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[1830]
An exposition of the circumstances which gave rise to suits instituted by Joseph Pearson, esq., against the Patriotic bank, Dr. P. Bradley, and William Gunton; and of the conduct of Dr. Bradley and his son.
by Gunton, William, of Washington.
[1830]
Report of the trial of Henderson : with his confession in jail ; a notice of his farmer life ; and a short memoir of Mr. Millie.
by Henderson, John, 1808?-1830.
[1830]
The trial of Captain Moir, at Chelmsford, on Friday July 30, 1830, before Lord Chief-Justice Tenterden, for the wilful murder of William Malcolm, a fisherman.
by Moir, William, Captain.
[1830]
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.
by Knapp, John Francis, 1810-1830.
[1831]
A true and faithful history of the trial of the Rev. Alexander Bullions, D.D. before the Associate Presbytery of Cambridge ... and before the Associate Synod of North America ... / by an observer ...
by Bullions, Alexander.
[1832]
An analytical statement of the case of Alexander, Earl of Stirling and Dovan ... : containing an explanation of his official dignities and peculiar territorial rights and privileges in the British colonies of Nova Scotia and Canada, &c. &c. and also shewing the descent of the Stirling peerage honours, supported by legal evidence, and the law and usage of Scotland, appertaining thereto ... / By Thomas C. Banks ...
by Banks, T. C. (Thomas Christopher), 1765-1854.
[1832]
The confession of Mina, the Spaniard : who was executed at Doylestown, Penn. on the 21st June, 1832, for the murder of William Chapman / written by himself in Spanish and translated into English.
by Estradas de Mina, Carolino, 1809-1832.
[1832]
A full report of the trials of the Bristol rioters before the special commission appointed to deliver the gaol of this city in January 1832, with the sentences and executions consequent thereon; also, a report of the proceedings of the court martial appoited to investigate the conduct of Lieut.-Colonel Brereton, inspecting field officer of the Bristol district : with full particulars of the suicide of that unfortunate officer and the inquest held on his body.
by Unknown Author
[1832]
The life and confession of Carolino Estradas de Mina : executed at Doylestown, June 21, 1832, for poisoning with arsenic, William Chapman / written by himself in the Spanish language, while under sentence of death in the jail at Doylestown, and delivered by him to the sheriff of Bucks County, with a request to have the same translated into English ; translated from the original ms. in Spanish, by C.G.
by Estradas de Mina, Carolino, 1809-1832.
[1832]
Opinion of the Supreme court of the United States, at January term, 1832, delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall, together with the opinion of Mr. Justice McLean, in the case of Samuel A. Worcester, plaintiff in error, versus the state of Georgia: with a statement of the case, extracted from the records of the Supreme Court of the United States.
by Unknown Author
[1832]
The remarkable trial of Eugene Aram, of Knaresborough, in the county of York, schoolmaster; for the murder of Daniel Clark, shoemaker, committed on the 8th of February, 1744-5.
by Aram, Eugene, 1704-1759.
[1832]
Report of the trial of William Kilfoyle, upon the charge of killing Mary Mulrooney at Newtownberry on the 18 of June 1831 : tried before the Hon. Baron Foster at the Spring Assizes of Wexford, 1832 / taken in shorthand by James Mongan.
by Kilfoyle, William
[1833]
An account of the imprisonment and sufferings of Robert Fuller, of Cambridge : who while peaceably and quietly and rationally in possession of his own house, was seized and detained in the McLean Asylum for the Insane, at Charlestown, Mass., 65 days, from
by Fuller, Robert, b. 1795?
[1833]
Blake v. Pilfold : base conspiracy of witnesses, infamous proceedings of the Post Office, Duke of Richmond, impeachment of Judge Taunton.
by Stracy, John Steward.
[1833]
The correct, full and impartial report of the trial of Rev. Ephraim K. Avery, before the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Rhode Island, at Newport, May 6, 1833, for the murder of Sarah M. Cornell.
by Avery, Ephraim K., d. 1869.
[1833]
Fall River, an authentic narrative.
by Williams, C. R. (Catherine Read), 1790-1872.
[1833]
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 / by Harvey Harnden.
by Harnden, Harvey.
