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1875rif. 832031875. The Mystery of the Headless Skeleton: McDade 633 Trial. Lowell James M. d. 1875 Defendant. Plaisted Harris Merrill 1828-1898 Reporter. Report of the Trial of James M. Lowell Indicted for the Murder of His Wife Mary Elizabeth Lowell Before the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine For Androscoggin County; Containing the Evidence Arguments of the Counsel and the Charge of the Court In Full With the Verdict of the Jury and Sentence of the Prisoner And an Appendix. Portland ME: Published by Dresser McLellan & Co. 1875. 3 ii 260 pp. Frontispiece. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 23 x 14 cm. Contemporary buckram gilt title and publisher name to spine. Light rubbing to spine ends corners bumped. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in a few places brief early annotations to a few leaves minor tears to edges of a few leaves tear to foot of title page with early cellotape repair another cellotape repair to head of rear endleaf. Overall a very good copy. $350. First and only edition. Although the headless skeleton encased in a silk dress was not discovered for more than three years after her murder Lowell was tried and convicted of murdering his wife. The tale is also interesting because the victim's mother foresaw the murder in a dream which is described in the Appendix. Plaisted's preface notes this was "a case of circumstantial evidence.hardly surpassed in the annals of criminal justice." Plaisted was a notable Maine politician who ended his career as a one-term governor of that state. He was Maine's attorney general when he wrote his report of the Lowell trial. McDade The Annals of Murder 633. unknown
1876rif. 707551876. Mutiny and Murder on the High Seas McDade 679 Trial. Miller George d. 1876 Defendant. Glew John Defendant. Smith William d. 1876 Defendant. The Jefferson Borden Mutiny: Trial of George Miller John Glew And William Smith for Murder on the High Seas: Before Clifford & Lowell JJ. Boston: Printed Under the Direction of the Clerk of the Court 1876. 141 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet printed wrappers which are detached with moderate edgewear fading and light soiling spine perished text block secure. Moderate toning to text faint offsetting to title page light foxing to a few leaves heavier offsetting to verso of final leaf a blank. $350. Only edition. "The Jefferson Borden was bound for London from New Orleans. Corydon Trask Patterson was the mate and in the course of a mutiny he was hit with an iron bar and thrown overboard. The mutiny was suppressed and at this trial Glew was acquitted and Miller and Smith were condemned" McDade. This official account includes the indictment arraignment pleas assignment of counsel to prisoners empaneling of the jury evidence charge to the jury verdict remarks of the Court on passing sentence and the sentences. McDade The Annals of Murder 679. unknown
1693rif. 739751693. The Controversial Acquittal of a Notorious Duelist and Rake Trial. Mohun Charles 4th Baron c.1675-1712 Defendant. The Tryal of Charles Lord Mohun Before the House of Peers in Parliament For the Murder of William Mountford; Which Began the 31 of January 1692. And Continued by Several Adjournments till the Fourth of February Following; The Most Honourable the Lord Marquiss of Carmathen Lord President of Their Majesties Council Being Lord High Steward Pro Hac Vice. Together with the Questions in Points of Law Put by their Lordships to the Judges; With the Arguments of My Lord Mohun's Counsel And the Opinions of the Judges upon the Said Questions. Published by Command of the House of Peers. London: Printed by Edward Jones and published by him and Randal Taylor 1693. 28 33-64 pp. Complete. With an initial imprimatur leaf and added portrait frontispiece of Mohun. Folio 13" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in later three-quarter calf over marbled boards blind rules to calf edges gilt title to spine. Light rubbing a few small scuffs and later small paper shelf labels to boards moderate rubbing to extremities light wear to spine ends joints just starting at head corners lightly bumped and worn front hinge cracked. Moderate toning to interior very light browning to text and faint dampstaining in a few places no loss to legibility a few folded or creased corners. $350. Only edition. An English politician and man of many passions Mohun was notorious for his participation in duels. In December of 1692 he and his friend Richard Hill conspired to abduct the actress Anne Bracegirdle with whom Hill was madly and unrequitedly in love. Her colleague William Mountfort attempted to stop the two and was stabbed in the ensuing fight. When he died the next day Hill fled the country leaving Mohun to be tried for murder before the House of Lords. The sensational trial resulted in a deeply controversial acquittal. Mohun would go on to be tried and acquitted of a different murder in 1697; he ultimately died in a duel along with his opponent the Duke of Hamilton in 1712. English Short-Title Catalogue R30170. unknown
