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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
1775ref. 728391775. Accused of Poisoning Her Elderly Paramour Trial. Butterfield Jane Defendant. The Trial of Jane Butterfield for the Wilful Murder of William Scawen Esq; At the Assizes Held at Croydon for the County of Surry on Saturday the 19th of August 1775 Before the Right Honourable Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe Knt. Lord Chief Baron of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer. London: Printed for W. Owen and G. Kearsly 1775. iv 53 1 pp. Folio 13-1/4" x 8-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent quarter calf over marbled boards blind fillets to calf edge lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Moderate toning to interior occasional light foxing light soiling and cellotape repairs to edges of a few leaves without loss to text light browning to first and final leaves. $750. Only edition. Butterfield met Scawen an elderly gentleman when she was fourteen and was persuaded by a female accomplice to live with him as a kind of housekeeper-cum-mistress. When her father disowned her as a result Scawen apparently had something of a crisis of conscience and promised to act as a new father to her. The two lived together quite happily and when he grew ill she became his devoted caretaker. When he died his doctor egged on by a suspicious maid accused her of poisoning him in order to gain the inheritance he had supposedly left. The jury deliberated only ten minutes before acquitting Butterfield. English Short-Title Catalogue T93407. unknown books
1765ref. 729001765. That Absurd Relic of Gothic Barbarism" Trial. Byron William Lord 1722-1798 Defendant. The Trial of William Lord Byron Baron Byron of Rochdale For the Murder of William Chaworth Esq; Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full Parliament. On Tuesday the 16th And Wednesday the 17th of April 1765: On the Last of Which Days the Said William Lord Byron was Acquitted of Murder But Found Guilty of Manslaughter. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Samuel Billingsley 1765. ii 47 1 pp. Lacking initial imprimatur leaf. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet disbound and later resewn edges speckled red. Light toning occasional light foxing light soiling and spotting in a few places slightly heavier to first and final leaves. $200. First edition. "April 16th came on before the house of peers in Westminster-hall the trial of William Lord Byron for killing Mr. Chaworth a gentleman of Nottinghamshire in a duel at the Star and Garter tavern in Pall Mall. After examining witnesses as to the circumstances of the encounter the Lords next day acquitted the prisoner of murder declaring him only guilty of manslaughter: and as by an old statute 1 Edw. VI. c. 12 in all cases wherein peers are allowed the benefit of clergy they are dismissed without burning in the hand loss of inheritance or corruption of blood; Lord Byron was enlarged on paying his fees. Much might be said on the custom of duelling that absurd relic of gothic barbarism; which still compels every man to risk his life at demand on the most frivolous or even the most insulting and cruel occasions. The laws of honour have so little connexion with those of honesty that a man may support his claim to the title of a gentleman by the former after he has forfeited all pretensions to the character by the latter. Sir John Brute is made to state the behaviour of some men of honour very justly when he says-" He comes to my house eats my meat lies with my wife dishonours my family gets a bastard to inherit my estate; and when I ask a civil account of all this-sir says he I wear a sword!": Noorthouck A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark 1773 Volume I:419-450. English Short-Title Catalogue T150380. unknown
1765ref. 729001765. That Absurd Relic of Gothic Barbarism" Trial. Byron William Lord 1722-1798 Defendant. The Trial of William Lord Byron Baron Byron of Rochdale For the Murder of William Chaworth Esq; Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full Parliament. On Tuesday the 16th And Wednesday the 17th of April 1765: On the Last of Which Days the Said William Lord Byron was Acquitted of Murder But Found Guilty of Manslaughter. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Samuel Billingsley 1765. ii 47 1 pp. Lacking initial imprimatur leaf. Folio 12-1/2" x 8". Stab-stitched pamphlet disbound and later resewn edges speckled red. Light toning occasional light foxing light soiling and spotting in a few places slightly heavier to first and final leaves. $200. First edition. "April 16th came on before the house of peers in Westminster-hall the trial of William Lord Byron for killing Mr. Chaworth a gentleman of Nottinghamshire in a duel at the Star and Garter tavern in Pall Mall. After examining witnesses as to the circumstances of the encounter the Lords next day acquitted the prisoner of murder declaring him only guilty of manslaughter: and as by an old statute 1 Edw. VI. c. 12 in all cases wherein peers are allowed the benefit of clergy they are dismissed without burning in the hand loss of inheritance or corruption of blood; Lord Byron was enlarged on paying his fees. Much might be said on the custom of duelling that absurd relic of gothic barbarism; which still compels every man to risk his life at demand on the most frivolous or even the most insulting and cruel occasions. The laws of honour have so little connexion with those of honesty that a man may support his claim to the title of a gentleman by the former after he has forfeited all pretensions to the character by the latter. Sir John Brute is made to state the behaviour of some men of honour very justly when he says-" He comes to my house eats my meat lies with my wife dishonours my family gets a bastard to inherit my estate; and when I ask a civil account of all this-sir says he I wear a sword!": Noorthouck A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark 1773 Volume I:419-450. English Short-Title Catalogue T150380. unknown books
