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1765ref. 713361765. London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. London: T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. Incest and Murder in Edinburgh Trial. Nairn Katharine Defendant. Ogilvie Patrick d.1765 Defendant. The Trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie For the Crimes of Incest and Murder. Containing the Whole Procedure of the High Court of Judiciary Upon the 5th 12th 13th 14th 15th And 16th Days of August 1765. Edinburgh Printed: London: Reprinted For T. Becket and P.A. de Hondt 1765. vi 134 pp. Lacking half-title. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into nineteenth-century cloth-backed boards printed paper title panel to front board. Light soiling and a few minor stains moderate rubbing to extremities some wear to spine ends corners bumped and somewhat worn crack in text block between front free endpaper and title page. Moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves light staining to final few leaves of text light soiling to title page and blank verso of final leaf. $650. Only London edition published the same year of the only Edinburgh edition. In January 1765 19-year-old Katharine Nairn married 40 year-old Thomas Ogilvie. She soon fell in love with his younger brother Patrick. In June the same year Thomas Ogilvie died after a sudden illness. Katharine and Patrick were arrested and convicted of murder by poisoning. Patrick Ogilvie was hanged but Katharine's execution was delayed when she was found to be pregnant. Placed in a lower-security section of the prison she took an opportunity to escape and fled to France. She was never apprehended. This trial was the subject of a volume in the Notable British Trials series edited by William Roughead. English Short-Title Catalogue T51693. unknown books
1790ref. 709551790. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1790. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1790. A Case That Influenced the Passage of the Libel Act of 1792 Trial. Stockdale John 1749-1814 Defendant. Gurney Joseph 1744-1815 Reporter. Erskine Thomas 1750-1823. The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Information Exhibited Ex Officio by the King's Attorney General Against John Stockdale; For a Libel on the House of Commons Tried in the Court of King's-Bench West-Minster On Wednesday The Ninth of December 1789 Before the Right Hon. Lloyd Lord Kenyon Chief Justice of England. Taken in Short Hand by Joseph Gurney. To Which is Subjoined An Argument in Support of the Rights of Juries. London: Printed for John Stockdale Opposite Burlington House Piccadilly 1790. xi 1 228 pp. Lacking final 8 leaves of publisher advertisements. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary tree calf gilt spine with lettering piece gilt tooling to board edges edges of text block colored yellow. Some minor nicks and scratches to boards light rubbing to extremities some wear to spine ends joints starting at ends corners bumped and lightly worn hinges starting light toning to text. An attractive wide-margined copy in a lovely original binding. $1000. First edition. Stockdale a publisher and bookseller was indicted for libel on the House of Commons after publishing an account of the impeachment of Warren Hastings by John Logan that accused the Commons of corrupt and unjust behavior. Stockdale was defended by Erskine who argued that Stockdale should not be judged by isolated passages in Logan's book but by the entire publication. Stockdale was acquitted and his case is believed to have influenced the passage of the Libel Act of 1792 which restored the verdict power of juries in libel cases. Taken in shorthand by Gurney The Whole Proceedings is Stockdale's account of his trial. A Dublin reissue and a "New" London edition were also published in 1790. English Short-Title Catalogue T83638. unknown books
1846ref. 709871846. Taunton Mass. 1846. Verdict Not Guilty. Taunton Mass. 1846. Verdict Not Guilty. "A House of Human Slaughter" Trial. Williams Benjamin W. Principal Defendant. Report of the Trial of B.W. Williams and Others Editors and Printers of the Dew Drop A Temperance Paper Published at Taunton Mass. For an Alleged Libel Upon William Wilbar A Rumseller of Taunton Before the Supreme Judicial Court at New Bedford At the November Term 1845 His Honor Judge Hubbard on the Bench. Taunton Mass.: Hack & King Printers Dew Drop Office 1846. 60 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior some rubbing to extremities. Light browning to text faint tick marks in light pencil to margins in a few places light foxing to a few leaves. $450. First edition. In January 1845 the defendant published an article in his temperance paper The Dew Drop that referred to Mr. Wilbar as "the incarnate Devil" with a mouth that emitted "flames of fire" that "withered and scorched all the deluded wretches" who entered his shop "a house of human slaughter." The defendants were acquitted after 45 minutes of deliberation. Although there are many reprint editions available the original 1846 printing is scarce in the marketplace. OCLC locates 7 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of Pennsylvania York University. Not in McCoy Freedom of the Press. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12078. unknown books