1758rif. 756281758. The Aftermath of a British Naval Failure Trial. Mordaunt Sir John 1697-1780 Defendant. The Proceedings of a General Court-Martial Held in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall On Wednesday the 14th And Continued by Several Adjournments to Tuesday the 20th of December 1757 Upon the Trial of Lieutenant General Sir John Mordaunt By Virtue of His Majesty's Warrant Bearing Date the 3d Day of the Same Month. Published by Authority. London: Printed for A. Millar 1758. 116 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent cloth. Moderate toning to interior light soiling to title page. $350. One of two issues from 1758 priority not established. Mordaunt commanded the British expedition against the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in 1757. Deeming an attempt too risky he returned without landing infuriating William Pitt who wanted to satisfy the public with a bold stroke against the French. Despite Pitt's anger Mordaunt was acquitted. English Short-Title Catalogue T44504. unknown
1815rif. 731031815. 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 2 pp. followed by 8 blank ff. added by binder. Woodcut folding map. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-7/8". Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards blind fillets to calf edges gilt-edged raised bands blind fillets and gilt-stamped title to spine edges rouged. Moderate rubbing to boards and extremities light wear to spine ends and corners which are bumped front joint just starting at head hinges cracked faint offsetting from plate to preliminaries. Light toning to interior light foxing to first third of text block ms. index in an early hand to first added blank. $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 7 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
1815rif. 684441815. 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
1806rif. 739791806. Not a Soul We Believe Can Lament his Fate" Trial. Patch Richard Defendant c.1770-1806. Trial of R. Patch For the Murder of Isaac Blight Ship-Breaker of Rotherhithe In the County of Surry. Tried at Horsemonger-Lane In the Borough of Southwark Before the Lord Chief Baron Sir Archibald Mac Donald And a Respectable Jury of the County of Surry. Guilty-Death. London: Printed by Dewick and Clarke for T. Hughes and Crosby & Co. 1806. 34 2 pp. With a final advertisement leaf. Octavo 7-1/4" x 4-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Light toning occasional light soiling to edges. Housed in lightly rubbed 8" x 5" three-quarter morocco folder and plain slipcase. $350. First edition. Patch the eldest son of a smuggler had been forced to mortgage his Exeter farm and subsequently fled to London in order to dodge his creditors. While there he met Blight a ship-breaker who proposed that he become a partner in the business. Patch agreed but lacked the money to pay for his share and killed Blight instead. Despite many attempts to conceal the crime he was convicted on strong circumstantial evidence in 1806. A second edition of our account appeared later in 1806 with additional material and a frontispiece. It is unclear whether our first edition was issued with a frontispiece though the copy at the Library of Congress has one. No records note the final advertisement leaf present in our copy. OCLC and Library Hub locate 3 copies of the first edition worldwide Library of Congress University of Leeds Bishopsgate Institute. unknown
1800rif. 760161800. A Privilege Withheld from a Catholic Peer Trial. Petre Robert Edward 9th Baron Petre 1742-1801 Complainant Dillon John Joseph Reporter. Report of a Case Argued and Determined in the Court of Exchequer In Easter Term 40 Geo. III. Between the Right Hon. Robert Edward Lord Petre Plaintiff And the Rt. Hon. Ld. Auckland And Lord Gower His Majesty's Postmaster General Defendants With an Appendix. London: Printed by Sampson Low No. 7 Berwick Street Soho; And Sold by E. Booker No. 56 New Bond Street; And E. Brooke Bell Yard Fleet Street 1800. iv 42 xlii pp. Quarto 10-1/2" x 8-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in recent limp marbled wrappers. Light rubbing to extremities lower-outside corner of front wrapper mended. Moderate toning to interior light soiling to title page a few smudges to inside of rear wrapper. $350. Only edition. Dillon a Lincoln's Inn barrister published several works bearing on Catholic persecution. This one reports litigation preventing a Catholic peer from the right to free postage franking a privilege granted to peers in Parliament who were then required to be members of the Church of England. This small matter is used to illuminate a larger issue: the exclusion of Catholics from Parliament. English Short-Title Catalogue T104083. unknown