1823ref. 864751823. Assault and False Imprisonment Trial. Carr Thomas Defendant. Report of the Trial of Watson Against Carr For an Assault and False Imprisonment Before Sir John Bayley Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench Westminster At the Guildhall Newcastle On Saturday August 2d 1823. Newcastle: Printed for John Sykes Bookseller 1823. 36 pp. Woodcut title page vignette of Samuel Johnson. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet bound in later wrappers. Moderate shelfwear toning light foxing in a few places. Internally clean. $150. Only edition one of at least 2 issues from the same year. This scarce trial report concerns the beating and false imprisonment of Thomas Watson by Carr. The latter claimed as his defense his position as Town Constable during the time of incident and engaged Henry Brougham as his lawyer. The jury found for Watson and Carr was subject to a fine and court costs. Other copies we have seen have a different title page vignette depicting Newcastle's Guildhall. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title 4 in North America Harvard Law School University of Georgia Law School Temple University University of Pennsylvania Law School. unknown
1823ref. 733071823. Assault and False Imprisonment Trial. Carr Thomas Defendant. Report of the Trial of Watson Against Carr For an Assault and False Imprisonment Before Sir John Bayley Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench Westminster At the Guildhall Newcastle On Saturday August 2d 1823. Newcastle: Printed for John Sykes Bookseller 1823. 36 pp. Woodcut title page vignette of Samuel Johnson. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light foxing in a few places. $200. Only edition one of at least 2 issues from the same year. This scarce trial report concerns the beating and false imprisonment of Thomas Watson by Carr. The latter claimed as his defense his position as Town Constable during the time of incident and engaged Henry Brougham as his lawyer. The jury found for Watson and Carr was subject to a fine and court costs. Other copies we have seen have a different title page vignette depicting Newcastle's Guildhall. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title 4 in North America Harvard Law School University of Georgia Law School Temple University University of Pennsylvania Law School. unknown
1822ref. 556511822. A Notable Freethinker and Publisher Of Thomas Paine Reports One of His Blasphemy Trials Trial. Carlile Richard 1790-1843 Defendant and Reporter. The Report of the Proceedings of the Court of King's Bench In the Guildhall London On the 12th 13th 14th And 15th Days of October: Being the Mock Trials of Richard Carlile For Alledged sic Blasphemous Libels In Publishing Thomas Paine's Theological Works and Elihu Palmer's Principles of Nature; Before Lord Chief Justice Abbott And Special Juries. London: Printed and Published by R. Carlile 1822. xx 203 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet without wrappers bound into recent marbled boards with paper title label. Toning light soiling to title page creases to corners of a few leaves. An appealing copy. $750. Only edition. Carlile was one of the most prolific freethinking journalist-publisher-political activists of his day. As one would suspect he was often at odds with the government. In 1819 he was fined 1500 pounds and imprisoned for three years for six counts of "blasphemous libel." He published this account of the first day of his 1819 trial after his release. It deals with the information against him for publishing Thomas Paine's Age of Reason and Examination of the Passages in the New Testament Quoted from the Old and Called prophecies concerning Jesus Christ which Carlile issued as The Age of Reason Part the Third. Portions of these were read in court by Carlile with commentary. Carlile reissued this pamphlet in 1826. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1035. unknown
1822ref. 556511822. A Notable Freethinker and Publisher Of Thomas Paine Reports One of His Blasphemy Trials Trial. Carlile Richard 1790-1843 Defendant and Reporter. The Report of the Proceedings of the Court of King's Bench In the Guildhall London On the 12th 13th 14th And 15th Days of October: Being the Mock Trials of Richard Carlile For Alledged sic Blasphemous Libels In Publishing Thomas Paine's Theological Works and Elihu Palmer's Principles of Nature; Before Lord Chief Justice Abbott And Special Juries. London: Printed and Published by R. Carlile 1822. xx 203 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet without wrappers bound into recent marbled boards with paper title label. Toning light soiling to title page creases to corners of a few leaves. An appealing copy. $750. Only edition. Carlile was one of the most prolific freethinking journalist-publisher-political activists of his day. As one would suspect he was often at odds with the government. In 1819 he was fined 1500 pounds and imprisoned for three years for six counts of "blasphemous libel." He published this account of the first day of his 1819 trial after his release. It deals with the information against him for publishing Thomas Paine's Age of Reason and Examination of the Passages in the New Testament Quoted from the Old and Called prophecies concerning Jesus Christ which Carlile issued as The Age of Reason Part the Third. Portions of these were read in court by Carlile with commentary. Carlile reissued this pamphlet in 1826. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School II:1035. unknown books