1827ref. 699681827. A Radical Reverend Tried for Blasphemy Trial. Taylor Robert 1784-1884 Defendant. Trial of the Rev. Robert Taylor A.B. & M.R.C.S.: Upon a Charge of Blasphemy With His Defence As Delivered by Himself Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury On Wednesday October 24 1827: And as Corrected and Supplied with the Additions which Occurred in Delivery From the Morning Chronicle Herald Times Sun &c. London: Printed by John Brooks 1827. 34 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light rubbing to extremities frontispiece partially detached moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places "6" in early hand to head of title page. $950. First edition one of two editions published in 1827. Trained as a surgeon Taylor left medicine for the church in 1809. His career as a cleric was somewhat derailed by his adoption of increasingly freethinking religious views and he was tried for blasphemy after delivering an unorthodox sermon about Christ's character. He was convicted and sentenced to a year in prison. OCLC locates no copies of the first edition in North America and 8 of the second 3 in law libraries Harvard; University of Missouri; Worcester MA Trial Court Library. Library Hub locates 1 copy of the first edition London Library. McCoy Freedom of the Press T38. unknown books
1816ref. 699651816. Not Listed on COPAC or OCLC Trial. Taylor Edward Defendant. Taylor Robert Defendant. The Defence of Mr. Edward Taylor Delivered by Him on the Trial of Himself and His Brother Robert Taylor On the Sixteenth of January 1816 at the Old Bailey On an Indictment Charging them with Forging and Uttering a Certain Forged Order with the Indorsement Thereon For the Delivery of a Quantity of Hides The Property of Lubbock & Co. from the London Docks. London: Printed by Hay and Turner 1816. 14 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet title page detached lightly soiled and moderately edgeworn "7." in early hand to head moderate toning to text faint dampstaining to foot of text block. $500. Only edition. Taylor confesses his guilt explains his actions and asks the court to be lenient with his brother. He also asks the court to consider the two brother's responsibility for their widowed elderly mother. No copies listed on COPAC or OCLC. unknown books
1802ref. 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
1824ref. 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
1804ref. 707241804. Philadelphia & New York 1804. Philadelphia & New York 1804. Designed to Display the Corruption of the Irish Nobility Trial. Taylour Thomas Marquess of Headfort 1757-1829 Defendant. A Report of the Trial on an Action for Damages Brought by the Reverend Charles Massy Against the Most Noble the Marquis of Headfort For Criminal Conversation With Plaintiff's Wife: Damages Laid at 40000. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by P. Byrne And for B. Dornin New-York 1804. vii 95 pp. Octavo 8" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling to exterior a few minor tears and chips to edges of a few leaves stitching loose first signature detached. Light browning to text faint dampstaining to foot of text block light foxing to a few leaves. $950. Only American edition. At head of title: Ten Thousand Pounds Damages Summer Assizes Trial at Ennis County of Clare on 27th July 1804 Before the Hon. Baron Smith And a Special Jury. The Marquis of Headfort a member of the Irish House of Commons eloped with the wife of a clergyman who was awarded 10000 damages. The Patrick Byrne and Bernard Dornin were Irish political radicals living in exile. Published shortly after its printing in Ireland this American imprint which was issued in New York and Philadelphia was probably issued to display the corruption of the Irish nobility. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12010. unknown books
1825ref. 707211825. Buffalo: Printed for the Publisher 1825. Buffalo: Printed for the Publisher 1825. The Notorious Thayer Brothers: McDade 972 Trial. Thayer Nelson 1798-1825 Defendant. Thayer Israel 1801-1825 Defendant. Thayer Isaac 1804-1825 Defendant. The Life Trial Condemnation And Dying Address Of the Three Thayers! Who were Executed for the Murder of John Love At Buffalo N.Y. June 17th 1825. Buffalo: Printed for the Publisher 1825. 16 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4"; 21.6 x 13.3 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers untrimmed edges large woodcut of three coffins to front. Light browning and faint dampspotting light soiling to exterior faint stain to foot of front wrapper. A well-preserved copy. $750. The Thayer brothers Nelson Israel and Isaac were convicted in 1825 for the robbery and murder of their boarder John Love to whom they owed a substantial amount of money. The brothers shot him in the head then lacerated his body with a meat cleaver. After disguising the murder scene with a pig carcass they buried Love in a shallow grave. Their crime was discovered a short while later. After two brief trials the Thayers were executed together by hanging on June 17 1825. A sensational event it was probably the first hanging to take place in Erie County New York. This event was the subject of several pamphlets four published in Buffalo. In this edition the dying address is followed by an account of the trial and execution in verse. This imprint which is listed in Cohen and mentioned in McDade is a variant of a copy described in McDade which has an image of a single coffin. McDade The Annals of Murder 972. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13088. unknown books
