frances Wakefield: Indicted with One Edward Thevenot A Servant For a Conspiracy and For the Abduction of Miss Ellen Turner The Only Child and Heiress of William Turner Esq. of Shrigley Park in the County of Chester. London: John Murray 1827. xv 303 pp. Interleaved with de-acidifying paper. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/4". Recent library buckram white-stamped title shelf number and library name to spine. Text notably fresh some browning to final leaf and title page which has library marks and stamps. $300. Only edition. The first account of the Shrigley Abduction an 1826 British case of forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner. The couple was married in Scotland and travelled to France before Turner's father was able to notify the authorities and intervene. The marriage was annulled by Parliament. Wakefield and his brother William were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1217. unknown
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Trial; Hanson Joseph Defendant
The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment against Joseph.
1809. London 1809. London 1809. "The Weaver's Friend" Trial. Hanson Joseph 1781-1811 Defendant. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Indictment Against Joseph Hanson Esq.: for a Conspiracy to Aid the Weavers of Manchester in Raising Their Wages: Before Mr. Justice Le Blanc One of the Judges of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench And a Special Jury At the Lancaster Spring Assizes 1809. London: Printed and Published by T. Gillet C. Chapple and Sherwood Neely and Jones 1809. xiv 11 116 pp. Folding map. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent library cloth gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate toning light foxing in a few places soiling minor edgewear and faint library stamp to title page a few library marks to verso light soiling to verso of final leaf p. 116. $450. Only edition. Hanson was a social reformer who was imprisoned and fined for his efforts to institute a minimum wage and the right to bargain among other reforms for the weavers of Manchester. Considered a dangerous man by the authorities he was charged with sedition. Known as "the weaver's Friend" 39600 people contributed one penny each to his defence fund. OCLC locates 4 copies in North American law libraries Harvard LA County Library of Congress Yale. Catalogue of the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature II:19907. unknown
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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
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Trial; Watson James Defendant
The Trial of James Watson for High Treason: at the Bar of the Court.
1817. London 1817. London 1817. Detailed Trial of a Leader of an 1816 Plot to Overthrow of British Government Trial. Watson James 1766-1838 Defendant. Gurney William Brodie 1777-1855 Reporter. The Trial of James Watson For High Treason At the Bar of the Court of King's Bench On Monday the 9th Tuesday the 10th Wednesday the 11th Thursday the 12th Friday the 13th Saturday the 14th and Monday the 16th of June 1817. With the Antecedent Proceedings. London: Sold by Butterworth and Son 1817. Two volumes. 586; 578 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spines. Light soiling and a few minor stains light fading to spines and edges of boards some chipping to lettering pieces. Moderate toning light foxing in places front hinge of Volume II cracked several signatures in that volume loose faint library stamps to title pages brief library annotations to versos. $450. Only edition. Watson was tried for his role in the Spa Fields riot. This riot followed a pair of meetings held by revolutionaries at Spa Fields Islington England on November 15 and December 2 1816. Opponents of the government they resolved to encourage rioting and then seize control of the government by capturing the Tower of London and the Bank of England. Watson Arthur Thistlewood and three other leaders were arrested and charged with high treason as a result. Watson was acquitted and the other three were released without trial. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1220. unknown
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Trial; Hunter Robert Plaintiff
Dr. Hunter Versus Pall Mall Gazette Being a Verbatim Report of the.