[1833]
Remarkable instances of circumstantial evidence given on trials for criminal acts which has resulted in the conviction and execution of innocent persons, together with after disclosures.
by Unknown Author
[1833]
A report of the trial of the Rev. Ephraim K. Avery, : before the Supreme Judical Court of Rhode Island, on an indictment for the murder of Sarah Maria Cornell; : containing a full statement of the testimony, together with the arguments of counsel, and the charge to the jury. / By Richard Hildreth, attorney at law. ; With a map.
by Avery, Ephraim K., d. 1869.
[1833]
Review of a report to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the case of William Vans : with observations upon the dispensing power of the legislature, and upon a decision of the Supreme judicial court, nullifying the saidpower / by David L. Child...
by Child, David Lee, 1794-1874.
[1833]
Strictures on the case of Ephraim K. Avery : orginally published in the Republican herald, Providence, R. I. With corrections, revisions and additions / by Aristides.
by Van Ness, William Peter, 1778-1826.
[1833]
The trial at large of the Rev. Ephraim K. Avery for the wilful murder of Sarah Maria Cornell : at Tiverton, in the county of Newport, R. I. on the evening of 20th Decem. 1832.
by Avery, Ephraim K., d. 1869. defendant.
[1834]
The "Ralph will" case : Arthur Charlton, lessee of Charlton Stuart Ralph, plaintiff : John Allen, Hugh Ferguson, and James Dalzell, defendants : tried at Downpatrick, March, 1834, before a special jury / By John Carfrae.
by Carfrae, John.
[1834]
Report of the cause of Martha Bradstreet, versus Apollos Cooper, on a writ of right : tried before Honorable Alfred Conkling, district judge of the United States, for the Northern district of New-York, on Wednesday, the 22nd day of January, 1834, and the seven following days ... / by William Lacy.
by Bradstreet, Martha, Mrs., b. 1780, plaintiff.
[1834]
Report of the trial of Abraham Prescott, on an indictment for the murder of Mrs. Sally Cochran, before the Court of common pleas, holden at Concord, in the county of Merrimack. On the first Tuesday of Sept., 1834.
by Prescott, Abraham.
[1834]
A vindication of the result of the trial of Rev. Ephraim K. Avery : to which is prefixed his statement of facts relative to the circumstances by which he became involved in the prosecution / [T. Merritt, J.A. Merrill, W. Fisk]
by Merritt, Timothy, 1775-1845.
[1835]
A final reply to the libels of Evan Poultney, late President of the Bank of Maryland : and a further examination of the causes of the failure of that institution.
by Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876.
[1835]
Trial of Elder Eleazer Sherman : before an ecclesiastical council, held at the meeting-house of the Christian Society in Providence, July 20 and 21, 1835.
by Sherman, Eleazer, b. 1795, defendant.
[1836]
A correct report of the trial of Coward versus Wellington : for slander.
by Coward, Mary
[1836]
Extraordinary trial! Norton v. Viscount Melbourne, for crim. con. damagee; laid at 10,000!!! A full and accurate report of this remarkable trial taken in shorthand by an eminent reporter expressly for this edition. / Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton.
by Norton, Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth (Sheridan) Sarah.
[1836]
Murder of Ellen Jewett : interesting particulars connected with the appalling tragedy, and trial of the prisoner ...
by Robinson, Richard P.
[1836]
Procès de Fieschi et de ses complices : devant la Cour des pairs, précédé des faits préliminaires et de l'acte d'accusation.
by Fieschi, Giuseppe Marco, 1790-1836, defendant.
[1836]
A Sketch of the life of R.P. Robinson, the alleged murderer of Helen Jewett : containing copious extracts from his journal.
by Robinson, Richard P.
[1836]
The trial of Reuben Crandall, M. D., charged with publishing and circulating seditious and incendiary papers, etc.,
by Crandall, Reuben, 1805?-1838, defendant.
[1837]
A letter from Richard P. Robinson, as connected with the murder of Ellen Jewett : sent in a letter to his friend, Thomas Armstrong, with a defence of the jury.
by Robinson, Richard P.
[1838]
Report of the case of Rev. Moses Thatcher, vs. Gen. Preston Pond, for slander, in charging him with committing the crime of adultery. Reported for the Dedham patriot.
by Pond, Preston, 1792-1868.
