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1984réf. 828481984. International Academy of Trial Lawyers. International Academy of Trial Lawyers 1984 Membership Directory. California: International Academy of Trial Lawyers 1984. 368 pp. Illustrated. Imitation morocco gilt title to front board and spine patterned endpapers. Vertical cut to rear pastedown else very good. 1952 black-and-white photo of Academy member James A. Markle and his wife laid-in between pp. 252-253. $15. unknown books
1950réf. 723071950. Trial. Carswell Donald Editor. Trial of Ronald True. Edinburgh and London: William Hodge and Company Ltd 1950. New edition. 295 pp. Frontispiece and four additional illustrated plates. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Ex-library with property stamps and shelf location label at foot of spine. Title page and verso. Spine faded. Internally very good. $15. Notable British Trials. New edition. "Ronald True early evinced signs of abnormality which increased in later life when he became a drug addict suffered from syphilis and had two bad aeroplane crashes.Finally after living a vagabond life True murdered a prostitute for her valuables.He was tried at the Central Criminal Court found guilty and sentenced to death. This was later respited by the Home Secretary on the ground of insanity. A great outburst followed this decision.This case of insanity abounds in interest especially in view of the medical defenses put forward in many cases today.": Catalogue of Notable British Trials 17. unknown books
1870réf. 516811870. 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 books
1930réf. 723081930. Trial. Greenwood Harold Defendant. Duke Winifred Editor. Trial of Harold Greenwood. Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company 1930. xi 347 pp. Frontispiece and nine additional illustrations with fold-out map. Hardcover. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Ex-library with property stamps and shelf location label at foot of spine. Spine faded. Good. $25. First edition. A title in the Notable British Trials series. In the early morning of June 16th 1919 Mrs. Greenwood died suddenly after a few hours' illness. Her doctor granted a certificate to the effect that death was due to valvular disease of the heart and she was buried in Kidwelly churchyard. Following village gossip aroused by Greenwood's second marriage her body was exhumed and an expert's examination revealed the presence of a small quantity of arsenic in the organs. unknown books
1961réf. 587603Baltimore: Penguin 1961. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Mass market paperback. 250pp. Pages age-toned edges bumped very good or better. Penguin unknown books
1807réf. 815541807. Paul Revere Was a Member of the Jury Trial. Selfridge Thomas O. d. 1816 Defendant Lloyd Thomas Reporter Caines George Reporter. Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge Counsellor at Law Before the Hon. Isaac Parker Esquire. For Killing Charles Austin On the Public Exchange In Boston August 4th 1806. Taken in Short-Hand.And Sanctioned by the Court And Reporter to the State. Boston: Published by Russell and Cutler Belcher and Armstrong And Oliver and Munroe 1807. 168 3 pp. Woodcut map. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Publisher boards spine reinforced with cloth tape at an early date hand-lettered title to spine untrimmed edges. Moderate rubbing front pastedown loose front free endpaper lacking rear hinge starting minor worming to rear pastedown. Light browning to interior light foxing in a few places. A good copy. $35. Second and final edition. "The killing of Austin by Selfridge arose out of a political dispute between Selfridge and the victim's father. The grand jury refused to indict him for murder; the charge was manslaughter. The case was long an authority on the law of self-defense. Paul Revere was a member of the jury which acquitted Selfridge" McDade. Other editions of this trial were published in 1807 and 1808. McDade The Annals of Murder 860. unknown books
1873réf. 755221873. Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. 59 pp. Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. 59 pp. A Case of Insurance Fraud and Murder Trial. Goss Eliza Waters Defendant. Udderzook William E. Defendant. The Goss-Udderzook Tragedy: Being a History of a Strange Case of Deception and Murder Including the Great Life Insurance Case and the Trial of William E. Udderzook for the Murder of W.S. Goss. Baltimore: Baltimore Gazette Printers 1873. 59 pp. Woodcut portrait frontispiece of Goss. Text printed in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Wrappers starting to separate at head and lightly edgeworn light rubbing and discoloration to extremities some wear to spine ends light toning to text. $35. Udderzook collaborated with Goss his brother in law to defraud Goss' life insurance company. He put a cadaver stolen from a medical school in Goss' house and set the house on fire. Udderzook and the widow Goss managed to collect the insurance but the authorities were suspicious and an investigation followed. Udderzook was hiding Goss under various disguises but when the investigation became intense he lost his nerve and murdered Goss. The case fell into place soon afterwards. McDade The Annals of Murder 1012. unknown books