1867. London 1867. London 1867. Was Dr. Hunter a Charlatan Trial. Hunter Robert Plaintiff. Pall Mall Gazette Respondent. Dr. Hunter Versus Pall Mall Gazette: Being a Verbatim Report of the Medical Evidence Given by Dr. Williams Dr. Risdon Bennett Dr. Orlando Markham Dr. George Johnson Dr. Cotton Dr. Richard Quain and Dr. Odling Showing Their Opinions on the Nature Causes and Cure of Consumption: With Explanatory Remarks by Dr. Hunter The Plaintiff. London: Printed by C. Mitchell and Co. 1867. 404 pp. 4 woodcut text illustrations. Octavo 8" x 5". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear some chipping to edges of lettering pieces. Moderate toning to text minor stains to a few leaves light soiling a faint stain and a library stamp to title page library annotations to verso. A scarce title. $1000. Only edition. One of the most famous cases of its day it is fascinating for it insights into medical jurisprudence the Victorian medical profession and the treatment of tuberculosis consumption. Hunter an American doctor had antagonized English doctors by claiming to have developed a better set of therapies to treat the tuberculosis. A shrewd self-promoter he publicized his views widely and attracted a large number of patients. He had several critics. One of them published an article attacking him in the Pall Mall Gazette titled "Dupes and Imposters." Hunter sued. After many hours of medical testimony the jury "vindicated" Hunter but awarded him only 1 farthing in damages. This contemptuous award indicated that the jury considered him a charlatan. OCLC locates 12 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard Jenkins Social Law. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1109. unknown
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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
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Trial; Gordon Loudoun Harcourt Defendant
An Apology for the Conduct of the Gordons; Containing the Whole.
1804. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. A Famous English Case Involving Abduction and Assault Trial. Gordon Loudoun Harcourt Defendant. An Apology for the Conduct of the Gordons; Containing the Whole of Their Correspondence Conversation &c. With Mrs. Lee: To Which is Annexed An Accurate Account of Their Examination at Bow Street And Their Trial at Oxford. London: Printed for John Ginger 1804. xxxiv 35-143 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet title page mounted and re-hinged. Light soiling to exterior light toning to text "3" in early hand to head of title page. $150. Later edition. This colorful trial for abduction and assault was the result of a misguided love affair. The plaintiff Mrs Lee claimed that she had been abducted by Lonsdale Gordon and his brother the author of this pamphlet. Both were ultimately acquitted. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 10:951. unknown
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Trial; Hughes T B; King v Bebb
A Report of the Case of the King Against Bebb Bankrupts.
1811. A Notable Study of Tax Indebtedness Trial. Hughes T.B. A Report of the Case of the King Against Bebb and Others. Assignees of Castell and Powell Bankrupts; On an Extent: With Explanatory Notes and an Appendix of Some Cases and Records in Extents Which Have Not Been Before Printed. London: Printed by A. Strahan 1811. iv 244 pp. Half-title lacking. Octavo 8" x 5". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine small shelf label to foot. Light soiling moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn front hinge cracked front free endpaper lacking. Moderate toning to text faint stains to foot of pp. 176-177 two library inkstamps and embossed stamp to title page annotations to verso. $250. Only edition. Abolished in 1947 a writ of extent was a remedy employed by the crown to recover unpaid taxes from a debtor or bankrupt. This book a combination of treatise and report examines the nature of these writs through a scholarly account with notes and a historical appendix of the important Exchequer case of John Bebb and others assignees of the bankrupt London banking house of Castell and Powell. Bebb and others assignees of Castell and Powell were countersued by the government for the right to assets that would cover payment of bills of exchange drawn by a Newcastle bank against tax-collection funds they were holding on deposit. The drafts had been accepted by the now bankrupt Castell and Powell who had turned them over to the commissioners of excise as collateral for the Newcastle tax deposits payable in thirty days. At issue was the right of the Crown to sue a debtor Castell and Powell of a tax-owing debtor the Newcastle bank. Sweet & Maxwell A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 2:175. unknown
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Trial; Dodson John Reporter; Dalrymple Divorce
A Report of the Judgment Delivered in the Consistorial Court of.