1816ref. 755661816. The Repudiation of Queen Caroline Trial. Caroline of Brunswick Queen of England 1768-1821 Defendant. The Attempt to Divorce the Princess of Wales Impartially Considered; More Particularly with Reference to the Probability of its Success. London: Printed for J. Ridgway and Sons 1816. 25 1 pp. Lacking final advertisement leaf. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in early textured cloth printed label to front board edges untrimmed. Light toning and foxing to interior. $250. Third edition one of four from the same year. The repudiation of Queen Caroline by King George IV was one of the most sensational events in English history. Estranged soon after their marriage Caroline was eventually banished to Europe after the birth of their daughter Princess Charlotte Augusta. In 1820 her husband's accession to the throne brought her back to Britain. The King asked his ministers to get rid of her. After she refused a monetary offer to ask for a divorce the Earl of Liverpool introduced The Pains and Penalties Bill to the House of Lords in July 1820 in order to strip Caroline of her title and dissolve her marriage. The bill alleged that Caroline had an affair with a servant Bartolomeo Bergami while in Italy. The bill was approved by the House of Lords but it was not submitted to the House of Commons where it would have been defeated. Despite the King's best attempts Caroline remained a popular favorite. Published in 1816 our anonymous work presciently concludes that "there is every reason to believe that the design of dissolving the existing marriage of the Prince Regent will fail" and that "the expectations of the Princess Charlotte will not be defeated." All editions are scarce; OCLC and Library Hub locate 1 copy of the third edition University of St. Andrews. unknown books
1823ref. 733071823. Assault and False Imprisonment Trial. Carr Thomas Defendant. Report of the Trial of Watson Against Carr For an Assault and False Imprisonment Before Sir John Bayley Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench Westminster At the Guildhall Newcastle On Saturday August 2d 1823. Newcastle: Printed for John Sykes Bookseller 1823. 36 pp. Woodcut title page vignette of Samuel Johnson. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning light foxing in a few places. $200. Only edition one of at least 2 issues from the same year. This scarce trial report concerns the beating and false imprisonment of Thomas Watson by Carr. The latter claimed as his defense his position as Town Constable during the time of incident and engaged Henry Brougham as his lawyer. The jury found for Watson and Carr was subject to a fine and court costs. Other copies we have seen have a different title page vignette depicting Newcastle's Guildhall. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title 4 in North America Harvard Law School University of Georgia Law School Temple University University of Pennsylvania Law School. unknown books
1823ref. 864751823. Assault and False Imprisonment Trial. Carr Thomas Defendant. Report of the Trial of Watson Against Carr For an Assault and False Imprisonment Before Sir John Bayley Knt. One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench Westminster At the Guildhall Newcastle On Saturday August 2d 1823. Newcastle: Printed for John Sykes Bookseller 1823. 36 pp. Woodcut title page vignette of Samuel Johnson. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet bound in later wrappers. Moderate shelfwear toning light foxing in a few places. Internally clean. $150. Only edition one of at least 2 issues from the same year. This scarce trial report concerns the beating and false imprisonment of Thomas Watson by Carr. The latter claimed as his defense his position as Town Constable during the time of incident and engaged Henry Brougham as his lawyer. The jury found for Watson and Carr was subject to a fine and court costs. Other copies we have seen have a different title page vignette depicting Newcastle's Guildhall. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title 4 in North America Harvard Law School University of Georgia Law School Temple University University of Pennsylvania Law School. unknown books
1832ref. 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
1832ref. 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
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
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