1876ref. 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 books
1857ref. 694951857. New York: John F. Trow 1857. New York: John F. Trow 1857. Testimony of Seven Medical Experts in a Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Parish Henry 1787-1856. The Parish Will Case Before the Surrogate of the City of New York. Medical Opinions upon the Medical Competency of Mr. Parish by John Watson M.D. D.T. Brown M.D. M.H. Ranney M.D. Pliny Earle M.D. Luther V. Bell M.D. LL.D. M.H. Ranney M.D. I. Ray M.D. Sir Henry Holland Bart. M.D. F.R.S. New York: John F. Trow 1857. iii 573 pp. Each section preceded by divisional title page. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/4"; 24 x 15.8 cm. Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt-edged raised bands and gilt title to spine speckled edges. Some rubbing to boards and extremities moderate toning to text light foxing to a few leaves. A well-preserved copy. $450. First edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He had made his will in 1842 but subsequently amended it with three codicils signed after he had suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested by James and Daniel Parish residuary devisees in the will on the grounds of mental impairment. The New York Surrogate's Court and subsequently the state Court of Appeals ultimately rejected their argument and upheld the codicils. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. Our volume collects this testimony. Later editions were issued in 1858 and 1860. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books
1813ref. 695001813. London: J. Fairburn 1813. 24 pp. London: J. Fairburn 1813. 24 pp. "A Figure with the Body Feet And Tail of a Rat With the Head and Face of a Man Resembling the Plaintiff" Trial. Wood William Defendant. St. Luke's Parish Malt!!! Fairburn's Edition of the Trial Between Doctor Smith and Mr. Wm. Wood: For a Malicious and Scandalous Libel Against the Said Doctor Smith Contained in a Print Or Picture Commonly Called a Caricature!! Intitled "The Inside of a Newly-Reformed Workhouse with All Abuses Removed": In Which Caricature was Depicted 4 Sacks of Parish Malt and a Figure with the Body Feet And Tail of a Rat With the Head and Face of a Man Resembling the Plaintiff Nibbling at Them: Also a Figure of a Women in Breeches Pulling the Rat by the Tail Intended to Represent the Plaintiff's Wife: With the Defendant Charging the Vestry-Clerk with Receiving 45 for Bastardy of an Adjoining Parish who with Satan at his Elbow Prompting Him to Tell a Good Fat Lie Denies the Charge &c.: Including the Evidence at Full Length Taken in Short Hand. Which was Tried in the Court of King's Bench Guildhall On Wednesday January 20 1813 Before Lord Ellenborough And a Special Jury. London: Published by John Fairburn 1813. 24 pp. Octavo 8" x 5-1/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light browning and foxing moderate edgewear final few leaves partially detached negligible light soiling to exterior "5" in early hand to head of front wrapper. A rare title. $750. Only edition. "This was an action brought by John Smith a surgeon and apothecary . against William Wood a boot and shoe maker . in the same parish; to recover a compensation in damages for publishing a gross scandalous and malicious libel in the form of a caricature picture or print . tending to injure and defame the character of the plaintiff.-The damages were laid at one thousand pounds" pp. 3-4. The court found for the defendant. OCLC locates 2 print copies Cornell University University of Minnesota Law School. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1191. unknown books
1846ref. 694211846. Boston: Daily Mail Report-Full and Complete 1846. Boston: Daily Mail Report-Full and Complete 1846. Not in McDade: A Skilled Boston Orator's Courtroom Triumph Trial. Tirrell Albert J. Defendant. The Trial of Albert J. Tirrell Charged with the Murder of Mrs. Maria A. Bickford. Before the Supreme Court in Boston. Boston: Daily Mail Report-Full and Complete 1846. 37 pp. Text in parallel columns. Portraits. Illustrations. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/4"; 21.6 x 13.3 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers rear wrapper lacking. Portrait of Tirrell on front wrapper depiction of crime scene to verso; portrait of Bickford on p. 37. Light soiling small chip to upper corner of front wrapper moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves. $650. Only edition. As McDade remarks "The murder of a harlot seems to lend a special interest to a case which is measurable by the many publications which ensue." He considers the Tirrell case "one of the triumphs of Rufus Choate who convinced the jury that his client did not cut the throat of Mrs. Bickford or if he did he did it in his sleep. The defense of somnambulism by Choate might well join that other classic of defense put forth by Delphin Michael Delmas who as counsel for Harry K. Thaw pleaded 'dementia Americana.'" Choate a Massachusetts lawyer orator and politician is considered one of 19th-century America's greatest lawyers for his powers of persuasion and innovation in the courtroom. The Tirrell case was one of several landmarks he achieved in private practice: it was the first successful somnambulism defense in an American murder trial. Our 37-page account is not among the 8 accounts in McDade which lists a similar account with 32 pages. OCLC locates 11 copies 3 in law libraries Harvard University of Missouri Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder note to 986. unknown books