1811. An Important Scottish Divorce Case Trial. Dodson John Reporter. Dalrymple Divorce Cause. A Report of the Judgment Delivered in the Consistorial Court of London On the Sixteenth Day of July 1811 By the Right Honourable Sir William Scott Chancellor of the Diocese In the Cause of Dalrymple the Wife Against Dalrymple the Husband. With an Appendix Containing the Depositions of the Witnesses the Letters of the Parties and Other Papers Exhibited in the Cause. London: Printed for J. Butterworth 1811. vii 96 iv cclxxvi pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Later library cloth lettering piece and small location label to spine. Light soiling light rubbing to extremities hinges cracked front free endpaper partially detached rear free endpaper lacking. Moderate toning to text library stamps and early owner signature to title page brief library annotations to verso. $250. Only edition. An important case in Scottish marriage law. In 1804 John Dalrymple met Johanna Gordon in Edinburgh began a secret relationship with her then left for Malta with the military. Upon returning a few years later he married someone else an act which provoked Ms. Gordon's suit for breach of contract. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1056. unknown
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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
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Trial; Strang Jesse Defendant
The Confession of Jesse Strang Who Was Convicted of the Murder.
1827. Black Unhallowed Uncaused Crime": McDade 934 Trial. Strang Jesse Defendant. The Confession of Jesse Strang Who Was Convicted of the Murder of John Whipple At a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer Held in and for the County of Albany On the Fourth Day of August 1827. Being a Minute Relation of All the Circumstances Connected with the Murder As Related by Him After His Conviction; And Which he Most Solemnly Affirmed Contained Nothing but the Truth. Made to C. Pepper Esq. One of His Counsel. Albany: Printed by John B. van Steenbergh 1827. 35 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves light browning to title page. A nice copy $250. Only edition. Jesse Strang living under the alias Joseph Orton was involved in an affair with Elsie Whipple. Strang shot Elsie's husband John Whipple after several unsuccessful attempts by the lovers to poison him. Strang was convicted and executed. Elsie was tried individually and acquitted. This pamphlet includes a poem "To Mrs Whipple" accusing her of "black unhallowed uncaused crime." McDade The Annals of Murder 934. unknown
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Palmer William Trial
The Queen V. Palmer verbatim report of the trial of william Palmer
London: J. Allen 1856. Book measures 8 x 5 1/2 inches. Collation 326pp. Bound in modern blue cloth. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean throughout. A good solid copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. J. Allen Hardcover
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Trial; Garnett Henry Defendant
A True and Perfect Relation of the Whole Proceedings against the.
1606. London: Imprinted by Robert Barker 1606. London: Imprinted by Robert Barker 1606. A Leader of the Gunpowder Plot Trial. Garnett Henry 1555-1606 Defendant. A True and Perfect Relation of the Whole Proceedings Against the Late Most Barbarous Traitors Garnet a Iesuite and his Confederats: Contayning Sundry Speeches Delivered by the Lords Commissioners at their Arraignments For the Better Satisfaction of Those that Were Hearers As Occasion was Offered; The Earle of Northamptons Speech Having Bene Enlarged Upon Those Grounds Which are Set Downe. And Lastly all that Passed at Garnets Execution. London: Imprinted by Robert Barker 1606. 416 pp. Quarto 7" x 5-1/2". Contemporary speckled calf blind-stamped crest to center of front board raised bands gilt ornaments and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to boards heavier rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners joints starting at ends crack in text block between front free endpaper and following leaf rear hinge starting ear armorial bookplate to front pastedown later owner bookplate to rear pastedown. Moderate toning to text gradually diminishing dampstaining to first quarter of text block faint dampstaining to upper corners of final few leaves. $1250. Reissue of the first edition 1606 one of three reissues from 1606. This anonymous work is a account of Garnet's trial on March 28 1606 before a special commission at the Guild Hall of London for his participation in the Gunpowder Plot an assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics against King James I. The plot intended to kill the king his family and much of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening on November 5 1605. The conspirators also planned to abduct the royal children who were not present in Parliament and incite a popular revolt in the Midlands. A spectacular failure it led to harsh measures against English Catholics. English Short-Title Catalogue S2009. unknown
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Trial Guides
Recovering for Psychological Injuries
2001-03-03. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1934833029 ISBN : 1934833029 9781934833025
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Trial Guides
Grief and Loss Identifying and Proving Damages in Wrongful Death Cases
2009-07-06. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1934833118 ISBN : 1934833118 9781934833117
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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
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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
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Trial; Jackman Joseph; Goodridge Elijah Putnam
The Sham-Robbery Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own.