1950réf. 66299Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 309pp. Octavo 22 cm Beige cloth over boards. The spine ends are bumped and the covers are cocked. In a price-clipped dust jacket with several small losses from the edges. Hayward Patterson's account of being falsely accused of raping two white women aboard a train near Scottsboro Alabama in 1931. The trials sparked an international uproar and the defendents were forced to endure the harsh conditions of the Alabama prison system for years. The trials and the Supreme Court verdicts which followed helped fuel the rise of the Civil Rights Movement. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover books
1924réf. 840491924. Trial. Watson Eric R. Beck Adolph Defendant. Adolf Beck 1877-1904. Edinburgh: William Hodge and Company 1924. First edition. xi 1 296 pp. Frontispiece. Plates. Original red cloth with gilt stamped spine. Worn with fraying to head of spine. Foxing to endleaves. Internally clean. A good copy. $40. First edition. A title in the Notable British Trials series. The trial of Adolf Beck 1904 is a remarkable example of a genuine miscarriage of justice. Tried convicted and sentenced to seven years of penal servitude Beck was later proven innocent. The Beck case led to the creation of the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907. unknown books
1978réf. 318021Tennesse: Rhea County Historical Society 1978. Reprint. hardcover. very good. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. 339 65 18 pages. 8vo gilt-stamped red cloth. corners bumped. Dayton Tennesse: Rhea County Historical Society 1978. A very good copy. A word-for-word report of the famous court test of the Tennessee Anti-Evolution Act at Dayton July 10 to 21 1925 including speeches and arguments of attorneys testimony of noted scientists and Bryan's last speech. Rhea County Historical Society unknown books
1824réf. 705951824. Trial. Kennon Beverly Defendant. Message from the President of the United States Transmitting a Report of the Secretary of the Navy Accompanied with the Proceedings of a Court Martial Lately Held at Norfolk For the Trial of Lieut. Beverly Kennon Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives Of the 25th April 1824. May 18 1824. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives. Washington DC: Gales & Seaton 1824. 94 53 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling and edgewear moderate toning occasional light foxing light browning to fore-dges of a few leaves. $50. Kennon who was acquitted was charged with defamation of character for a series of articles that criticized Commodore David Porter. . unknown books
1834réf. 149401834. London: J.B. Nichols & Son 1834. Only edition. London: J.B. Nichols & Son 1834. Only edition. Interesting Trial Concerning Responsibility for Poor Relief Trial. Nicholson Henry John Defendant. Report of the Late Important Trial in the Court of King's Bench In Which Sir Charles Merrik Burrel Bart. Was Plaintiff And Henry John Nicholson the Defendant; Respecting the Parochial Rates Claimed by the Parish of St. Margaret Westminster From the Inhabitants of Richmond Terrace. London: Printed by and for J.B. Nichols & Son 1834. 191 pp. with 191 blanks interleaved. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Contemporary calf lettering piece to spine. Considerable rubbing spine abraded front joint cracked corners worn front joint nearly detached. Light toning to text internally clean. $50. First edition. The plaintiff claimed that Richmond Terrace was not within the parish of St. Margaret. Therefore its inhabitants could not be compelled to contribute to the relief of the poor in that parish. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1030. unknown books
1805réf. 234821805. Trial. Argument of the Hon. William Smith in Giving Judgment on the Case of the Hon. Mr. Justice Johnson. In the Court of Exchequer on the 7th of Feb. 1805. Dublin: M.N. Mahon 1805. 104 pp. Disbound. Internally clean. $75. unknown books
1870réf. 569651870. 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
