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Wakely, Charles.

• Trial of Charles Wakely, for a rape on Mrs. Rebecca Fay, wife to Dr. Cyrus Fay, physician : before the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the city and county of New York, for the February term, 1810 / taken by a stenographer, by permission of the court (1810)

Walker, Thomas, 1749-1817, defendant.

• The whole proceedings on the trial of indictment against Thomas Walker of Manchester : merchant, Samuel Jackson, James Cheetham, Oliver Pearsal [sic] Benjamin Booth, and Joseph Collier : for a conspiracy to overthrow the constitution and government, and to aid and assist the French, (being the King's Enemies) in case they should invade this Kingdom. (1794)
• The whole proceedings on the trial of indictment against Thomas Walker of Manchester : merchant, Samuel Jackson, James Cheetham, Oliver Pearsal [sic] Benjamin Booth, and Joseph Collier : for a conspiracy to overthrow the constitution and government, and to aid and assist the French, (being the King's Enemies) in case they should invade this Kingdom. (1794)

Wall, Joseph, 1737-1802.

• An account of Governor Wall's escape in 1784, &c / Governor Joseph Wall. ([18--])
• Life, trial, and particulars of the execution of Governor Wall : who was executed on Thursday morning last, fronting Newgate, for the murder of Benjamin Armstrong, nearly 20 years ago, at Goree, in Africa. By causing him to receive, without trial, 800 lashes, which we inflicted by Black Slaves, changed at every 25 lashes. (1802)
• The trial at large, of Joseph Wall, esq. : late governor of Goree Island, on the coast of Africa, for the wilful murder, of Benjamin Armstrong, in July, 1782, by causing him to be tied to a gun-carriage, and flogged with a piece of rope, on his bare back, by Black Men: Who was tried, and found Guilty, at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bailey, on the 20th of January, 1802. (1802)
• The trial of Governor Wall : executed at the Old Bailey, Jan. 28th, 1802, for the murder of Benjamin Armstrong, in the Garrison at Goree, upon the coast of Africa, July, 1782; with the extraordinary particulars of his escape at Reading, after being captured under a warrant from the Privy Council in 1784, and his subsequent surrented in 1802, having lived twenty years in exile. (1802)

Wall, William.

• Report of the trial of McLaurin F. Cooke, submaster of the Eliot School, of the City of Boston, for an assa ult and battery upon Thomas J. Wall, a pupil of that school : with the arguments of counsel, and the opinion of the court reported in full ; carefully revised and corrected. ([1859?])

Ward, Matthew Flournoy, 1826-1862, defendant.

• Trial of Matt. F. Ward, : for the murder of Prof. W.H.G. Butler, before the Hardin criminal court, April term 1854. / Reported for the Louisville courier and Louisville democrat, by Geo. Cole. (1854)

Ward, Return J. M.

• The trial and biography of Return J. M. Ward, the most extraordinary murder named in the calendar of crime ... / Return J. M. Ward ([18--])

Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882.

• Findings of the Court of Inquiry and Reviews of the Judge-Advocate-General and of the General of the Army in the Case of Major-General G. K. Warren (1883)
• General division of the argument. A-Statement of the charges and imputations against Warren. B-Certain general considerations as to the case and testimony. C-The facts as to the engagement of the 31st March. D-The facts as to the movements to reenforce General Sheridan. E-The facts as to the Battle of Five Forks. F-General examination of Warren's conduct through the two days covered by the investigation of the court / Gouverneur Kemble Warren. (1865)

Watson, James, 1766?-1838. defendant.

• High-treason : The whole proceedings on the trial of James Watson, the elder, surgeon, Arthur Thistlewood, gent., Thomas Preston, cordwainer, and John Hooper, labourer, for high-treason ... Together with the whole proceedings in this highly interesting and important trial, given at full length / Taken in short-hand by a gentleman of the bar, expressly for this edition. ([1817])

Watt, Robert, d. 1794?

• 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 ... and the Reverend T.S. Jones ... (1794)
• The trials at large of Robert Watt, and David Downie, for high treason, : at the session of Oyer and Terminer, at Edinburgh, August 27, September 3d, and September 5th, 1794. At which they were both found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered, on the 15th of October. Taken in short hand by an English barrister. (1794)

Webster, Delia Ann.