1819. Concord NH: 1819. Concord NH: 1819. Fletcher Webster's Copy of an Account of One of His Father's Famous Cases Trial. Jackman Joseph. Goodridge Elijah Putnam 1787-1851 Defendant. The Sham-Robbery Committed by Elijah Putnam Goodridge on His Own Person In Newbury Near Essex Bridge Dec. 19 1816: With a History of His Journey to the Place Where he Robbed Himself: and His Trial with Mr. Ebenezer Pearson Whom he Maliciously Arrested for Robbery: Also the Trial of Levi & Laban Kenniston. Concord NH: Printed for the Author 1819. 151 1 pp. 12mo 6-3/4" x 4-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling and a few minor stains wrappers worn but secure. Light browning to text light foxing in a few places faint dampstaining to a few leaves "Daniel Webster Jr" in pencil to front endleaf and recto of rear wrapper "Polly Webster" to rear free endpaper. $450. Only edition. Full account of the several trials connected with this famous Massachusetts case by one of the accused. Daniel Webster served as one of the defense attorneys shortly after his return to private practice following his two terms in Congress. The respected and well-connected Major Goodridge's accusation of robbery against the witless low-life Kenniston brothers was supported by popular sentiment until Webster began his defence which meticulously unraveled the Major's story and succeeded in gaining the Kenniston's acquittal. The trial was an early landmark in Webster's legal career and his final address to the jury first printed here is considered a classic of Webster's oratory. It was later anthologized. Daniel Fletcher Webster 1818-1862 known as Fletcher Webster was Daniel Webster's eldest son. Chief Clerk of the U.S. State Department when his father was Secretary of State he commanded the 12th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. He was killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run. We are unsure of the identity of Polly Webster. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14017. unknown
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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
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Trial; Phillips James Jeter
The Drinker's Farm Tragedy. Trial & Conviction of James Jeter Phillips
1868. Richmond 1868. McDade 747. Richmond 1868. McDade 747. A Scarce McDade Item Trial. Phillips James Jeter Defendant. The Drinker's Farm Tragedy. Trial and Conviction of James Jeter Phillips For the Murder of His Wife. With Portraits. Richmond: Published by J. Wall Turner V.L. Fore Printer 1868. 96 pp. 2 full- page woodcut portraits of Phillips and his wife Mrs. Mary Emma Phillips. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Original printed wrappers with advertisements for various Richmond businesses rear and inside front covers. Some soiling spotting and rubbing with wear to spine ends. Light toning to interior somewhat heavier in places light foxing to a few leaves. $750. Only edition. "Phillips a scion of a 'good' Virginia family twenty-four years old murdered his wife Emily who was ten years older on a Henrico County Virginia roadside near Drinker's farm. He shot her with a small pistol and her body was unidentified for three months" McDade. OCLC locates 4 copies in North American law libraries Duke Harvard University of Virginia Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 747. unknown
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Trial; Hayden Herbert H; Stannard Mary
Poor Mary Stannard! Full and Thrilling Story of the Circumstances.
