275 resultados
ref. 84690Chicago: I.W.W. Printing Co-Op 1969. Illustrated broadside 44cm x 28cm 17" x 11". Offset lithograph printed in black on white stock. Old horizontal fold; mild toning in margins else Near Fine. A well-preserved example. Signed in plate "Spain" lower right. Chicago I.W.W. printer's bug. Satirical broadside issued to announce the opening of the trial of the Chicago 8 later 7 who had been jailed for conspiracy and inciting a riot for their role in the Chicago street protests during the Democratic National Convention of 1968. This graphic by the prominent underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez is evidently quite rare not previously seen by us; we can trace no examples in commerce and OCLC notes only a single physical location UVA as of March 2025. unknown books
1794ref. 728651794. The Trial and Confession of a Scottish Traitor Trials. Scotland. Watt Robert Defendant c.1761-1794. Trials of Robert Watt and David Downie for High Treason Before the Courts of Oyer and Terminer Held at Edinburgh Aug. 14. 15. 22. 27.-Sept. 3. 5. 6. 1794. With an Engraving of the Pikes Found in the Possession of Robert Watt and Others. To Which is Subjoined the Celebrated Speech of Sir Hercules Langrishe On Parliamentary Reform Delivered in the House of Commons Ireland March 4. 1794. Edinburgh: Printed for Manners and Miller 1794. 4 92 pp. With a woodcut illustration after title page. Bound with Watt Robert. By Authority. The Declaration and Confession of Robert Watt Written Subscribed & Delivered by Himself The Evening Before His Execution For High Treason At Edinburgh October 15. 1794. Attested by the Reverend Dr Baird Principal of the University of Edinburgh; And the Reverend T.S. Jones One of the Ministers of Lady Glenorchie's Chapel. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell & Bradfute 1794. iv 35 1 pp. With a lithograph portrait frontispiece moved to beginning of Trials by binder. Publisher advertisement to final page. Octavo 8" x 4-3/4". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlets. Light toning to interior more moderate in some places light soiling in a few places red monogram stamp "AB" to upper gutter of title pages and p. 1 of Trials ms. notes in an early hand to versos of first two leaves of Trials and to foot of title page of Confession. $650. Only editions. Watt a wine merchant and political radical was the architect of a somewhat confused plot to establish Scotland as an independent country. After a search of his house turned up a number of pikes and the type for a seditious handbill he was arrested and tried for treason. Downie a co-conspirator was pardoned but Watt was not so lucky. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged and beheaded despite the jury's recommendation of mercy. The sentence reflected the courts' opinion of the severity of Watt's crime. It was also intended to be a warning to other radicals. English Short-Title Catalogue T174262 T94672. unknown books
1849ref. 717751849. Petersburg VA: J.M.H. Brunet 1849. Petersburg VA: J.M.H. Brunet 1849. An 1849 Murder in Petersburg VA: OCLC Locates 7 Copies in Law Libraries Trial. Epes William Dandridge 1806-1848 Defendant. Brunet James Monroe Hamilton 1817-1856 Reporter. Trial of William Dandridge Epes For the Murder of Francis Adolphus Muir Dinwiddie County Virginia: Including the Testimony Submitted in the Case The Speeches of Counsel &c. To Which are Added the Confessions of the Prisoner An Account of His Execution &c. &c. Petersburg VA: J.M.H. Brunet Reporter 1849. 76 pp. Woodcut portrait of Epes on p. 3. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 22.6 x 14 cm. Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into later three-quarter calf over cloth recently rebacked gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to board edges some wear to corners. Moderate toning to text light foxing in a few places light soiling and edgewear to title page the following leaf and final leaf. A very good copy. $1500. Only edition of a rare and detailed contemporary account of a mid-19th-century Virginia murder trial. The conflict arose when Francis Adolphus Muir threatened to foreclose on a farm property he had previously sold to William Dandridge Epes. In response Epes shot his creditor and concealed the body on the property. To cover his tracks Epes forged a series of letters to explain Muir's sudden disappearance. However his plot unraveled after he pawned the victim's distinctive pocket watch leaving a paper trail that led law enforcement straight to his door. OCLC locates 7 copies in law libraries Harvard Jenkins Library of Congress University of Missouri University of Virginia US Supreme Court William & Mary. McDade The Annals of Murder 286. Brown "Accounts of Trials" in Virginia Law Books: Essays and Bibliographies Bryson ed. 149. unknown books