1876rif. 827311876. A Rare McDade Title Trial. Piper Thomas W. Defendant. Brown Edward P. Commonwealth of Massachusetts By Indictment Vs. Thomas W. Piper For the Murder of Mabel H. Young. Closing Argument for the Defence By Edward P. Brown Esq. Delivered February 9 1876. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son Printers 1876. 112 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Faint vertical crease through center light soiling and edgewear to wrappers spine worn away at ends front wrapper partially detached. Light toning to interior small embossed library stamp to head of leaf 7 pp. 49-50 another to head of title page small deaccession inkstamp to its verso. $350. Only edition. Piper was the sexton of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church in Boston. He lured a five-year-old girl into the church tower then beat her to death with a cricket bat. Circumstantial evidence linked him to the earlier murder of another girl and attacks on several others. Found guilty he was hanged on the scaffold that was used for another notable Boston murderer: Professor John W. Webster. This is a rare title. OCLC locates 7 copies 3 in law libraries Harvard Social Law University of Missouri. McDade The Annals of Murder 752. unknown
1815rif. 786451815. A Deadly Riot at the Home of a Future Prime Minister Trial. Ripley James Primary Defendant. The Trial of James Ripley Richard Burton Robert Hebert And Richard Matthews For the Murder of Jane Watson At the Sessions House in the Old Bailey On Saturday the 8th of April 1815. Taken in Short Hand by Mr. W.B. Gurney Short-Hand Writer to Both Houses of Parliament. London: Printed for J. Hatchard 1815. 100 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet disbound and recently resewn spine reinforced with tissue. Light toning occasional light foxing small stains to a few leaves. $350. Only edition. Ripley was a butler and his fellow defendants soldiers. All were called upon to defend the house of Frederick John Robinson a senior trade minister and future Prime Minister after an angry mob gathered at his house; Robinson was the target of public ire for his sponsorship of the Corn Laws of 1815 which led to high grain prices that disproportionately burdened the poor. A woman was shot in the chaos and later died of her wounds. Ripley pled self-defense citing Hale Hawkins and Mansfield among others. He and his fellow defendants were acquitted. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title 2 in law libraries Library of Congress Harvard. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 21:691. unknown
1853rif. 677241853. 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
1869rif. 684631869. 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
1892rif. 825691892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia N.H. c.1892. A Notable Case of Fratricide: McDade 852 Trial. Sawtell Isaac d. 1891 Defendant. The History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by His Brother Isaac Sawtell. Illustrated. Laconia NH: John J. Lane c. 1892. 32 pp. 3 woodcut text illustrations portraits. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains to wrappers light wear and creases to corners of wrappers and text block light wear to spine ends moderate toning to interior. A handsome copy. $350. Only edition. "Isaac was anxious to possess himself of his brother's property. Hiram was enticed into the country and murdered near Berwick Maine though there is some doubt whether the murder was in Maine or New Hampshire. Isaac cut off his brother's head and buried it separately" McDade. OCLC locates 5 copies Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society New Hampshire State Library University of Michigan Yale Law School. We located another copy Cornell Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 852. unknown
