Jesse, F Tennyson (Trial of Thomas John Ley; Lawrence John Smith; Murder of John Mcmain Mudie)Biblio.com
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159040London: William Hodge and Company 1947 1st printing. Hardcover 313pp. Fine no dust jacket. Illustrations photographs chronology appendix. Trial of Thomas John Ley & Lawrence John Smith. Murder of John Mcmain Mudie. Publisher series: Notable British Trials. Law Chalk Pit Murders. William Hodge and Company Hardcover
1831662131831. 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
18504Introduction by Daniel A. Taylor Chief Legal Counsel The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department State House Boston dated 13 July 1977. 1 38pp. 4to. Stapled in brown printed wraps. In good condition lightly aged and worn. In his introduction Taylor explains: 'The accompanying Report has been prepared under the auspices of the Office of the Governor's Legal Counsel in response to your questions: first as to whether there are substantial grounds for believing - at least in light of the criminal justice standards of today - that Sacco and Vanzetti were unfairly convicted and executed and second if so what action can now appropriately be taken. It is my conclusion that there are substantial indeed compelling grounds for believing that the Sacco and Vanzetti legal proceedings were permeated with unfairness and that a proclamation issued by you would be appropriate.' Loosely inserted are two items. First a Typed Letter from Veda Paoletta of the Governor's Press Office to Lucille McMahon of Wellesley Free Library enclosing a copy of the report. 1p. 8vo. 15 November 1977. Second a photostat 1p. 8vo of Dukakis's 1977 proclamation removing 'any stigma and disgrace' from the men's names. Now scarce: no copies found on COPAC. WorldCat lists six locations in the USA. Introduction by Daniel A. Taylor, Chief Legal Counsel, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Department, State House, Bos paperback
1818658941818. Glasgow: April 29 1818. 18 ff. Glasgow: April 29 1818. 18 ff. Who Stole My Cheese Manuscript. Trial. Glasgow Scotland. Trial of Robert Hunter Alias Robert Hunter Guthrie and John Mackie Running Title. Glasgow: April 29 1818. 18 ff. Last leaf partially blank docketed on verso. Folio 12-1/2" x 7.5". Disbound light soiling and edgewear three horizontal fold lines lower portion of final leaf lacking with no loss to text. Content in neat hand throughout. $1500. A curious collection of court documents involving a pair of men who were stealing and fencing stolen wheels of cheese from a warehouse. Sensing that the police were closing in on them they fled one is tempted to say "like mice" but were eventually apprehended. These documents appear to have been given to someone who organized them added annotations including the title on the first leaf and had them bound into a volume. unknown books
1845662141845. In All He Might Have Had 15 or 20 Connections with Me" Trial. Fairchild Joy Hamlet 1790-1859 Defendant. Weeks James E.P. Reporter. Trial of Rev. Joy Hamlet Fairchild On a Charge of Adultery with Miss. Rhoda Davidson. Boston: Boston Daily Times 1845. 32 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet untrimmed edges. Light soiling to exterior moderate toning to text light foxing in a few places. $450. At head of text: "Times" Report the first of three editions published by the Boston Daily Times. One of several publications about this celebrated notorious case consuming much contemporary print. Fairchild allegedly seduced a young woman Rhoda Davidson of Edgecomb Maine while she was a domestic in his family. She had a child and nominated Fairchild as the father. Fairchild claimed that rival ministers had defamed him by calling him a habitual libertine and adulterer. This pamphlet includes witnesses' testimony including that of Miss Davidson. "In all he might have had 15 or 20 connections with me." The pamphlet closes with the verdict of Not Guilty; "the audience burst out in involuntary applause which was immediately checked." Another earlier issue does not include the jury verdict the pamphlet noting that deliberations were ongoing. Accounts of this case are scarce. OCLC loctaes 3 copies of our account American Antiquarian Society Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13693. unknown books