1852ref. 641061852. Vannoud Louis; Cavallari Luigi. Vannoud Louis; Cavallari Luigi. A Sensational Case of Kidnapping Trial. Wikoff Henry 1813-1884 Principal Defendant. Vannoud Louis Defendant. Cavallari Luigi Defendant. Trial of Wikoff Vannoud And Cavallari For a Forced Marriage Between Miss Gamble and One of the Accused. Before the High Court of Genoa February 9-10 1852. London: William Shoberl 1852. 64 pp. Lithograph portrait frontispiece of Wikoff. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Moderate soiling rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners. Light toning to text foxing to a few leaves internally clean. $750. Only edition. An account of one of the sensational trials of the early 1850s. Wikoff or as he called himself Chevalier Wikoff was an American impresario occasional European correspondent for the New York Herald and possibly a spy for Lord Palmerston. He was engaged to Jane Catherine Gamble an English woman. Gamble changed her mind shortly before the wedding and fled to Genoa. Wikoff tracked her down and apparently tricked her into coming along with him to his apartment. Shortly afterwards Gamble filed a complaint of kidnapping that landed Wikoff in an Italian jail for 15 months. He was found guilty in an Italian court and forced to return her letters and "extorted promise of marriage." Ever enterprising Wikoff responded to the negative publicity with a memoir entitled My Courtship and Its Consequences 1855 which became a best-seller. Copies of The Trial of Wikoff are scarce. OCLC locates 7 worldwide: 2 in the British Library and 5 in North American law libraries Harvard Library of Congress University of Georgia University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania. unknown books
1807ref. 815541807. Paul Revere Was a Member of the Jury Trial. Selfridge Thomas O. d. 1816 Defendant Lloyd Thomas Reporter Caines George Reporter. Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge Counsellor at Law Before the Hon. Isaac Parker Esquire. For Killing Charles Austin On the Public Exchange In Boston August 4th 1806. Taken in Short-Hand.And Sanctioned by the Court And Reporter to the State. Boston: Published by Russell and Cutler Belcher and Armstrong And Oliver and Munroe 1807. 168 3 pp. Woodcut map. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Publisher boards spine reinforced with cloth tape at an early date hand-lettered title to spine untrimmed edges. Moderate rubbing front pastedown loose front free endpaper lacking rear hinge starting minor worming to rear pastedown. Light browning to interior light foxing in a few places. A good copy. $35. Second and final edition. "The killing of Austin by Selfridge arose out of a political dispute between Selfridge and the victim's father. The grand jury refused to indict him for murder; the charge was manslaughter. The case was long an authority on the law of self-defense. Paul Revere was a member of the jury which acquitted Selfridge" McDade. Other editions of this trial were published in 1807 and 1808. McDade The Annals of Murder 860. unknown books
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
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
1831ref. 662131831. Libel in Worcester Massachusetts Trial. Russell Samuel 1798-1835 Plaintiff. Trial of the Action in Favor of the Rev. Samuel Russell of Boylston Against John Howe of Boylston For Defamation: At the Supreme Judicial Court Holden at Worcester April A.D. 1831. Worcester MA: Spooner and Church Printers 1831. 27 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers untrimmed edges. Light soiling and moderate edgewear to wrappers front wrapper partially detached. Moderate toning and light foxing to text minor tears to edges of some leaves internally clean. $450. Only edition. "In protesting Russell's election to the school committee Howe allegedly accused him of lying to a colleague about an exchange of church ministers. Russell sued for libel but the jury found for the defendant. Russell's motion for a new trial was denied" Cohen. This pamphlet is a detailed summary of Russell's charges and the testimony of witnesses. Russell's motion for a new trial was based on an allegation that one of the jurors had improperly concealed a bias favoring Howe. This account contains the complete text of the court's opinion denying the motion. OCLC locates 10 copies 4 in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Social Law Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 12028. unknown books
1797ref. 683951797. Stafford 1797. Stafford 1797. Death at the Hands of a Rejected Suitor Trial. Oliver T. Milward d. 1797 Defendant. Trial of T. Milward Oliver At Stafford Summer Assizes 1797 Before the Honourable Baron Perryn For the Murder of Mr. John Wood An Eminent Potter Of Brownshill In the County of Stafford. Stafford: Printed and sold by J.Drewry 1797. 76 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate soiling and some edgewear to exterior "4." and "W. Miller" to head of title page. Moderate toning to text early marks and a few brief annotations to text chip to lower margin of leaf B2 pp. 7-8 with no loss to text. $500. Only edition. This trial concerns the murder of John Wood a member of a prominent family of Staffordshire potters who was killed by a rejected suitor for his daughter's hand. Oliver was found guilty and hanged. OCLC locates 9 copies worldwide 4 in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard Social Law. English Short-Title Catalogue T81557. unknown books