1850réf. 801331850. America's Classic Murder" Trial. Bemis George. Webster John White 1793-1850 Defendant. Report of the Case of John W. Webster Master of Arts and Doctor of Medicine of Harvard University . Indicted for the Murder of George Parkman Master of Arts of Harvard University Doctor of Medicine of the University of Aberdeen And Member of the Massachusetts Medical Society Before The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Petition for a Writ of Error The Prisoner's Confessional Statements and Application for a Commutation of Sentence And an Appendix Containing Several Interesting Matters Never Before Published. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown 1850. xii 628 pp. With a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-1/4". Later library cloth red and black lettering pieces to spine endpapers renewed cloth hinges. Light soiling and shelfwear to exterior lettering pieces abraded hinges starting small ink stamp William C. Schroeder to front free endpaper which has a small clean tear to its upper gutter. Toning to interior light soiling and tiny faint stains in a few places owner signature of J.H. Anthon dated 1858 to front endleaf and title page along with owner signature of J.B. Coppinger pencil underling and brief annotations to several leaves annotations between pp. 469-498. $85. First edition. As McDade notes "The murder in the Harvard Medical School of Dr. George Parkman a prominent Bostonian and Harvard Alumnus by Professor John W. Webster was in the words of Edmund Pearson 'America's classic murder.'" The present account is "the basic book on the case and contains all the evidence." A two-volume edition appeared the same year and the work was reprinted in 1879. The J.H. Anthon who owned this copy was likely John Hone Anthon 1832-1874 a New York attorney and the son of John Anthon an important American jurist and a founder of the New York Law Institute. J.B. Coppinger may have been John B. Coppinger a first lieutenant and adjutant in the 83d New York Infantry during the Civil War. The pencil annotations which provide brief but often lively commentary do not appear to be in either's hand. McDade The Annals of Murder 1060. unknown books
1886réf. 791321886. London: Stevens and Haynes 1886. London: Stevens and Haynes 1886. Bartlett Adelaide Defendant. Beal Edward Editor. Clarke Edward Preface. The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett for Murder. Held at the Central Criminal Court Monday April 12 to Saturday April 17th 1886. London: Stevens and Haynes 1886. x 313 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 6". Original cloth. Bookplate of "Sir John Hall of Dunglass Baronet" to front pastedown. Some shelfwear and dampstaining binding somewhat cocked. Internally clean. A good copy. $95. The Dunglass family was a noble Scottish family. The plate may belong to Sir John Richard Hall of Dunglass 9th Bt 1865-1928 who was an author and decorated serviceman appointed to Commander Order of the British Empire. thepeerage.com. One of the more unusual and baffling English murder cases it involved liquid chloroform and an incestuous family. Mrs. Bartlett the lover of her brother-in-law was accused of poisoning her husband in order to inherit his estate. How she murdered him remains a mystery however. Although chloroform was found in his stomach no traces were found in his mouth or throat. Unable to determine how she could have killed her husband the jury did not convict Mrs. Bartlett. unknown books
1903réf. 549631903. A Trial Discussed by Wigmore Trial. Best John C. 1865-1902 Defendant. The Official Report of the Trial of John C. Best for Murder. Superior Court of Massachusetts. Before Hon. Edgar J. Sherman and Hon. Jabez Fox Justices. From Notes of the Official Stenographers. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. State Printers 1903. 863 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Original law calf red and black lettering pieces to spine. Light rubbing to extremities front hinge cracked but secure front board starting internally pristine. $95. First edition. John C. Best was indicted for the murder of George E. Bailey in 1901. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair. According to Wigmore this is "a good example of a trial for assassination motivated by hostility." Wigmore The Principles of Judicial Proof 1171. unknown books