1822rif. 848091822. The Plaintiff was Represented by Two Distinguished Scottish Jurists Trial. Stevenson Duncan 1776-1867 Defendant. Report of Trial of the Issues In the Action of Damages for Libel in the Beacon James Gibson of Ingliston Esq. Clerk to the Signet- Pursuer Against Duncan Stevenson Printer in Edinburgh Defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. London: Hurst Robinson and Co. and James Ridgway 1822. 139 2 pp. With a half-title. Publisher advertisement to recto of final leaf verso blank. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4"; 20.95 x 13.33 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent watered cloth gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Negligible light rubbing to binding. Light toning to interior negligible light spotting to a few leaves. A very good copy. $350. Only edition. Gibson 1765-1850 later Sir James Gibson-Craig 1st Baronet was a lawyer government official and Whig politician. An article in The Beacon a Tory newspaper alleged that he passed forged bank notes. Represented by Francis Jeffrey 1773-1850 and Henry Cockburn 1779-1854 two eminent Scottish jurists who were also notable literary figures Gibson prevailed and was awarded 500 in damages. Library Hub locates 3 copies outside of Scotland. Macleod "Craig Sir James Gibson" Moss "Stevenson Duncan" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 24:250. unknown
1822rif. 733861822. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1822. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1822. The Plaintiff was Represented by Two Distinguished Scottish Jurists Trial. Stevenson Duncan 1776-1867 Defendant. Report of Trial of the Issues In the Action of Damages for Libel in the Beacon James Gibson of Ingliston Esq. Clerk to the Signet - Pursuer Against Duncan Stevenson Printer in Edinburgh - Defender. Taken in Short Hand. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. 1822. vi 139 1 2 2 pp. Publisher advertisement to recto of final leaf verso blank. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Philip Dusel marbled edges. Moderate toning to interior slightly heavier in a few places illegible early owner signature to rear endleaf. $350. Only edition. Gibson 1765-1850 later Sir James Gibson-Craig 1st Baronet was a lawyer government official and Whig politician. An article in The Beacon a Tory newspaper alledged that he passed forged bank notes. Represented by Francis Jeffrey 1773-1850 and Henry Cockburn 1779-1854 two eminent Scottish jurists who were also notable literary figures Ingliston prevailed and was awarded 500 in damages. Macleod "Craig Sir James Gibson" Moss "Stevenson Duncan" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. Macleod "Craig Sir James Gibson" and Moss "Stevenson Duncan" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 24:250. unknown
1827rif. 829331827. Albany: Printed by John B. van Steenbergh 1827. Albany: Printed by John B. van Steenbergh 1827. "The Guiding Genius of the Crime was His Wife": McDade 940 Trial. Strang Jesse Defendant. Trial of Jesse Strang For the Murder of John Whipple At a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer Holden in Albany in July 1827. Albany: Printed by D. M'Glashan No. 3 Beaver-St. 1827. 35 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 22 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into later quarter sheep over marbled boards gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners library bookplate with de-accession stamp to front pastedown. Moderate toning and light foxing to interior. A very good copy. $350. 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. McDade notes: "The murder of John Whipple was unusual in two respects: one the actual killing followed months of the most careful planning and preparation; two the guiding genius of the crime was his wife." McDade The Annals of Murder 934. unknown
1776rif. 732761776. London: S.n. 1776. London: S.n. 1776. Perhaps the Most Notorious English Example of a Rigged Election Trial. Sykes Francis 1730-1804 Defendant. The Trial of the Cause on the Action Brought by Hans Wintrop Mortimer Esq; Member for the Borough of Shaftesbury Against Francis Sykes Esq; For Bribery Committed at Shaftesbury Previous to the General Election In October 1774. Tried by a Special Jury On Saturday the 27th of July 1776. At the Assize Held at Dorchester for the County of Dorset Before The Honourable Sir James Eyre One of the Barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer. London: S.n. 1776. 19 1 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto 10" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent marbled boards wit cloth spine imitation calf lettering piece to front board. Moderate toning to interior faint dampstaining throughout mostly along fore and bottom edges. $350. Only edition. The Shaftesbury Election of 1774 was perhaps the most notorious English example of a rigged election. After learning that Sykes won the election after distributing thousands of pounds of bribes to the voters Mortimer disputed the outcome. Mortimer brought actions against Sykes for twenty-six acts of bribery won his case was awarded 11000. in damages and given his seat in the House of Commons. OCLC locates 8 copies in North America 3 in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Yale. English Short-Title Catalogue N13883. unknown