1879. New Haven 1879. Only edition. New Haven 1879. Only edition. "The Most Mysterious of All the Cases Which have Baptized Connecticut in Blood" Trial. Hayden Herbert H. b.1850 Defendant. Stannard Mary 1856-1878. Poor Mary Stannard! Full and Thrilling Story of the Circumstances Connected with Her Murder. History of the Monstrous Madison Crime. The Most Mysterious of All the Cases Which have Baptized Connecticut in Blood. The Only True and Reliable Account. The Clairvoyant's Wonderful Story. New Haven: Stafford Print. Co. 1879. 47 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers with a woodcut portrait of Stannard. Faint fold lines some wear to spine ends a few small chips to edges small dampstain to upper corner of front wrapper some browning to text. A well-preserved copy. $850. Only edition. "In 1879 the body of Mary Stannard twenty-two once the servant of Reverend Herbert H. Hayden was found in one of Hayden's fields in Madison Conn. Her throat was cut her skull was fractured and there was arsenic in her stomach. Stannard had spoken to several people about her recent pregnancy by Hayden and explained that he was going to give her something to induce an abortion. She said also that she was planning to meet Hayden in the field to pick berries and discuss their future. Unable to account for himself during the time of the killing Hayden was arrested after it was discovered that he had purchased an ounce of arsenic "to kill rats" the day of his former servant's death. At the three-month trial a clairvoyant testified to the defendant's innocence the first such incident in an American courtroom. A hung jury resulted in Hayden's release" Nash. OCLC locates 12 copies 2 in law libraries University of Missouri Yale. Nash Encyclopedia of World Crime 1493. McDade The Annals of Murder 449. unknown
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Trial; Caldwell Oscar T Defendant
Trial of Oscar T Caldwell Late a conductor on the Chicago and.
1855. Chicago IL: 1855. Only edition. Chicago IL: 1855. Only edition. Brought to Justice by the Pinkertons Trial. Caldwell Oscar T. Defendant. Smith J. Victor Reporter. Trial of Oscar T. Caldwell Late a Conductor on the Chicago and Burlington Railroad Line For Embezzlement: Before the Recorders Court of the City of Chicago at the September Term 1855. Chicago: Daily Democratic Press Steam Print 1855. 35 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers spine reinforced. Light soiling minor edgewear spine abraded but secure some toning to text. $150. Only edition. Caldwell's trial was the result of an investigation by the Pinkerton detective agency then a five-year old company. Caldwell was convicted. The rear wrapper carries an advertisement for the Pinkerton & Company. OCLC locates 6 copies in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Rutgers St. John's University Social Law University of Missouri. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13985. unknown
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Trial; Douglas Cause; Anderson William
The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords.
1768. One of the Most Sensational Scottish Trials of the Eighteenth Century Trial. Douglas Cause. Anderson William Reporter. The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland Upon the Important Cause His Grace George-James Duke of Hamilton and Others Pursuers; Against Archibald Douglas Esq; Defender. Accurately Taken Down and Published by William Anderson Writer in Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Printed by Balfour Auld And Smellie 1768. vi 2 620 pp. Bound after Murray Alexander Reporter. The Cases Given in to the Court of Session Previous to the Pleadings in the Important Cause of Suppositio Partus George-James Duke of Hamilton And Others Pursuers; Against Archibald Douglas Esq; Defender. Edinburgh: Printed by Balfour Auld and Smellie 1768. 1-8 17-61 1 pp. Lacking Signature B pp. 9-17. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Contemporary calf rebacked in period style with gilt-edged raised bands and existing lettering piece gilt tooling to board edges endpapers renewed. Negligible light rubbing and a few minor scuffs to boards corners bumped and somewhat worn retained early owner armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places light soiling to title page of Cases Given into the Court of Session. $175. Only editions. The "Douglas Cause" which involved claims on the estate of Duke Douglas was one of the most sensational Scottish trials of the eighteenth century. It also involved one of the greatest jurists of the eighteenth century Lord Mansfield who presided over the case. Stuart a lawyer who had been tutor to the Duke's children represented Hamilton against Douglas and distinguished himself highly but the case was decided in Douglas favor - the result according to Stuart of Lord Mansfield's gross impartiality during trial. This was a rancorous case and it attracted a great deal of public attention most of it sympathetic to Douglas. English Short-Title Catalogue 131822 T20317. unknown
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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
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Trial; Farmer Daniel Davis Defendant
Trial of Daniel Davis Farmer For the Murder of the Widow Anna Ayer
1821. Concord NH: Hill and Moore 1821. Concord NH: Hill and Moore 1821. He Beat Her to Death with a Shovel Trial. Farmer Daniel Davis 1793-1822 Defendant. Rogers Artemas Reporter. Chase Henry B. Reporter. Trial of Daniel Davis Farmer For the Murder of the Widow Anna Ayer At Goffstown On the 4th of April A.D. 1821. Concord NH: Published by Hill and Moore 1821. 72 pp. Octavo 8" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet fragments of wrapper along spine. Light rubbing to extremities light browning to text light foxing to a few leaves. $400. Only edition. "Mrs. Ayer had charged Farmer with fathering her child. He beat her to death with a cudgel sic and tried to burn her house" McDade. The report states that the murder weapon was an iron shovel. Farmer was found guilty and executed. McDade The Annals of Murder 300. unknown
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Trial; Tallmadge Frederick A Defendant
Trial of Hon Frederick A Tallmadge General Superintendent of.