1848réf. 730971848. Washington: 1848. Washington: 1848. Mutiny and Insubordination in California Trial. Fremont John Charles 1813-1890 Defendant. Message of the President of the United States Communicating the Proceedings of the Court Martial in the Trial of Lieutenant Colonel Fremont. Washington: 1848. 447 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5". Recent library buckram lettering piece to spine. A few negligible scratches to boards nick to lettering piece. Moderate toning to interior light foxing and soiling in a few places. $100. Only edition. Fremont was an American explorer and politician with a long and somewhat controversial career. He had been appointed military governor of California by Commander Stockton near the end of the Mexican-American War but was unable to discharge his duties fully. Stockton and General Stephen W. Kearney argued over who should succeed Fremont as governor. Fremont sided with Stockton but Washington sided with Kearney. As revenge Kearney arrested and court-martialed Fremont on charges of mutiny and insubordination. He was found guilty of disobedience and conduct prejudicial to order and resigned his commission. The sentence of dishonorable discharge was commuted by President Polk. Fremont went on to become a US Senator for California and was a Republican presidential candidate in 1856. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13498. unknown books
1865réf. 741111865. Edinburgh 1865. Edinburgh 1865. The Last Public Hanging in Scotland Trial. Pritchard Edward William 1825-1865 Defendant. A Complete Report of the Trial of Dr. E.W. Pritchard for the Alleged Poisoning of His Wife and Mother-In-Law. Reprinted By Special Permission From the "Scotsman." Carefully Revised by an Eminent Lawyer. With an Accurate Portrait. Edinburgh: William Kay 1865. vii 135 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into later cloth gilt title to spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners hinges starting moderate toning to interior. $100. Second and final edition. Pritchard was accused of poisoning his wife and several other females over a period of years. He was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law and sentenced to be hanged. While awaiting execution he confessed to the murders. His execution was the last public hanging in Scotland and was witnessed by 100000 people. unknown books
1856réf. 635361856. 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 printed wrappers. Light soiling some rubbing to extremities. Light toning to text foxing and faint dampstaining to a few leaves internally clean. $100. 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
1862réf. 786631862. A Lethal Dose of Strychnine Intended to Induce Abortion Trial. Hersey George C Defendant. Yerrinton James M.W. Reporter. Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey Indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Motion in Arrest of Judgment The Prisoner's Petition For a Commutation of Sentence The Death Warrant Officer's Return Upon It And the Confession. Boston: A. Williams & Co. 1862. 267 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Original cloth blind stamped frames to boards gilt title to spine. Light rubbing and a few faint stains to boards moderate rubbing to extremities spine gilt oxidized chipping to spine ends joints starting at ends corners bumped and worn. Light browning to interior faint marginal dampstaining light foxing to a few leaves. $100. First edition. According to McDade "Hersey had been living in Weymouth Massachusetts with the Tirrell family since the sudden death four months before of their daughter and his fiancee Mary Tirrell. A second daughter Betsy became pregnant by him and he gave her a drug which he represented would cause an abortion. Actually it was strychnine which he had obtained in Boston allegedly to poison a dog. He was convicted and hanged. The preface claims this to be the only in 1862 published trial in which strychnine was detected by analysis in the deceased." McDade The Annals of Murder 472. unknown books
1822réf. 418781822. Early U.S. Navy Court Martial Trial. Abbot Joel 1793-1855 Defendant. Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial Holden on Board the U.S. Ship Independence at the Navy Yard Charlestown Massachusetts on Allegations Made Against Him by Capt. David Porter Navy Commissioner. Printed From the Official Record on File in the Navy Department. Washington: Printed and Published by Davis and Force 1822. 152 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers contemporary hand-lettered label to front board uncut edges. Moderate rubbing with wear to corners and spine ends front cover just beginning to detach at head. Several uncut signatures light browning and occasional light foxing to text. Small inkstain to title page interior otherwise clean. $125. First edition issued the same year as the Boston imprint published by Russell and Gardiner. With an appendix containing texts of documents relating to irregularities at the Boston naval station and the misconduct of the naval agent Amos Binney. Abbott was a decorated naval officer who fought under Commodore Rogers on the frigate President during the War of 1812. "In March 1822.he discovered a series of frauds upon the government. and made very serious charges against his commandant Captain Isaac Hull. Failing to prove these accusations when brought before a court-martial Abbot was suspended from the naval service for the period of two years.": Dictionary of American Biography 1:14. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13395. unknown books