1809rif. 822571809. One of the Great Scandals of Georgian England Trial. Wardle Gwyllym Lloyd 1762-1833 Reporter. Frederick Augustus Prince Duke of York and Albany 1763-1827 Defendant. A Circumstantial Report of the Evidence and Proceedings Upon the Charges Preferred Against His Royal Highness the Duke of York in the Capacity of Commander in Chief In the Months of February and March 1809. Before the House of Commons. Including the Whole of the Original Letters of His Royal Highness the Duke of York; The Speeches Correctly Taken in Full Of the Various Members; With All the Other Documents Produced in the Course of the Investigation And the Decision of the House of Commons Upon This Very Important Subject. Illustrated by Portraits. Albion Press Edition. London: Printed for James Cundee Ivy-Lane 1809. viii 3-700 pp. Stipple-engraved frontispiece 12 stipple-engraved plates. Complete. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Nineteenth-century three-quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands gilt fillets and red and black lettering pieces to spine edges colored yellow. Negligible light rubbing and a few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn small bookseller stamp Lawrance & Hill London to verso of front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in places finger smudges to a few leaves small hale to leaf 3E2 pp. 403-404 with minor loss to text. $350. Only edition. This trial was one of the great scandals of Georgian England. In 1806 it was discovered that Mary Anne Clarke the mistress of Prince Frederick Duke of York and Albany 1763-1827 commander-in-chief and the second son of King George III was selling commissions for personal profit presumably with Frederick's cooperation. Investigated by Parliament Frederick was exonerated but he resigned his post however because a large minority voted against him. He was reinstated two years later. Clarke was forced to leave London. She was convicted for libel in 1813 and served a nine-month prison sentence. She then moved to France and spent the rest of her life there. Lloyd a former military officer and the reporter of this account initiated the case as a Member of Parliament. British Museum Catalogue Compact Edition 26:691. unknown
1925rif. List38112New York City: United Press International 1925. Photograph measuring 8 x 9 ¾ inches. With caption recto; manuscript caption and UPI and "Not For Publication" stamps verso. Excellent. A photograph of John Scopes Clarence Darrow and others during Tennessee's famous "Monkey Trial" in which Scopes was charged with violating the Butler Act which outlawed teaching human evolution in public schools. The case arose when the ACLU put out an advertisement for a teacher willing to violate the Act; community leaders from Dayton Tennessee saw an opportunity both to test the law and to draw attention to their community. New teacher John Scopes agreed to claim to have taught evolution likely falsely as he had not yet taught biology at all. He was represented by Clarence Darrow who was set against the prosecution's William Jennings Bryan-two of the most prominent legal minds of their day. Scopes was found guilty-though the verdict was overturned on a technicality-and the Butler Act stayed Tennessee law until 1967. United Press International unknown books