1858. 1858 Trial of the Head of New York City's Police Department for Neglect of Duty Trial. Tallmadge Frederick A. 1792-1869 Defendant. Gerry Elbridge T. 1837-1927 Reporter. Trial of Hon. Frederick A. Tallmadge General Superintendent of Metropolitan Police Before James W. Nye Esq. President and Hon. James S.T. Stranahan Thomas B. Stillman Esq. And James Bowen Esq. Commissioners of Police Hon. Daniel F. Tiemann Mayor of the City of New York And Hon. Samuel S. Powell Mayor of the City of Brooklyn Ex-Officio Commissioners of police: With the Argument of His Counsel. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. 88 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Spine abraded covers detached lightly soiled and moderately edgeworn. Light toning to text small chips to fore-edges of a few leaves presentation inscription from Gerry to upper corner of front wrapper. $500. Only edition. "Frederick Tallmadge general superintendent of the Metropolitan New York City Police was charged with neglect of duty in a hearing before the Board of Police Commissioners. He allegedly did not respond to a call from the Quarantine Station on Staten Island where several hospitals had been set on fire by a mob. He was cleared of one charge censured on another and restored to duty" Cohen. OCLC locates 8 copies in North American law libraries Columbia Library of Congress New York University Northwestern Social Law University of Minnesota US Supreme Court Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14665. unknown
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Trial; Huston Lorenzo Dow Defendant
The Trial of the Rev L D Huston for the Alleged Seduction of Mary.
1872. Baltimore S.n. 1872. Baltimore S.n. 1872. "For the Alleged Seduction of Mary Driscoll Virginia Hopkins &c." Trial. Huston Lorenzo Dow 1820-1887 Defendant. The Trial of the Rev. L.D. Huston for the Alleged Seduction of Mary Driscoll Virginia Hopkins &c; Giving a Full and Complete Account of All the Testimony Taken Before the Ecclesiastical Court And Containing all the Evidence that has Been Withheld from the Public With an Elaborate Article from Dr. Huston's Legal Counsel. The Only Authentic Edition Containing All the Suppressed Testimony. Baltimore S.n. 1872. 64 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Laid-in portrait plate issued with some copies not present in this copy. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning a few chips and minor tears to title page and final leaf which is detached. Early notes in pencil to foot of p. 64. Ex-library. Small embossed stamps to a few leaves. A scarce title. $150. Only edition. As Karin Gedge notes Huston a Methodist Minister and teacher was a clever practitioner of a "seduction theology that persuaded girls to reluctantly accept sexual behavior that was clearly contrary to most Christian teaching." Eventually tried but acquitted he seduced at least three girls. OCLC locates 11 copies 5 in law libraries Harvard Social Law UC-Berkeley University of Missouri US Supreme Court. Gedge Without Benefit of Clergy: Women and the Pastoral Relationship in Nineteenth-Century American Culture 55-57. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1109. unknown
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Trial; Tallmadge Frederick A Defendant
Trial of Hon Frederick A Tallmadge General Superintendent of.