1845662151845. In All He Might Have Had 15 or 20 Connections with Me" Trial. Fairchild Joy Hamlet 1790-1859 Defendant. Weeks James E.P. Reporter. Trial of Rev Joy Hamlet Fairchild On a Charge of Adultery with Miss. Rhoda Davidson. Boston: Boston Daily Times 1845. 32 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into recent stiff wrappers with quarter buckram spine small typed title label to front cover. Light wear to spine ends and corners of wrappers moderate toning light foxing to some leaves. Ex-library. Tiny inkstamp to bottom margin of p.2. A well-preserved copy. $450. At head of text: "Times" Report the first of three editions published by the Boston Daily Times. One of several publications about this celebrated notorious case consuming much contemporary print. Fairchild allegedly seduced a young woman Rhoda Davidson of Edgecomb Maine while she was a domestic in his family. She had a child and nominated Fairchild as the father. Fairchild claimed that rival ministers had defamed him by calling him an habitual libertine and adulterer. This pamphlet includes witnesses' testimony including that of Miss Davidson. "In all he might have had 15 or 20 connections with me." The pamphlet closes with the verdict of Not Guilty; "the audience burst out in involuntary applause which was immediately checked." Another earlier issue does not include the jury verdict the pamphlet noting that deliberations were ongoing. Accounts of this case are scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies of our account American Antiquarian Society Harvard Law School New Hampshire Historical Society. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13693. unknown books
1855668981855. Chicago IL: 1855. Only edition. Chicago IL: 1855. Only edition. Brought to Justice by the Pinkertons Trial. Caldwell Oscar T. Defendant. Smith J. Victor Reporter. Trial of Oscar T. Caldwell Late a Conductor on the Chicago and Burlington Railroad Line For Embezzlement: Before the Recorders Court of the City of Chicago at the September Term 1855. Chicago: Daily Democratic Press Steam Print 1855. 35 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers spine reinforced. Light soiling minor edgewear spine abraded but secure some toning to text. $150. Only edition. Caldwell's trial was the result of an investigation by the Pinkerton detective agency then a five-year old company. Caldwell was convicted. The rear wrapper carries an advertisement for the Pinkerton & Company. OCLC locates 6 copies in law libraries Harvard Library of Congress Rutgers St. John's University Social Law University of Missouri. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 13985. unknown books
1859625481859. A Case of Arson in Gloucester Massachusetts Trial. Looker-on in Vienna. Trial of Marshall and Ross for Barn-Burning: A Brief Exposure of a Systematic Attempt to Mislead the Public Mind And Create a False Sympathy in Behalf of Convicted Incendiaries. Gloucester MA: S.n. 1859. 20 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and negligible edgewear rear wrapper lacking light toning to text. $650. Only edition. Marshall and Ross we are never given their first names were a tenant and hired hand of a Mr. Niles a farmer. They were convicted of arson after Niles's barns were destroyed by fire. This verdict seemed unfair and the defense attorney petitioned successfully for an appeal. Published in the weeks leading up to the second trial this pamphlet offers an argument for their conviction. An interesting case it is also a fine record of the social setting of criminal law in small-town New England in the mid-nineteenth century. OCLC locates 5 copies in North America law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress Social Law University of Missouri. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1140. unknown books
159041Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company 1923. Hardcover 184pp. Very good no dust jacket. Illustrations chronology. A previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Trial of Mary--Queen of Scots. Publisher series: Notable British Trials. Law. William Hodge & Company Hardcover
1822418781822. 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
1822418781822. 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
1954663561954. Trial. Fairfield Letitia C.B.E. M.D. Trial of John Thomas Straffen. Edinburgh London and Glasgow: William Hodge & Company Ltd. 1954. xiii 299 pp. 18 illustrated plates. Original red cloth ex-library with location label at foot of spine bar code lable on front cover property stamps on inside covers title page and verso. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Internally very good. $25 Notable British Trials. unknown books
1830714221830. 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
8vo., Second Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, 4 plates and a map, some moderate foxing throughout; original red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, clean copy. Published in the series Notable British Trials. The first edition appeared in 1914.
First edition, 64, [4] + [4]pp., of publisher's adverts, 12mo (165 x 105 mm), blank upper margin of title torn away and replaced, several tears to title repaired, lower blank margin of final leaf of text torn away and replaced, last line of text to first leaf of text cropped, soiled and stained, stitched as issued. Although this pamphlet is a little grubby it is rare, Copac locates copies at the BL and Newcastle University.