1860réf. 818971860. New York: Robert M. DeWitt 1860. New York: Robert M. DeWitt 1860. An 1860 Illinois Divorce Case that Dominated Headlines Throughout the United States Trial. Burch v. Burch. Only Complete Report of the Burch Divorce Case; Containing a History of the Case--The Preliminary Movements The "Confession" of Mrs. Burch Opening and Closing Speeches of Counsel The Deposition of Parties Implicated and All the Testimony in Full With the Letters Offered in Evidence but Ruled Out by the Court. New York: Robert M. DeWitt Publisher 30 Frankfort Street c.1860. 116 5-8 pp. Main text in double columns. Pictorial wrappers lacking. Page 5 has drop-head title The Beardsley Divorce sub-titled History of the Case which is followed by a single-column account of that case. Octavo 6" x 9-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling dampststaining tears and notable edgewear to wrappers front wrapper detached moderate toning to interior faint dampstaining to heads of a few leaves. $125. Only edition one of two issues. This sensational Illinois divorce case dominated headlines throughout the United States. It involved a prominent Chicago banker and his socialite wife who denied his accusations of adultery and countered with charges that he married her for her fortune and had mistreated her. The jury agreed and ruled in her favor. Our copy is from the issue that includes a synopsis of the Beardsley divorce a case that involved adultery claims by both spouses. It is not included in the other issue which does not have any additional material. The synopsis is apparently a promotion for DeWitt's report of that case which is advertised on rear wrappers of copies in wrappers that we have seen. This issue not in Cohen or the Harvard Law Catalogue 1909 both of which record the issue with 116 pp. unknown books
1853réf. 838311853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor 1853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor 1853. McDade 468 Trial. Hendrickson John 1832-1854 Defendant. Barnes David M. Reporter Compiler. Hevenor W.S. d.1909 Reporter Compiler. Trial of John Hendrickson Jr. For the Murder of His Wife Maria By Poisoning at Bethlehem Albany County N.Y. March 6th 1853: Tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer at Albany N.Y. In June and July 1853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor Publishers 1853. 176 pp. Woodcut frontispiece depicting John Hendrickson and Maria Hendrickson. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4"; 23.5 x 14.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior corner folds to several leaves at beginning of text early manuscript table of contents to verso of frontispiece. A good copy overall. $125. Only edition. John Hendrickson was a wastrel who married into the wealthy Van Dusen family of Albany NY. Unfaithful to his wife and eager to acquire her fortune he poisoned her with aconite. This is believed to be the first American murder committed with this substance. New ground was broken by the forensic testimony presented in this case by several experts most notably Benjamin Silliman the eminent chemist and Yale professor. OCLC locates 3 copies 1 in a law library Harvard. McDade The Annals of Murder 468. unknown books
1793réf. 759751793. The Trial of a "Scottish Martyr" Trial. Palmer Thomas Fyshe 1747-1802 Defendant. The Trial of the Rev. Thomas Fyshe Palmer Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary Held at Perth On the 12th and 13th September 1793 On an Indictment for Seditious Practices. Taken in Court by Mr. Ramsey An Eminent Short-Hand Writer from London. With an Appendix. Edinburgh: Printed for W. Skirving 1793. 195 1 pp. Lacking portrait frontispiece. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling and a few faint stains to exterior light foxing to a few leaves clean tear to leaf O3 pp. 109-110 affecting text without loss to legibility. $125. Only edition. Palmer an English minister and political reformer active in Scotland was convicted of sedition in 1793 for circulating a radical address to the public. Along with six other men referred to as the "Scottish Martyrs to Liberty" he was sentenced to seven years' transportation to Botany Bay. English Short-Title Catalogue T93757. unknown books