1858. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. 1858 Trial of the Head of New York City's Police Department for Neglect of Duty Trial. Tallmadge Frederick A. 1792-1869 Defendant. Gerry Elbridge T. 1837-1927 Reporter. Trial of Hon. Frederick A. Tallmadge General Superintendent of Metropolitan Police Before James W. Nye Esq. President and Hon. James S.T. Stranahan Thomas B. Stillman Esq. And James Bowen Esq. Commissioners of Police Hon. Daniel F. Tiemann Mayor of the City of New York And Hon. Samuel S. Powell Mayor of the City of Brooklyn Ex-Officio Commissioners of police: With the Argument of His Counsel. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. 88 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Spine abraded covers partially detached lightly soiled a few minor chips to edges. Light toning to text faint dampstaining to upper margins of title page and a few leaves small chips to fore-edges of a few leaves presentation inscription from Gerry to upper corner of front wrapper. Ex-private library. Small inkstamps to front wrapper and title page. $350. Only edition. "Frederick Tallmadge general superintendent of the Metropolitan New York City Police was charged with neglect of duty in a hearing before the Board of Police Commissioners. He allegedly did not respond to a call from the Quarantine Station on Staten Island where several hospitals had been set on fire by a mob. He was cleared of one charge censured on another and restored to duty" Cohen. OCLC locates 8 copies in North American law libraries Columbia Library of Congress New York University Northwestern Social Law University of Minnesota US Supreme Court Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14665. unknown
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Trial. Irving HB. Editor H. B.
Trial of The Wainwrights. Notable English Trials series
1920. Trial. Irving H.B. Editor. Trial of The Wainwrights. Edinburgh and London: William Hodge & Company Ltd. 1920. xliv 235 pp. Frontispiece and seven additional illustrated plates. Original red cloth ex-library with location label at foot of spine bar code label on front cover property stamps on inside covers title page and verso. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Internally very good. $10. First edition. A title in the Notable English Trials series. Henry Wainwright a married man with a family led a double life with a mistress. After sufferring a string of financial reversals he killed his mistress whom he could no longer afford to maintain. unknown
Bookseller reference : 66296
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Trial. Rowan Hamilton SO. editor S. O.
Trial of John Alexander Dickman. Notable English Trials Series
1914. Trial. S.O. Rowan-Hamilton. Editor. Trial of John Alexander Dickman. Edinburgh and London: William Hodge & Company Ltd. 1914. viii 2 208 pp. Frontispiece and five additional illustrated plates. Original red cloth ex-library with location label at foot of spine bar code lable on front cover property stamps on inside covers title page and verso. Chipping to head and tial of spine. Internally very good. $15. Notable English Trials. First edition. Dickman was tried in 1910 for a murder committed in a railway carriage. unknown
Bookseller reference : 66368
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Trial. Fairfield Letitia CBE. MD; Fullbrook E C. B.