1904ref. 694071904. London: HMSO 1904. London: HMSO 1904. A Notorious Case of Wrongful Conviction that Led to the Creation of the English Court of Criminal Appeal Trial. Adolf Beck Case. Committee of Inquiry into the Case of Mr. Adolf Beck. Report from the Committee; Together with Minutes of Evidence Appendix And Facsimiles of Various Documents. Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationary Office 1904. xix 5 7-334 pp. 4 folding tables of facsimile documents. Complete. Contemporary library buckram red and black calf lettering pieces and gilt library name to spine faint embossed library stamp to front board endleaves added and later removed. Light rubbing to extremities light scuffing to lettering pieces faint binder stamp to front pastedown hinges partially cracked light toning to text a few minor creases and tears to folding tables. $1500. Adolf Beck was twice the victim of wrongful conviction on two related cases due to mistaken identity. The efforts of the judge who presided over his second trial led to the establishment of a committee of inquiry chaired by the noted jurist and Master of the Rolls Sir Richard Henn Collins 1842-1911. The committee determined that Beck was convicted twice through unreliable methods of identification erroneous eyewitness testimony and a rush to convict the accused. Along with its influence on police procedure the committee's report led to the creation of the English Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907. OCLC locates 4 copies in North America 2 in law libraries University of Michigan Yale. Other copies located at Harvard Law School and the Library of Congress. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1014. unknown books
1855ref. 694171855. Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1855. Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1855. Raped Under Anesthesia by Her Dentist Trial. Beale Stephen T. Defendant. Trial and Conviction of Dr. Stephen T. Beale; With the Letters of Chief Justice Lewis And Judges Black and Woodward On His Case. Interesting Ether Cases And the Letters of Prof. Gibson Prof. Wiltbank Wm. Badger Esq. W.L. Hirst Esq. Rev. Albert Barnes Dr. Henry Boardman &c. Philadelphia: T.K. Collins Jr. 1855. 30 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers removed from a volume rear wrapper lacking. Faint dampstaining to head and lower corner at foot of spine through first half of text block light soiling to exterior minor tear and "9" in early hand to front wrapper light toning to text. $500. Only edition. This trial account reflects contemporary anxiety about ether which was used for the first time in 1846. Narcissa Mudge claimed she was raped by her dentist Dr. Beale while unconscious from ether during a procedure. Beale was convicted. This account of the trial is written by someone who characterizes the dentist as an innocent victim. He argues that Mudge's accusation was based on false memory a side-effect induced by ether. His case is supported by the testimony concerning the effects of ether by a group of dentists and other authorities. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13774. unknown books
1829ref. 694181829. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth Printers 1829. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth Printers 1829. A Trial Concerning Libel and Press Freedom Owned by a Notable American Bookseller Trial. Child David Lee 1794-1874 Defendant. Whitman John W. 1798-1833 Reporter. Trial of the Case of the Commonwealth Versus David Lee Child For Publishing in the Massachusetts Journal a Libel on the Honorable John Keyes Before the Supreme Judicial Court Holden at Cambridge In the County of Middlesex October Term 1828. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth Printers 1829. 119 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Negligible light edgewear and soiling to exterior embossed library stamp of the New Hampshire Historical Society and early owner signature of Samuel G. Drake dated 1838 to title page. Moderate toning occasional early marks and notes in pencil to margins faint dampstaining to margins of title page and a few other leaves. $300. Only edition. This trial addressed the contested boundary between freedom of the press and the law of libel. In his Massachusetts Journal and various handbills Child accused Keyes of irregularities as chairman of the county Committee of Accounts bid rigging and animosity toward the administration in power in Washington. Child was found guilty. Our copy was owned by Samuel Gardner Drake 1798-1875 an important antiquarian bookseller publisher and prolific historian. The bookstore he operated in Boston specialized in early American history as Drake himself did; a copy of this title is listed in a catalogue he issued in 1869. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13312. McCoy Freedom of the Press C318. Drake Catalogue of Rare Useful and Curious Books Tracts &c. in American Literature 1869 V:63. unknown books