• Kentucky jurisprudence : a history of the trial of Miss Delia A. Webster, at Lexington, Kentucky, Dec'r 17-21, 1844, before the Hon. Richard Buckner; On a charge of aiding slaves to escape from that Commonwealth -with miscellaneous remarks including her views on American slavery / written by herself. (1845)

Webster, John White, 1793-1850.

• Report of the trial of Prof. John W. Webster, indicted for the murder of Dr. George Parkman, before the Supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, holden at Boston, on Tuesday, March 19, 1850. Phonographic report, by Dr. James W. Stone. (1850)
• The twelve days' trial of Dr. John W. Webster for the murder of Dr. Parkman : comprising the addresses of the counsel engaged, the examination of the 121 witnesses, the prisoner's singular defence, and the chief justice's charge to the jury, and his sentence on the prisoner. (1850)

Weldon, William.

• The trial of William Weldon, and Richard Weldon alias Dodson : before Baron Thompson, at Oakham, on Saturday the 14th of March, 1789, for the murder of Mr. John Freeman, of Edith-Weston and an account of the murder of Mr. Lumley, goaler at Oakham. (1789)

Westmeath, George Frederick Nugent, 7th earl of, 1760-1814.

• The trial at large on an action for damages, brought in His Majesty's Court of Exchequer before the Right Hon. Lord Chief Baron Yelverton and a jury of citizens, on Saturday the 20th of February, 1796, by the Right Hon. George Fred. Earl of Westmeath, against the Honourable Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw, for adultery with the Right Hon. Mary Anne, Countess of Westmeath. (1796)

Wetherhill, Miles, 1844-1868.

• The Police news edition of the Todmordon murder : Life, trial and examination of Miles Wetherhill, with seven illustrations. With many interesting particulars never before published / Miles Wetherhill. ([18--?])

Wharton, Elizabeth G. (Nugent)

• Trial of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton, on the charge of poisoning General W. S. Ketchum. Tried at Annapolis, Md., December, 1871-January, 1872. ([1872])

Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918.

• Josiah Burnham : his trial and execution for murder : with sermon preached at Haverhill, N.H. / by the Rev. David Sutherland at time and place of execution August 12, 1806. (1909)

White, John Duncan, d. 1827?

• The trials of John Duncan White alias Charles Marchant, and Winslow Curtis alias Sylvester Colson, for the murder on the high seas of Edward Selfridge and Thomas P. Jenkins, captain and mate of the schooner Fairy, of Boston ... (1827)

Wilber, Lewis, d. 1839.

• Dying confession of Lewis Wilber, who was executed October 3, 1839 ... for the murder of Robert Barber : including a sketch of his life and character ... (1839)

Wilkes, George, 1817-1885.

• Pictorial life and adventures of Mrs. Whipple & Jesse Strang, the murderer of Mr. Whipple / by editor of the New York National police gazette ... ([1848])

Williams, C. R. (Catherine Read), 1790-1872.

• Fall River, an authentic narrative. (1833)

Windham, William, 1750-1810.

• The speech of the Right Hon. William Windham : delivered in the House of Commons, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1801, on the report of an address to the Throne, approving of the preliminaries of peace with the Republick of France. (1801)

Wood, Isaac L., 1820-1858, defendant.

• The Dansville poisoning case. (1858)

Worthington, Thomas, 1807-1884.

• Shiloh; or, the Tennessee campaign of 1862: written especially for the Army of the Tennessee in 1862 ... By a comrade on that battle-field and a West-Point graduate of 1827. (1872)

Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885.

• A curiosity of law: or, A respondent in the Supreme judicial court, as a judge in the General court; and what possibly came of it. By Elizur Wright ... (1866)

Wright, Susannah.

• Speech of Mrs. Susanna Wright, before the Court of King's Bench, on the 14th of November 1822 : in the course of reading which she was continually interrupted by the court, and before she had finished it, committed to Newgate for persisting to read, to be brought up again for judgment, on the Fourth day of Hilary Term, 1823. (1822)

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