1833ref. 661941833. New Orleans 1833. New Orleans 1833. Religious Liberty and the Tyranny of the Mississippi Presbytery Trial. Clapp Theodore 1792-1866 Defendant. Channing William Ellery 1780-1842. A Report of the Trial of the Rev. Theodore Clapp Before the Mississippi Presbytery At Their Sessions in May and December 1832. New Orleans: Printed and Published by Hotchkiss & Co. 1833. xiv 374 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-1/4". Publisher's quarter cloth over plain boards printed paper title label to spine. Light soiling and a few minor stains to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners which are bumped chipping to spine label. Some toning to text occasional light foxing brief early annotations in pencil to a few leaves. Ex-library. Location label to foot of spine bookplate to front pastedown small embossed stamp to title page. $500. Only edition. Clapp paid a heavy price for his gradual rejection of Calvinist views and embrace of Unitarian principles. He spent seven stormy years at the First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans affiliated with the Mississippi Presbytery which finally convicted him of heresy in 1832. This record of his trial is preceded by a reprint of a sermon concerning the trial "On the Subject of Religious Liberty" by William Ellery Channing the foremost Unitarian preacher and theologian of the early nineteenth century. It warns of the evils of religion when it turns into "tyranny" as exemplified by the Mississippi Presbytery. Indeed says the introduction "no Presbytery in the United States ever before had the moral turpitude the hardihood the utter recklessness of justice evinced by the Mississippi Presbytery" xiv. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Social Law. Jumonville Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints 790. unknown
1821ref. 718241821. Salem Mass.: Published by T.C. Cushing 1821. Salem Mass.: Published by T.C. Cushing 1821. Trial and Execution of a Teen-Age Arsonist in Salem Massachusetts Trial. Clark Stephen Merrill 1804-1821 Defendant. Account of the Short Life and Ignominious Death of Stephen Merrill Clark Who was Executed at Salem on Thursday the Tenth Day of May 1821 at the Early Age of 16 Years and 9 Months For the Crime of Arson. Salem: Published by T.C. Cushing 1821. 16 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers untrimmed edges. Light browning and faint dampstaining small early bookseller description affixed to verso of title page. $950. Only edition. In 1820 Clark burned down a stable and an adjacent building. There was no loss of life but he was tried for a capital crime found guilty and sentenced to death. The jury recommended commutation to no avail. He was sixteen years of age when he committed the crime seventeen when executed. His case helped to advance a successful movement to reduce the number of capital crimes. By 1852 murder was the only capital offense. OCLC locates 13 copies 3 in law libraries Harvard Social Law Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12137. unknown
1855ref. 821721855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease 1855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease 1855. Rare Account of an 1855 New Haven Murder Case: McDade 178 Trial. Clark Willard d.1855 Defendant. McFarland Henry H. Reporter. Report of the Trial of Willard Clark Indicted for the Murder of Richard W. Wight Before the Superior Court of Connecticut Holden at New Haven On Monday September 17 1855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease. T.J. Stafford Printer 1855. 217 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21.6 x 14 cm. Disbound. Moderate toning a few signatures at beginning and end of text block loose light foxing in places light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf residue from wrappers and binding to spine. $450. Only edition. McDade offers a neat summary of this case: "Clark was apparently infatuated with a girl who married Wight. With no warning he shot Wight through the head while Wight was kneeling to tie a bundle. The crime and trial were in New Haven Connecticut; Clark was acquitted on the ground of insanity." OCLC does not locate any printed copies but we found examples at the American Antiquarian Society the University of Michigan Medler Crime Collection Clements Library and Yale Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 178. unknown
1833ref. 661941833. New Orleans 1833. New Orleans 1833. Religious Liberty and the Tyranny of the Mississippi Presbytery Trial. Clapp Theodore 1792-1866 Defendant. Channing William Ellery 1780-1842. A Report of the Trial of the Rev. Theodore Clapp Before the Mississippi Presbytery At Their Sessions in May and December 1832. New Orleans: Printed and Published by Hotchkiss & Co. 1833. xiv 374 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-1/4". Publisher's quarter cloth over plain boards printed paper title label to spine. Light soiling and a few minor stains to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners which are bumped chipping to spine label. Some toning to text occasional light foxing brief early annotations in pencil to a few leaves. Ex-library. Location label to foot of spine bookplate to front pastedown small embossed stamp to title page. $500. Only edition. Clapp paid a heavy price for his gradual rejection of Calvinist views and embrace of Unitarian principles. He spent seven stormy years at the First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans affiliated with the Mississippi Presbytery which finally convicted him of heresy in 1832. This record of his trial is preceded by a reprint of a sermon concerning the trial "On the Subject of Religious Liberty" by William Ellery Channing the foremost Unitarian preacher and theologian of the early nineteenth century. It warns of the evils of religion when it turns into "tyranny" as exemplified by the Mississippi Presbytery. Indeed says the introduction "no Presbytery in the United States ever before had the moral turpitude the hardihood the utter recklessness of justice evinced by the Mississippi Presbytery" xiv. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries Harvard Social Law. Jumonville Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints 790. unknown books