1864ref. 694191864. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons 1864. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons 1864. With "Dr. Winslow's Analysis of the Convict's Mind" Trial. Townley George Victor b. 1838 Defendant. The Trial and Respite of George Victor Townley for Wilful Murder. With Original Documents and Correspondence Now First Published; Dr. Winslow's Analysis of the Convict's Mind Portraits Autographs and Plan. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons 1864. iii 6-70 pp. Portraits. Plan. Octavo 7-1/4" x 4-3/4"; 18.4 x 12 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Negligible light soiling to exterior early owner signature St. John Crookes/ Sunderland/ 1864 to head of front wrapper moderate toning to text slightly heavier in places. $450. Only edition. In 1863 Townley murdered his girlfriend Elizabeth Goodwin after she broke off her engagement to him. An expert witness at Townley's trial was Dr. Forbes Winslow one of the founders of forensic psychiatry and the author of The Plea of Insanity In Criminal Cases 1843. Despite Winslow's testimony Townsend was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was granted a reprieve however after evidence was produced confirming hereditary insanity and a history of delusional behavior. Public outrage over the reprieve led to a second committee investigation which judged him to be sane. Our account includes memorials from the public and the committee's report along with Winslow's account of a visit with Townley in prison. Townley was later transferred to an asylum where he committed suicide. The portraits are of Townley and Goodwin; the plan shows the scene of the crime. Crookes was a British antiquary and bibliophile with an interest in true crime particularly provincial murder cases. OCLC locates 11 copies in North American law libraries. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1210. unknown books
1873ref. 694441873. A Constant Reminder that Innocent Persons Can Be Convicted" Trial. Boorn Stephen Defendant. Boorn Jesse Defendant. Sargeant Leonard 1793-1880 Reporter. The Trial Confessions and Conviction of Jesse and Stephen Boorn for the Murder of Russell Colvin And the Return of the Man Supposed to Have Been Murdered. Manchester VT: Journal Book and Job Office 1873. 48 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers publisher advertisement to rear wrapper. Light soiling to wrappers light foxing to front wrapper light toning to text. A well-preserved copy. $150. As noted by McDade this famous case is a "constant reminder that innocent persons can be convicted. Russell Colvin the alleged victim had married a sister of the Boorns and had several children by her. He was mentally deficient and disappeared in 1812. Local gossip credited the Boorns with having disposed of him presumably because he was a burden on the family. In the spring of 1819 the Boorns were arrested and either from fear or mental weakness they told stories involving each other in the death of Colvin--Stephen's amounting to a confession of murder. They were tried and sentenced to be hanged; the state legislature however commuted Jesse's sentence to life imprisonment. As a last resort a notice was placed in the papers requesting information about Colvin. A farmer in Monmouth County New Jersey believed he recognized a hired man in the vicinity from the description. This man who was mentally deranged was enticed to Manchester arriving.six weeks before the day set for Stephen's execution. It was definitively established that he was the missing Colvin; he had apparently wandered off on his own volition annotation to Entry 111. Though published fifty-four years after the event the pamphlet was prepared by one of the defense counsellors and contains important information on the discovery and return of Colvin." McDade The Annals of Murder 113. unknown books
1821ref. 694431821. Concord NH: Published by Hill and Moore 1821. Concord NH: Published by Hill and Moore 1821. He Beat Her to Death with a Shovel: McDade 300 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. Light soiling to exterior light rubbing to extremities light browning and occasional light foxing to text. $250. 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 books
1857ref. 694811857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Bell Luther V. 1806-1862. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior wear to spine ends and corners some chipping and edgewear to wrappers which are partially detached at ends dampstaining to wrappers and text block moderate toning lower corners lacking from first three leaves with no loss to text corners of some other leaves chipped or dog-eared early owner signature "Wm Bouvier" of "Bonner" to front wrapper and half-title. $750. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At time of this pamphlet's publication Bell was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a former superintendent of the McLean Asylum for the Insane near Boston. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow containing this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books