1801rif. 822491801. McDade 297: One of the Most Sensational American Trials of the Early 1800s Trial. Fairbanks Jason Defendant. Report of the Trial of Jason Fairbanks On an Indictment for the Murder of Miss Elizabeth Fales. At the Supreme Court Holden at Dedham in the County of Norfolk On Thursday the 6th And Friday the 7th Days of August 1801. Boston: Printed by Russell and Cutler 1801. 87 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into later cloth gilt title and fillets to spine. Light rubbing to extremities moderate browning and light foxing to interior corner folds and small chips to edges of a few leaves tears with early repairs to title page and following leaf. $350. Second edition one of four editions all issued in 1801. The second third and fourth editions have a history of the case and an eye-witness account of Fairbanks's execution. This was one of the most sensational American trials of the early 1800s. The parents of Elizabeth Fales objected to Fairbanks's suit and he in revenge or frustration slit her throat in a field attempting at the same time to commit suicide. When apprehended he claimed that she tried to kill herself. After his conviction Fairbanks escaped custody and almost reached Canada but was apprehended in Vermont. He was hanged a short time later. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12550. McDade The Annals of Murder 297. unknown books
1802rif. 699631802. London: Printed and Sold by E. Thomas 1802. London: Printed and Sold by E. Thomas 1802. Will the Church Allow Her to Stay on Land Donated by Her Brother Trial. Butler Cathrine O'Brien 1730-1807 Plaintiff. The Trial and Particulars of the Case Wherein the Lessee of Catharine O'Brien Butler Was Plantiff And the Rev. A. Dunn Secretary to the Roman Catholic Collage of Maynooth Defendant. Tried at the Last Trim Assizes 1802. With a Circumstantial Account of the Testimony Given by the Rev. Father Gahan. Second Edition. London: Printed and Sold by E. Thomas 1802. 20 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Disbound pamphlet all leaves detached moderate edgewear soiling to title page and verso of final leaf "9." in small early hand to head of title page. $350. Second and final edition published the same year as the first. This case concerned the will of Catharine O'Brien Butler's brother John Butler 12th Baron Dunboyne who had left his property to the St. Patrick's College Maynooth. OCLC locates 3 copies 2 in North America Emory Pitts Theological Seminary Newberry Library which are both first editions. COPAC locates 1 copy Ushaw College Durham which has a second edition. unknown books
1832rif. 802881832. Philadelphia: G.W. Mentz & Son 1832. Philadelphia: G.W. Mentz & Son 1832. "The True Character of the Spanish Adventurer": McDade 169 Trial. Chapman Lucretia 1788-1841 Defendant. Du Bois William E. 1810-1881 Compiler. Trial of Lucretia Chapman Otherwise Called Lucretia Espos y Mina Who was Jointly Indicted with Lino Amalia Espos y Mina For the Murder of William Chapman Esq. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer Held at Doylestown for Bucks December Term 1831 Continued to February Term 1832. Philadelphia: G.W. Mentz & Son 1832. 213; 11 pp. Final section 11 pp. has the drop-head title Supplement to the Trial of Mrs. Chapman Published by George W. Mentz & Son Philadelphia. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary sheep blind rules to boards blind fillets to spine lettering piece lacking. Light rubbing and a few scuffs to boards front board detached rear board partially detached but secure moderate rubbing to extremities spine abraded spine ends and corners worn early owner bookplate Owen Stover to front pastedown. Moderate toning and light foxing to interior offsetting to margins of endleaves annotations in early hand to rear free endpaper. $350. First and only edition with the Supplement that as noted by Cohen was not included in all copies. Lucretia Chapman began an affair with Lino Amalia Espos y Mina a Spanish boarder who claimed to be the son of the governor of California. They poisoned Chapman's husband with arsenic moved to New York and married. McDade notes: "Almost immediately the true character of the Spanish adventurer came out with the disappearance of the family silver and other obvious signs of his chicanery. Other swindles drew the attention of the Philadelphia constable to him and once suspicion was directed to the curious couple the evidence mounted rapidly. . In separate trials she was acquitted while he was convicted and executed. It is difficult to tell whether they had acted in concert in the murder; at least the jury gave her the benefit of the doubt." The former owner of our copy was likely Owen Stover 1801-1878 an attorney from Chester County Pennsylvania. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12416. McDade The Annals of Murder 169. unknown books