1821ref. 718241821. Salem Mass.: Published by T.C. Cushing 1821. Salem Mass.: Published by T.C. Cushing 1821. Trial and Execution of a Teen-Age Arsonist in Salem Massachusetts Trial. Clark Stephen Merrill 1804-1821 Defendant. Account of the Short Life and Ignominious Death of Stephen Merrill Clark Who was Executed at Salem on Thursday the Tenth Day of May 1821 at the Early Age of 16 Years and 9 Months For the Crime of Arson. Salem: Published by T.C. Cushing 1821. 16 pp. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers untrimmed edges. Light browning and faint dampstaining small early bookseller description affixed to verso of title page. $950. Only edition. In 1820 Clark burned down a stable and an adjacent building. There was no loss of life but he was tried for a capital crime found guilty and sentenced to death. The jury recommended commutation to no avail. He was sixteen years of age when he committed the crime seventeen when executed. His case helped to advance a successful movement to reduce the number of capital crimes. By 1852 murder was the only capital offense. OCLC locates 13 copies 3 in law libraries Harvard Social Law Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12137. unknown books
1855ref. 821721855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease 1855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease 1855. Rare Account of an 1855 New Haven Murder Case: McDade 178 Trial. Clark Willard d.1855 Defendant. McFarland Henry H. Reporter. Report of the Trial of Willard Clark Indicted for the Murder of Richard W. Wight Before the Superior Court of Connecticut Holden at New Haven On Monday September 17 1855. New Haven: Thomas H. Pease. T.J. Stafford Printer 1855. 217 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21.6 x 14 cm. Disbound. Moderate toning a few signatures at beginning and end of text block loose light foxing in places light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf residue from wrappers and binding to spine. $450. Only edition. McDade offers a neat summary of this case: "Clark was apparently infatuated with a girl who married Wight. With no warning he shot Wight through the head while Wight was kneeling to tie a bundle. The crime and trial were in New Haven Connecticut; Clark was acquitted on the ground of insanity." OCLC does not locate any printed copies but we found examples at the American Antiquarian Society the University of Michigan Medler Crime Collection Clements Library and Yale Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 178. unknown books
1699ref. 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
1699ref. 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
1844ref. 712921844. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. A Devastating 1843 New Hampshire Murder Trial Trial. Comings William F. d. 1844 Defendant. Report of the Trial of William F. Comings: On an Indictment for the Murder of His Wife Mrs. Adeline T. Comings. At the September Term of the Court of Common Pleas Holden at Haverhill In the County of Grafton N.H. A.D. 1843. Together with His Life Written by Himself. Boston: Printed by Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. 158 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 23 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor marks to wrappers light wear to spine ends and corners rear joint and adjacent signature just starting to detach at foot some loss to foot of fore-edge of rear half of text block with no loss to text. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing. $750. Only edition of this scarce and grim 19th-century murder trial. William F. Comings was convicted of the brutal murder of his wife Adeline in Bath New Hampshire. In an attempt to evade justice Comings strangled her with a handkerchief and suspended her lifeless body from a bedpost to stage the crime scene as a suicide. Alongside the comprehensive trial report this volume uniquely includes an autobiographical account written by the defendant himself before his death in 1844. Highly scarce in commerce. OCLC locates 5 copies in law libraries Library of Congress New York University Social Law Library University of Missouri Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 208. unknown
1844ref. 712921844. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. A Devastating 1843 New Hampshire Murder Trial Trial. Comings William F. d. 1844 Defendant. Report of the Trial of William F. Comings: On an Indictment for the Murder of His Wife Mrs. Adeline T. Comings. At the September Term of the Court of Common Pleas Holden at Haverhill In the County of Grafton N.H. A.D. 1843. Together with His Life Written by Himself. Boston: Printed by Samuel N. Dickinson 1844. 158 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 23 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor marks to wrappers light wear to spine ends and corners rear joint and adjacent signature just starting to detach at foot some loss to foot of fore-edge of rear half of text block with no loss to text. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing. $750. Only edition of this scarce and grim 19th-century murder trial. William F. Comings was convicted of the brutal murder of his wife Adeline in Bath New Hampshire. In an attempt to evade justice Comings strangled her with a handkerchief and suspended her lifeless body from a bedpost to stage the crime scene as a suicide. Alongside the comprehensive trial report this volume uniquely includes an autobiographical account written by the defendant himself before his death in 1844. Highly scarce in commerce. OCLC locates 5 copies in law libraries Library of Congress New York University Social Law Library University of Missouri Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 208. unknown books