1950ref. 723071950. Trial. Carswell Donald Editor. Trial of Ronald True. Edinburgh and London: William Hodge and Company Ltd 1950. New edition. 295 pp. Frontispiece and four additional illustrated plates. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine. Ex-library with property stamps and shelf location label at foot of spine. Title page and verso. Spine faded. Internally very good. $15. Notable British Trials. New edition. "Ronald True early evinced signs of abnormality which increased in later life when he became a drug addict suffered from syphilis and had two bad aeroplane crashes.Finally after living a vagabond life True murdered a prostitute for her valuables.He was tried at the Central Criminal Court found guilty and sentenced to death. This was later respited by the Home Secretary on the ground of insanity. A great outburst followed this decision.This case of insanity abounds in interest especially in view of the medical defenses put forward in many cases today.": Catalogue of Notable British Trials 17. unknown books
1795ref. 822471795. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. An Ill-Founded Plot to Establish an Independent Scotland Trial. Watt Robert c.1761-1794 Defendant. Trial of Robert Watt For High Treason Before the Court Under the Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer Held at Edinburgh. Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Blanchard Revised by the Counsel on Both Sides And Published with the Permission of the Court. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. ii 364 pp. Folding plate illustrating pikes found in Watt's possession. Octavo 8" x 4-3/4". Contemporary three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards gilt rules to boards along calf blind ornaments and gilt fillets and title to spine speckled edges. Light rubbing and a few minor spots and smudges to boards moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped and moderately worn. Moderate toning to interior negligible light foxing and tiny smudges and stains to preliminaries plate final leaf of text and rear endleaves. A handsome copy. $450. Only edition. Watt a wine merchant and political radical was the architect of a somewhat confused plot to establish Scotland as an independent country. After a search of his house turned up a number of pikes and the type for a seditious handbill he was arrested and tried for treason. A co-conspirator was pardoned but Watt was not so lucky. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged and beheaded despite the jury's recommendation of mercy. The sentence reflected the court's opinion of the severity of Watt's crime. It was also intended to be a warning to other radicals. English Short-Title Catalogue N013806. unknown books
1795ref. 789051795. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. The Trial of a Would-Be Revolutionary Trial. Watt Robert c.1761-1794 Defendant. Trial of Robert Watt For High Treason Before the Court Under the Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer Held at Edinburgh. Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Blanchard Revised by the Counsel on Both Sides And Published with the Permission of the Court. Edinburgh: Printed for William Brown 1795. ii 364 pp. Folding plate illustrating pikes found in Watt's possession. Octavo 8-1/4" x 4-3/4". Contemporary calf gilt fillets to spine lettering piece lacking blind tooling to board edges. Light rubbing and a few small nicks and scratches to boards which are slightly bowed and separated but secured by cords faint dampstain to front board moderate rubbing to extremities shelf location in ink to foot of spine corners bumped and worn faint offsetting to preliminaries front free endpaper loosening but secure. Light toning to interior light soiling in a few places edgewear and light creasing to folding plate brief recent ink annotation to title page. $250. Only edition. Watt a wine merchant and political radical was the architect of a somewhat confused plot to establish Scotland as an independent country. After a search of his house turned up a number of pikes and the type for a seditious handbill he was arrested and tried for treason. A co-conspirator was pardoned but Watt was not so lucky. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged and beheaded despite the jury's recommendation of mercy. The sentence reflected the court's opinion of the severity of Watt's crime. It was also intended to be a warning to other radicals. English Short-Title Catalogue N013806. unknown books