1699rif. 731381699. London 1722. London 1722. A Botched Murder Attempt Trial. Coke Arundel d. 1722 Defendant. Woodburne John d. 1722 Defendant. The Tryal and Condemnation of Arundel Coke Alias Cooke Esq; And of John Woodburne Labourer For Felony in Slitting the Nose of Edward Crispe Gent. Contrary to the 22 & 23 Car. II. Cap. I. Intitled An Act to Prevent Malicious Maiming and Wounding; Who Were found Guilty at the Assizes Held Before the Right Honourable Sir Peter King Knt. Lord Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas At Bury St. Edmonds Tuesday the 13th of March 1721. And Received Sentence the Day Following. London: Printed for John Darby in Bartholomew-Close And Daniel Midwinter in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1722. 16 17-18 17-37 1 pp. With an initial imprimatur leaf; text is continuous and complete. Folio 12" x 7-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning somewhat heavier to a few pages occasional light foxing light soiling in a few places first two leaves detached small hole near bottom edge of final leaf which is starting to detach at both ends but secure. $350. First edition. Coke a barrister lost his money in the South Sea Bubble. He hired Woodburn to kill his brother-in-law Edward Crisp aiming to inherit his money. In his failed murder attempt Woodburn managed to cut Edward Crisp's nose. This led to the first convictions under the Coventry Act which outlawed assault with the intention to maim or mutilate. Both men were convicted and hanged. English Short-Title Catalogue T136036. unknown books
1781rif. 728291781. London: Printed for J. Almon and J. Debrett 1781. London: Printed for J. Almon and J. Debrett 1781. Poisoned with Essence of Laurel Water Trial. Donellan John 1737/8-1781 Defendant. The Proceedings at Large on the Trial of John Donellan Esq. For the Wilful Murder By Poison of Sir The. Edward Allesley Boughton Bart. Late of Lawford-Hall In the County of Warwick. Tried Before Mr. Justice Buller At the Assizes at Warwick. On Friday the 30th day of March 1781. Taken in Short-Hand by Permission of the Judge By W. Blanchard. London: Printed for J. Almon and J. Debrett 1781. iv 156 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 5". Contemporary marbled boards rebacked in calf morocco lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Binding slightly cocked moderate rubbing to boards with wear to corners owner bookplate of Geoffrey G. Briggs to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text negligible light foxing and dampstaining in a few places. $350. First and only edition. "Coveting the estates of Sir Theodosius Boughton who lived at resplendent Lawford Hall in Warwickshire England Captain John Donellan poisoned his host with essence of laurel water in 1780. This was later uncovered at a probing inquest which led to Donellan's conviction and execution; he was hanged at Warwickshire in 1781" Nash. Sanctioned by its judge our account of this trial is scarce. This copy was owned by Sir Geoffrey Briggs 1914-1993 an English lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of Hong Kong and Brunei. OCLC locates 4 copies in North America law libraries Georgetown Library of Congress Social Law and Yale Law School. Nash Encyclopedia of World Crime II:999. English Short-Title Catalogue T93428. unknown books
1899rif. 732651899. A Classic of American Criminal History": McDade 276 Trial. Durrant William Henry Theodore 1871-1898 Defendant. Peixotto Edgar D. Reporter. Report of the Trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant: Indicted for the Murder of Blanche Lamont Before the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Including a Full History of the Case After Defendant's Conviction Giving in Detail All the Numerous Appeals and Motions of Defendant's Counsel to the State Supreme Court the Governor And Finally to the Supreme Court of the United States. also Including a Complete Synopsis of the Evidence in Possession of the Authorities in the Case for the Murder of Minnie Williams For Which Durrant was Never Tried But Which Developed into Even a Stronger Case Than the One Upon Which He was Convicted. Illustrated from Numerous Photographs in the Possession of the Police Department of San Francisco. Detroit: The Collector Publishing Co. 1899. vi 214 pp. 20 plates. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". Later cloth lettering piece and silver fillets to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to interior slightly heavier in places clean tear to fore-edge of leaf containing pp. 65 and 66. $350. Only edition. "Durrant was a twenty-four-year medical student who also served as the assistant superintendent of Sunday school of the Emanuel Baptist Church in San Francisco. By any standard he was a 'good' young man and the mystery if there is one in this case is how from a seemingly proper life he could within the space of nine days commit two atrocious murders in his church. . The case is a classic of American criminal history": McDade The Annals of Murder 276. unknown books