[1838]
Report of the trial of Cairns, Turnbull, Smith and Lamb : before the High court of justiciary at Edinburgh, on Monday the 18th of December, 1837, for the crimes of mobbing and rioting, and assault, committed at Hawick, on the occasion of the late election
by Cairns, James, defendant.
[1838]
Report of the trial of Thomas Hunter, Peter Hacket, Richard M'Neil, James Gibb, and William M'Lean, operative cotton-spinners in Glasgow, before the high court of justiciary, at Edinburgh, on Wednesday, January 3, 1838, and seven following days, for the crimes of illegal conspiracy and murder; with an appendix of documents and relative proceedings. By Archibald Swinton
by Hunter, Thomas, b. 1796? defendant.
[1838]
Review of the case of Moses Thacher versus Preston Pond, : in charging the plaintiff with the crime of adultery: including letters of Mrs. Jerusha M. Pond, the main witness in the defence.
by Pond, Preston, 1792-1868.
[1838]
Review of the case of Moses Thacher versus Preston Pond, : in charging the plaintiff with the crime of adultery: including letters of Mrs. Jerusha M. Pond, the main witness in the defence.
by Pond, Preston, 1792-1868.
[1838]
Speech of John Sergeant on the judicial tenure : delivered in the convention of Pennsylvania, on the 7th and 8th November 1837.
by Sergeant, John, 1779-1852.
[1838?]
Trial of Thomas Rector, for the murder of Robert Shepherd. / [Reported by W.J. Hadley]
by Rector, Thomas.
[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 ...
by Wilber, Lewis, d. 1839.
[1839]
Lady Flora Hastings. The court doctor dissected; with observations on the statements of Ladies Portman and Tavistock. / By John Fisher Murray.
by Murray, John Fisher, 1811-1865.
[1839]
Report of the evidence in the case of John Stephen Bartlett, M.D., versus the Mass. Medical Society, as given before a committee of the Legislature at the session of 1839.
by Unknown Author
[1839]
Statement of the case of the late Lady Flora Hastings : including documents and the whole correspondence with Viscount Melbourne, the Marquis of Tavistock, and Lord Portman / By the Marquis of Hasting.
by Hastings, Flora Elizabeth Rawdon-, Lady, 1806-1839.
[1839]
The trial of Archibald Bolam for the murder of Joseph Millie in the Savings' Bank, Newcastle, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 1838.
by Bolam, Archibald.
[1840]
Exposition of the proceedings of John P. Darg, Henry W. Merritt, and others : in relation to the robbery of Darg, the elopement of his alleged slave, and the trial of Barney Corse, who was unjustly charged as an accessary.
by Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852.
[1840]
Procès de Darmès devant la Cour des pairs : attentat contre la vie du roi.
by Darmès, Marius Ennemond, 1797-1841.
[1840]
Report of the d'Hauteville case: the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the suggestion of Paul Daniel Gonsalve Grand d'Hauteville, versus David Sears, Miriam C. Sears, and Ellen Sears Grand d'Hauteville. Habeas corpus for the custody of an infant child.
by Grand d'Hauteville, Paul Daniel Gonsalve.
[1840]
A report of the trial of the cause of John Taylor vs. Edward C. Delavan, prosecuted for an alleged libel : tried at the Albany Circuit, April, 1840. And Mr. Delavan's correspondence with the Ex. Committee of the Albany City Temperance Society, &c.
by Taylor, John, 1790-1863.
[1840]
Trial of Edward Oxford, at the Central Criminal Court, July 9-10, 1840. For shooting at the Queen, in St. James's Park on the 10th of June, 1840 / Edward Oxford.
by Oxford, Edward.
[1841]
Proceedings of an ecclesiastical concil, in the case of the proprietors of Hollis-street meeting-house and the Rev. John Pierpont, their pastor, prepared from the official journal and original documents / by Samuel K. Lothrop.
by Pierpont, John, 1785-1866, defendant.
[1841]
Report of the trial of Bradbury Ferguson, on an indictment for the murder of Mrs. Eliza Ann Ferguson and a report of the trial of George F. Willey, on an indictment for the murder of David Glass; at the term of the Court of common pleas, holden at Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham, on the third Tuesday of February, A.D. 1841. By C.E. Potter.
by Ferguson, Bradbury, defendant.