1801380164London: T. Plummer Printer Seething Lane 1801. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. 4 pages in small typeface. Presumably reduced from the 8 page 1798 printing. 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. Record # 380164 T. Plummer, Printer, Seething Lane paperback
1949N4747London: William Hodge 1949. Original Cloth w. Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo. XLVIII749pp. Dust jacket with some loss at spine head and tail Head of spine with minimal wear. OTHERWISE A VERY GOOD CAND CLEAN COPY. <br/> <br/> William Hodge hardcover
1858664791858. 1858 Trial of the Head of New York City's Police Department for Neglect of Duty Trial. Tallmadge Frederick A. 1792-1869 Defendant. Gerry Elbridge T. 1837-1927 Reporter. Trial of Hon. Frederick A. Tallmadge General Superintendent of Metropolitan Police Before James W. Nye Esq. President and Hon. James S.T. Stranahan Thomas B. Stillman Esq. And James Bowen Esq. Commissioners of Police Hon. Daniel F. Tiemann Mayor of the City of New York And Hon. Samuel S. Powell Mayor of the City of Brooklyn Ex-Officio Commissioners of police: With the Argument of His Counsel. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. 88 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Spine abraded covers detached lightly soiled and moderately edgeworn. Light toning to text small chips to fore-edges of a few leaves presentation inscription from Gerry to upper corner of front wrapper. $500. Only edition. "Frederick Tallmadge general superintendent of the Metropolitan New York City Police was charged with neglect of duty in a hearing before the Board of Police Commissioners. He allegedly did not respond to a call from the Quarantine Station on Staten Island where several hospitals had been set on fire by a mob. He was cleared of one charge censured on another and restored to duty" Cohen. OCLC locates 8 copies in North American law libraries Columbia Library of Congress New York University Northwestern Social Law University of Minnesota US Supreme Court Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14665. unknown books
1858664811858. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. 1858 Trial of the Head of New York City's Police Department for Neglect of Duty Trial. Tallmadge Frederick A. 1792-1869 Defendant. Gerry Elbridge T. 1837-1927 Reporter. Trial of Hon. Frederick A. Tallmadge General Superintendent of Metropolitan Police Before James W. Nye Esq. President and Hon. James S.T. Stranahan Thomas B. Stillman Esq. And James Bowen Esq. Commissioners of Police Hon. Daniel F. Tiemann Mayor of the City of New York And Hon. Samuel S. Powell Mayor of the City of Brooklyn Ex-Officio Commissioners of police: With the Argument of His Counsel. New York: Baker & Goldwin Printers 1858. 88 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Spine abraded covers partially detached lightly soiled a few minor chips to edges. Light toning to text faint dampstaining to upper margins of title page and a few leaves small chips to fore-edges of a few leaves presentation inscription from Gerry to upper corner of front wrapper. Ex-private library. Small inkstamps to front wrapper and title page. $350. Only edition. "Frederick Tallmadge general superintendent of the Metropolitan New York City Police was charged with neglect of duty in a hearing before the Board of Police Commissioners. He allegedly did not respond to a call from the Quarantine Station on Staten Island where several hospitals had been set on fire by a mob. He was cleared of one charge censured on another and restored to duty" Cohen. OCLC locates 8 copies in North American law libraries Columbia Library of Congress New York University Northwestern Social Law University of Minnesota US Supreme Court Yale. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 14665. unknown books
1817714681817. Boston: Thomas G. Bangs 1817. Boston: Thomas G. Bangs 1817. Fatally Struck by a Loggerhead: McDade 746 Trial. Philips Henry. Trial of Henry Philips for the Murder of Gaspard Dennegri sic. Supreme Judicial Court Boston January 9 1817. Boston: Printed by Thomas G. Bangs 1817. 24 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5". Stab-stitched pamphlet in plain wrappers. Chipping and a few tears to edges upper section lacking from rear wrapper. Moderate toning and light foxing to interior faint dampstaining in a few places. $1250. Only edition. "Denegri was struck on the head by a loggerhead during a minor disturbance at a tavern. Today the circumstances would at the most be considered manslaughter but Poor Philips was found guilty of murder and hanged" McDade. OCLC locates 9 copies 2 in law libraries Library of Congress Social Law. McDade The Annals of Murder 746. unknown books