1833ref. 849161833. 2 works in 1 books. 2 works in 1 books. Two Landmark Accounts of a Infamous 19th-Century American Murder Trial Including the Rare Harnden "Narrative" Trial. Avery Ephraim 1799-1869 Defendant. Hallett Benjamin Franklin 1797-1862 Reporter. Trial of Rev. Mr. Avery: A Full Report of the Trial of Ephraim K. Avery Charged with the Murder of Sarah Maria Cornell Before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island at a Special Term in Newport Held in May 1833: With All the Incidental Questions Raised in the Trial Carefully Preserved The Testimony of the Witnesses Nearly Verbatim and the Arguments of Counsel And a Correct Map and References of All the Localities Described in the Testimony Prepared Expressly for this Report Alone. Boston: Published at the Offices of the Daily Commercial Gazette And the Boston Daily Advocate May 1833. 191; 40 pp. Two parts each with individual pagination pp. 33-40 of second part which has the running title Avery's Trial Supplementary Edition in duplicate due to a binder error. Folding map. Bound with Harnden Harvey. Narrative of the Apprehension in Rindge N.H. Of the Rev. E.K. Avery Charged with the Murder of Sarah M. Cornell Together with the Proceedings of the Inhabitants of Fall River. Providence: W. Marshall & Co. Printers 1833. 36 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4"; 19.70 x 12.10 cm. Contemporary three-quarter pebbled calf over marbled boards gilt fillets and title to spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities hinges starting armorial bookplate of the estate of William Paine Sheffield to front pastedown. Moderate toning and light foxing to interior negligible light dampstaining to a few leaves creases and minor edgewear to folding map in Trial signature of William Gilpin to head of title page of Narrative. A very good volume. $750. The Avery case stands as one of the most sensational and culturally significant American murder trials of the nineteenth century. The Reverend Ephraim K. Avery a Methodist minister was accused of murdering factory worker Sarah Maria Cornell after discovering she was pregnant with his child. Avery allegedly strangled Cornell before staging the scene as a suicide by hanging her from a barn rafter. The trial pitted anti-Masonic and anti-clerical sentiments against a defensive Methodist church capturing the absolute fascination of the American. unknown books
1806ref. 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 books
1811ref. 859051811. New YorK: Largin & Thompson 1811. New YorK: Largin & Thompson 1811. A High-Profile 19th-Century "Me Too" Moment: OCLC Locates 1 Copy in a Law Library Trial. Parkinson William 1774-1848 Defendant. Sampson William 1764-1836 Reporter. Trial of Mr. William Parkinson Pastor of the First Baptist Church in the City of New-York On an Indictment for Assault and Battery upon Mrs. Eliza Wintringham. New York: Printed by Largin & Thompson No. 5 Burling Slip 1811. 84 pp. Octavo 8" x 5"; 20.3 x 12.7 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet title page preceded by later blank leaves the first inscribed "Trial of Revd. Parkinson" two later leaves at rear of text. Moderate toning light foxing to a few leaves light soiling and early owner signature of Thomas H. Wright to title page a minor tear to its fore-edge. A very good copy of a rare title. $500. Only edition. A fascinating account of a 19th-century ecclesiastical scandal involving William Parkinson a former Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. Parkinson was accused of "assault and battery" against Eliza Wintringham a member of his congregation-a charge that served as a contemporary euphemism for sexual misconduct. The trial was a sensation fueled by allegations that Wintringham was one of several women with whom the pastor was "romantically involved" Cohen. Despite the testimony the jury returned a verdict of not guilty allowing Parkinson to remain in his pulpit for another three decades. Recorded by William Sampson the noted Irish legal reformer and pioneer of American court reporting. This is a rare title. OCLC locates 9 copies 1 in a law library Harvard. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13849. unknown books
1905ref. 734831905. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co. 1905. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co. 1905. First Title in the Notable Scottish Trials Series Trial. Smith Madeleine 1835-1938 Defendant. Smith A. Duncan Editor. Trial of Madeleine Smith. Glasgow and Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company 1905. xi 371 9 pp. Frontispiece 3 plates. Original green cloth gilt title and series name to spine top-edge gilt. Light rubbing to boards moderate rubbing to extremities spine ends and corners bumped. Light toning to interior owner signatures to front free endpaper "Russell" and "Scott Moncrieff Penney" leaflet advertising the Notable Scottish Trials Series laid in. $150. First edition. This was the first title issued in the Notable Scottish Trials Series. Smith a socialite was tried before the High Court of Justiciary Edinburgh 1857 for the murder of Pierre Emile L'Angelier and acquitted. Her trial was the basis for a play by Letty Lynton and Dishonered Lady a movie starring Joan Crawford. 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 books