1857ref. 694831857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Parish Henry 1787-1856. Porter John K. 1819-1892. Parish Will Case. Argument of John K. Porter In Behalf of the Respondents in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York January 10 1862. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy 1862. 98 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2"; 22.2 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers front wrapper detached. Light soiling and moderately edgewear to wrappers moderate wear to spine ends moderate toning to text corners of some leaves dog-eared. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He had made his will in 1842 but subsequently amended it with three codicils signed after he had suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested by James and Daniel Parish residuary devisees in the will on the grounds of mental impairment. The New York Surrogate's Court and subsequently the state Court of Appeals ultimately rejected their argument and upheld the codicils. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and both legal teams were comprised of talented prominent lawyers. Porter a lawyer for the contestants was a highly ranked member of the New York Bar and was involved in state politics. He went on to hold a seat on the New York Court of Appeals before returning to private practice; he was also one of the prosecutors of Charles Guiteau for the assassination of President James Garfield in 1881. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1159. unknown books
1857ref. 694891857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Bell Luther V. 1806-1862. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers spine reinforced with archival tape. Light soiling and a few minor marks to exterior wear to spine ends and corners a few small chips to wrappers and edges of a few leaves moderate toning to interior. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He left a will made in 1842 that had been amended with three codicils signed by him some time after suffering a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested on the grounds of mental impairment. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At time of this pamphlet's publication Bell was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society and a former superintendent of the McLean Asylum for the Insane near Boston. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow containing this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books
1857ref. 694901857. A Notable Nineteenth-Century Will Case Involving Codicils and Questions of Sanity Trial. Parish Will Case. Parish Henry 1787-1856. Earle Pliny 1809-1892. Medical Opinion in the Parish Will Case. New York: John F. Trow 1857. 69 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 6"; 23.5 x 15.2 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling to exterior spine abraded wrappers partially detached at ends light wear to corners moderate toning to interior lower corners lacking from final leaf and rear wrapper with no loss to text "Hon: Charles Allen Worcester Mass." in contemporary hand to head of title page small check-mark next to author name which is underlined. $450. Only edition. Henry Parish a New York merchant died in 1856 at age 69. He had made his will in 1842 but subsequently amended it with three codicils signed after he had suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1849. These codicils were contested by James and Daniel Parish residuary devisees in the will on the grounds of mental impairment. The New York Surrogate's Court and subsequently the state Court of Appeals ultimately rejected their argument and upheld the codicils. This trial attracted a good deal of attention and it involved testimony by several leading medical and legal experts. At the time of this pamphlet's publication Earle was visiting physician to the New York City Lunatic Asylum. He went on to a prestigious career in psychiatry including as one of the founders of the American Medical Association and is best known for his many visits to institutions which included giving instructional and entertaining lectures to patients on a variety of subjects. Charles Allen 1797-1869 a former owner of this pamphlet was a lawyer Congressional representative from Massachusetts from 1849-1853 and chief justice of the Suffolk County Superior Court from 1858-1867. His ownership of this title reflects the level of attention the case received. OCLC locates 1 copy at SUNY-Albany. Not in Cohen which lists a composite volume by Trow that includes this title. See Bibliography of Early American Law 11386. unknown books
1688ref. 689851688. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Edinburgh 1688. First edition. Scottish Murder Trial This Imprint Not in the ESTC Trial. Standsfield Philip d. 1688 Defendant. The Tryal of Philip Standsfield Son to Sir James Standsfield of New-Milns For the Murder of His Father And Other Crimes Libel'd Against Him. Published by Authority. Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King's Most Sacred Majesty Anno Dom. 1688. 44 pp. Folio 11" x 7". Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards rebacked gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing to board edges corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light browning and occasional faint dampspotting to text light soiling to title page small fragment of label near center. $950. First edition. One of three issues from 1688 ours not recorded in the ESTC. Sir James Standsfield the founder and director of a woolen mill was murdered by his son Philip after he was disinherited for leading a dissolute life. The ESTC lists a similar copy with 32 pages and the same title publisher and date R217941. We located copies with a collation identical to ours at Harvard Law School and Indiana University. All issues are scarce; taken together OCLC locates 14 copies 3 in North American law libraries Harvard which has 2 copies University of Minnesota. unknown books
1809ref. 684561809. 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. $350. 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 books