1845718911845. He Poisoned His Wife with Arsenic Trial. Green Henry G. Defendant. Trial of Henry G. Green For the Murder of His Wife. New York: Printed for the Publisher 1845. 32 pp. Text to p. 22 in parallel columns. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet woodcut portrait frontispiece of Green to title page. Moderate toning and light foxing corners of a few leaves dog-eared lower right corner lacking from final leaf of text with minor loss. $950. Only edition. "Green twenty-two years old met his wife Mary Ann Wyatt eighteen years old during some Temperance lectures. They had been married less than a week when he poisoned her with arsenic at Berlin New York. The crime seems to have been induced by his mother's disapproval of his wife" McDade annotation to 384. Our New York imprint appears to be based on a 48-page account published in Troy NY. OCLC locates 6 copies 2 in law libraries Harvard University of Pennsylvania. McDade The Annals of Murder 389. unknown books
159038London: William Hodge & Company 1951 2nd edition. Hardcover 261pp. Near fine no dust jacket. Photographs chronology appendices. The spine is faded. Trial of Frederick Bywaters & Edith Thompson. Murder of Percy Thompson. Publisher series: Notable British Trials. Law. William Hodge & Company Hardcover
1848714031848. OCLS 2 copies. No copies found in U.S. law schools. OCLS 2 copies. No copies found in U.S. law schools. Poisoned by His Doctor Trial. Coolidge Valorous P. c.1823-1849 Defendant. Trial of Dr. Valorous P. Coolidge For the Murder of Edward Mathews At Waterville Maine As Reported For and Published in the Boston Daily Times. N.p.: S.n. 1848. 40 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers untrimmed edges. Some wear to corners moderate browning heavier browning to leaves at beginning and end of text faint dampstaining in a few places tiny inkspots to a few leaves. $450. Only edition. Coolidge murdered Mathews with a shot of poison-laced brandy because Mathews refused to loan him money. When the body was found Coolidge was summoned by the coroner's jury to perform an autopsy on his own victim. After an inept series of attempts to hide his crime Coolidge was convicted and sentenced to hang. He cheated the gallows however by committing suicide. OCLC locates 2 copies none in law libraries. We located a copy however at Yale Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 211. unknown books
1848714421848. OCLS 2 copies. No copies found in U.S. law schools. OCLS 2 copies. No copies found in U.S. law schools. Poisoned by His Doctor Trial. Coolidge Valorous P. c.1823-1849 Defendant. Trial of Dr. Valorous P. Coolidge For the Murder of Edward Mathews At Waterville Maine As Reported For and Published in the Boston Daily Times. N.p.: S.n. 1848. 40 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6". Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers untrimmed edges. Light browning to exterior light to moderate toning to interior faint vertical fold through center light foxing and minor stains to leaves at rear of text. An attractive copy of a scarce title. $650. Only edition. Coolidge murdered Mathews with a shot of poison-laced brandy because Mathews refused to loan him money. When the body was found Coolidge was summoned by the coroner's jury to perform an autopsy on his own victim. After an inept series of attempts to hide his crime Coolidge was convicted and sentenced to hang. He cheated the gallows however by committing suicide. OCLC locates 2 copies none in law libraries. We located a copy however at Yale Law School. McDade The Annals of Murder 211. unknown books
First edition, 8vo (205 x 135 mm), 48pp., some light spotting, orig. green upper printed wrapper, lower wrapper missing, disbound. "Mayberry, knowing Alger was returning with a sum of money, met him on the road in Harmony, Wisconsin, and killed him with a hatchet while riding with him. Wisconsin had abolished the death penalty, and a mob seized Mayberry after his conviction and hanged him in the streets."?McDale. McDale, The Annals of Murder.