1822ref. 418781822. Early U.S. Navy Court Martial Trial. Abbot Joel 1793-1855 Defendant. Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial Holden on Board the U.S. Ship Independence at the Navy Yard Charlestown Massachusetts on Allegations Made Against Him by Capt. David Porter Navy Commissioner. Printed From the Official Record on File in the Navy Department. Washington: Printed and Published by Davis and Force 1822. 152 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers contemporary hand-lettered label to front board uncut edges. Moderate rubbing with wear to corners and spine ends front cover just beginning to detach at head. Several uncut signatures light browning and occasional light foxing to text. Small inkstain to title page interior otherwise clean. $125. First edition issued the same year as the Boston imprint published by Russell and Gardiner. With an appendix containing texts of documents relating to irregularities at the Boston naval station and the misconduct of the naval agent Amos Binney. Abbott was a decorated naval officer who fought under Commodore Rogers on the frigate President during the War of 1812. "In March 1822.he discovered a series of frauds upon the government. and made very serious charges against his commandant Captain Isaac Hull. Failing to prove these accusations when brought before a court-martial Abbot was suspended from the naval service for the period of two years.": Dictionary of American Biography 1:14. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13395. unknown books
1822ref. 826501822. Boston: Russell & Gardner 1822. First edition. Boston: Russell & Gardner 1822. First edition. Copy of a Report of an Early U.S. Navy Court Martial with an Interesting Provenance Trial. Abbot Joel 1793-1855 Defendant. Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial Holden on Board the U.S. Ship Independence At the Navy Yard Charlestown Massachusetts on Allegations Made Against Him by Capt. David Porter Navy Commissioner. To Which is Added an Appendix Containing Sundry Documents in Relation to the Management of Affairs on the Boston Station. Boston: Printed by Russell & Gardner 1822. 164 72 1 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into recent three-quarter morocco over marbled boards raised bands gilt title and blind publication date to spine. Negligible light rubbing to extremities moderate toning to interior light foxing to a few sections marks in early pen to margins of a few leaves early inscription to front endleaf: "Presented to the Honble/ Churchill C. Cambreleng/ Member of the U.S. Congress/ Geo. Washington" "Geo." added in a later mischievous hand. $500. First edition one of two issues the other published in Washington DC by Davis and Force the same year. Abbott was a distinguished naval officer who fought on the frigate President during the War of 1812. He was tried on charges brought by Porter for making "scandalous and false insinuations" of corruption against his superior officer Captain Isaac Hull perhaps the greatest American naval hero of the War of 1812. Found guilty Abbot was suspended from the naval service for the period of two years. Churchill Caldom Cambreleng 1786-1862 was a New York City merchant and politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1821 to 1839 where he was a prominent member who chaired several high-profile committees. He later served as U.S. Minister to Russia from 1840 to 1841. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13396. unknown books
1888ref. 780551888. Dener 1888. Scarce. 1st and only edition. Dener 1888. Scarce. 1st and only edition. Did the Judge Promise an Appointment in Exchange for a Donation Trial. Goddard Luther M. 1840-1917 Defendant. Johnson H.B. Reporter. Trial of Judge Luther M. Goddard: Including Legislative Quo Warranto and Disbarment Proceedings. Denver: S.n. 1888. 470 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary three-quarter law calf lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing to extremities faint spotting to boards corners bumped and lightly rubbed front hinge just starting at ends early owner signature in pencil S.T. Horn to front free endpaper. Light toning to interior faint crinkling from moisture to foot of text block. $750. Only edition. At the time of this trial Goddard later an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court was an elected judge of the 5th Judicial District. Goddard's trial was the result of an accusation that he promised to appoint a donor court clerk if elected in exchange for a campaign contribution. Goddard was acquitted. This is a scarce title. OCLC locates 9 copies 6 in law libraries Brigham Young Colorado Supreme Court LA County University of Colorado University of Denver University of South Dakota. Not in the Harvard Law Catalogue 1909. unknown books
1853ref. 838311853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor 1853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor 1853. McDade 468 Trial. Hendrickson John 1832-1854 Defendant. Barnes David M. Reporter Compiler. Hevenor W.S. d.1909 Reporter Compiler. Trial of John Hendrickson Jr. For the Murder of His Wife Maria By Poisoning at Bethlehem Albany County N.Y. March 6th 1853: Tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer at Albany N.Y. In June and July 1853. Albany: David M. Barnes and W.S. Hevenor Publishers 1853. 176 pp. Woodcut frontispiece depicting John Hendrickson and Maria Hendrickson. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4"; 23.5 x 14.6 cm. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet wrappers lacking. Moderate toning light soiling to exterior corner folds to several leaves at beginning of text early manuscript table of contents to verso of frontispiece. A good copy overall. $125. Only edition. John Hendrickson was a wastrel who married into the wealthy Van Dusen family of Albany NY. Unfaithful to his wife and eager to acquire her fortune he poisoned her with aconite. This is believed to be the first American murder committed with this substance. New ground was broken by the forensic testimony presented in this case by several experts most notably Benjamin Silliman the eminent chemist and Yale professor. OCLC locates 3 copies 1 in a law library Harvard. McDade The Annals of Murder 468. unknown books