Trial of John Thomas Straffen. Notable British Trials series
1954. Trial. Fairfield Letitia C.B.E. M.D. Trial of John Thomas Straffen. Edinburgh London and Glasgow: William Hodge & Company Ltd. 1954. xiii 299 pp. 18 illustrated plates. Original red cloth ex-library with location label at foot of spine bar code lable on front cover property stamps on inside covers title page and verso. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Internally very good. $25 Notable British Trials. unknown
Bookseller reference : 66356
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Trial; Fairchild Joy Hamlet
Trial of Rev Joy Hamlet Fairchild On a Charge of Adultery with Miss
1845. In All He Might Have Had 15 or 20 Connections with Me" Trial. Fairchild Joy Hamlet 1790-1859 Defendant. Weeks James E.P. Reporter. Trial of Rev Joy Hamlet Fairchild On a Charge of Adultery with Miss. Rhoda Davidson. Boston: Boston Daily Times 1845. 32 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into recent stiff wrappers with quarter buckram spine small typed title label to front cover. Light wear to spine ends and corners of wrappers moderate toning light foxing to some leaves. Ex-library. Tiny inkstamp to bottom margin of p.2. A well-preserved copy. $450. At head of text: "Times" Report the first of three editions published by the Boston Daily Times. One of several publications about this celebrated notorious case consuming much contemporary print. Fairchild allegedly seduced a young woman Rhoda Davidson of Edgecomb Maine while she was a domestic in his family. She had a child and nominated Fairchild as the father. Fairchild claimed that rival ministers had defamed him by calling him an habitual libertine and adulterer. This pamphlet includes witnesses' testimony including that of Miss Davidson. "In all he might have had 15 or 20 connections with me." The pamphlet closes with the verdict of Not Guilty; "the audience burst out in involuntary applause which was immediately checked." Another earlier issue does not include the jury verdict the pamphlet noting that deliberations were ongoing. Accounts of this case are scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies of our account American Antiquarian Society Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13693. unknown
Bookseller reference : 66215
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Trial; Macclesfield Thomas Parker Earl of
The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Macclesfield In the House of Peers For.
1725. The Fall of the Earl of Macclesfield Trial. Macclesfield Thomas Parker Earl of 1666-1732 Defendant. The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Macclesfield In 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 the 6th Day of May 1725 And from Thence Continued by Several Adjournments Until the 27th Day of the Same Month. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed by Sam. Buckley in Amen-Corner 1725. iv 284 pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf. Main text in parallel columns. Folio 14" x 9". Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places some leaves have light spotting mostly to margins. A handsome copy. $350. Only edition. Parker 1st Earl of Macclesfield was a lawyer and English Whig politician. Made a Privy Counsellor in 1710 he was Lord Chief Justice from 1710 to 1718 and Lord Chancellor from 1718 to 1725. In 1725 the Earl was impeached for taking bribes and tried in the House of Lords. He convicted by a unanimous vote for taking more than 100000 in bribes about 11000000 today. He was removed from the Privy Council required to forfeit 100000 fined an additional 30000 and placed in the Tower of London until these sums were paid. Ruined financially he retired to his home Shirburn Castle where spent the rest of his life. English Short-Title Catalogue T139466. unknown
Bookseller reference : 66212
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Trial; Clapp Theodore Defendant
A Report of the Trial of the Rev. Theodore Clapp Before the.
1833. New Orleans 1833. New Orleans 1833. Religious Liberty and the Tyranny of the Mississippi Presbytery Trial. Clapp Theodore 1792-1866 Defendant. Channing William Ellery 1780-1842. A Report of the Trial of the Rev. Theodore Clapp Before the Mississippi Presbytery At Their Sessions in May and December 1832. New Orleans: Printed and Published by Hotchkiss & Co. 1833. xiv 374 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-1/4". Contemporary quarter cloth over plain boards printed paper title label to spine. Light soiling and a few minor stains to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners which are bumped chipping to spine label. Some toning to text occasional light foxing brief early annotations in pencil to a few leaves. Ex-library. Location label to foot of spine bookplate to front pastedown small embossed stamp to title page. A nice copy of a scarce trial. $500. Only edition. Clapp paid a heavy price for his gradual rejection of Calvinist views and embrace of Unitarian principles. He spent seven stormy years at the First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans affiliated with the Mississippi Presbytery which finally convicted him of heresy in 1832. This is the record of his trial preceded by a reprint of a sermon concerning the trial "on the Subject of Religious Liberty" by William Ellery Channing the foremost Unitarian preacher and theologian of the early nineteenth century. It warns of the evils of religion when it turns into "tyranny" as exemplified by the Mississippi Presbytery. Indeed says the introduction "no Presbytery in the United States ever before had the moral turpitude the hardihood the utter recklessness of justice evinced by the Mississippi Presbytery" xiv. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Social Law. Jumonville Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints 790. unknown
Bookseller reference : 66194
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