1798ref. 751211798. London: Plummer Printer 1798. 8 pp. London: Plummer Printer 1798. 8 pp. A Copyright Case Concerning Navigational Charts Trial. Moore John Hamilton 1738-1807 Defendant. Trial of John Hamilton Moore for Pirating a Chart. Sittings After Term March 1798 Before Lord Kenyon and a Special Jury of Merchants. Guildhall London. Heather and Williams v. John Hamilton Moore Drop-Head Title. London: Plummer Printer 1798. 8 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning faint fold lines to corners. $950. First edition. Moore a Scottish cartographer chart seller and educator with a somewhat controversial reputation was accused of copying a chart of the coasts of France Spain and Portugal drawn up by William Heather. The case was heard before Lord Kenyon with the prosecution led by Erskine; the jury quickly found for the defendant despite Kenyon's balanced instruction. Another 4 pp. edition of the trial appeared c.1801. OCLC locates 5 copies of the 8 pp. edition 2 in North America Harvard Law School Boston Public Library. We located another at the Society of the Cincinnati. English Short-Title Catalogue T196045. unknown books
1830ref. 714221830. The Jury Could Not Decide: McDade 572 Trial. Knapp John Francis Defendant. Trial of John Francis Knapp as Principal in the Second Degree for the Murder of Capt. Joseph White Before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts At a Special Session Commenced at Salem July 20 1830. Reported for the Publishers. Boston: Published by Dutton and Wentworth 1830. 60 pp. Woodcut maps and illustration of the murder weapon. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Negligible light soiling to exterior tiny smudge to title page light toning. A nice copy of a scarce title. $500. Only edition. The murder of Joseph White a wealthy retired sea captain a conspiracy by a relative Joseph Knapp who hired his brother John Francis Knapp and the brothers Richard and George Crowninshield was one of the most famous trials of the 1830s. Joseph Knapp received immunity for turning in the Crowninshields. George Crowninshield had a good alibi that prevented his conviction. Richard Crowninshield escaped justice by hanging himself. John Francis Knapp was tried twice. He was convicted in his second trial and sentenced to death. OCLC locates 3 copies in law libraries Library of Congress University of Pennsylvania Yale. McDade The Annals of Murder 572. unknown books
1827ref. 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 books
1853ref. 852571853. Corrupt Conduct and Malfeasance" Trial. Hubbell Levi 1808-1876 Defendant. Leland T.C. Reporter. Trial of Impeachment of Levi Hubbell Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit By the Senate of the State of Wisconsin June 1853. Madison: Argus & Democrat Steam Press 1853. 820 pp. Octavo 8" x 5-1/4"; 20.4 x 13.5 cm. Contemporary sheep blind rules to boards blind fillets and lettering piece to spine blind tooling to board edges. Worn rubbing spotting and some shallow scuffing to boards which are separated but secured by cords spine ends abraded corners of lettering piece lacking corners bumped and worn faint offsetting to edges of endleaves upper outside corner of front free endpaper lacking. Light toning to interior occasional sparse light foxing and soiling small clean tears to upper outside corner of pp. 513-514 without loss to text. Owner signatures of Ewing Sibbett and Charles C. Dey with a note indicating presentation from Dey to Sibbett to front pastedown owner signature of Charles C. Dey to title page. Internally sound. $750. Only edition. A comprehensive official record of the impeachment trial of Levi Hubbell. Hubbell was a judge on Wisconsin's 2nd Circuit a position he held by virtue of a prior appointment to the state Supreme Court. In 1853 he was accused of eleven separate charges of "corrupt conduct and malfeasance" including embezzlement taking bribes and luring women into hotel rooms using his position. The heated proceedings went on for a month. Impeached but not removed Hubbell holds the dubious distinction of being the first state official impeached in Wisconsin. He resigned three years later. He went on to a career as a representative in the state legislature and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Again accusations of corruption led to his resignation as U.S. Attorney. Charles Carr Dey 1854-1935 a former owner of this copy began his legal practice in Milwaukee. He later moved to Salt Lake City Utah and established himself as an eminent attorney and judge. unknown books