[1841]
Trial of Madame Restell, alias Ann Lohman for abortion and causing the death of Mrs. Purdy : Being a full account of all the proceedings on the trial, together with the suppressed evidence and editorial remarks.
by Restell, Madame, 1812-1878, defendant.
[1841]
Trials and confessions of Madison Henderson, alias Blanchard, Alfred Amos Warrick, James W. Seward, and Charles Brown, murderers of Jesse Baker and Jacob Weaver : as given by themselves and likeness of each, taken in jail shortly after their arrest.
by Henderson, Madison; Warrick, Alfred Amos; Seward, James w.; Brown, Charles
[1842]
An authentic life of John C. Colt : now imprisoned for killing Samuel Adams, in New York, on the seventeenth of September, 1841.
by Colt, John Caldwell, 1810-1842.
[1842]
An authentic life of John C. Colt : now imprisoned for killing Samuel Adams, in New York, on the seventeenth of September, 1841.
by Unknown Author
[1842]
Report of the claim of Margaret Blennerhasset.
by Blennerhassett, Margaret, ca. 1778-1842.
[Jan. 31, 1842]
Trial of John C. Colt for the murder of Samuel Adams.
by Colt, John Caldwell, 1810-1842, defendant.
[1843]
An appeal, by the Reverend Washington Van Zandt, late rector of Grace church, Rochester.
by Van Zandt, Washington.
[1844?]
Celebrated trial of Rev. Joy Hamlet Fairchild, for the alleged seduction of Miss Rhoda Davidson, together with his own defence before the Council.
by Fairchild, J. H. (Joy Hamlet), 1790-1859, defendant.
[1844]
Central criminal court session paper : Magnay, mayor, tenth session held August 19th, 1844, minutes of evidence / by Henry Buckler
by Buckler, Henry.
[1844]
A full report of the arguments of Thomas F. Carpenter, Samuel Y. Atwell, and Joseph M. Blake, attorney general : in the case of the state vs. John and William Gordon : for the murder of Amasa Sprague ... / reported by Edwin C. Larned.
by Carpenter, Thomas F.
[1844]
Life and confession of Sophia Hamilton, who was tried, condemned and sentenced to be hung, at Montreal, L.C., on the 25th of November, 1844, for the perpetration of the most shocking murders and daring robberies perhaps recorded in the annals of crime / carefully selected by the author, William H. Jackson.
by Jackson, Bill (William H.)
[1844]
A refutation, by his friends, of the calumnies against David Henshaw, in relation to the failure of the Commonwealth bank, and the transfer of South Boston lands to the United States.
by Unknown Author
[1844]
Report of the trial of Mrs. Gilmour, for the alleged murder of her husband ... / Mrs. Christina (Cochran) Gilmour.
by Gilmour, Mrs. Christina (Cochran), b. 1818.
[1844]
Report of the trial of Thomas Wilson Dorr, for treason; including the testimony at length, arguments of counsel : the charge of the Chief Justice : the motions and arguments on the questions of a new trial and in arrest of judgment : together with the sentence of the court, and the speech of Mr. Dorr before sentence, from notes taken at the trial.
by Dorr, Thomas Wilson, 1805-1854, defendant.
[1844]
A statement of the trials of Rev. Isaac D. Cole : before the Classis of Paramus, in 1838 and 1840.
by Blauvelt, Jacob.
[1844]
The trial of John Gordon and William Gordon, charged with the murder of Amasa Sprague : before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, March term, 1844 ... / reported by Edward C. Larned and William Knowles.
by Gordon, John, d. 1845.
[1845]
The confession of Henry M'Curry, embodying particulars of his life : convicted on the 12th of March, 1845 ... of the murder of Paul Roux, of Macon, Geo. : with a sketch of his trial, and sentence of death, as pronounced by the Hon. Judge Brice, March 18, 1845
by McCurry, Henry, 1819?-1845?
[1845]
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.
by Webster, Delia Ann.
[1845]
Life and confession of Sophia Hamilton, who was tried, condemned and sentenced to be hung, at Montreal, L.C., on the 22d of January, 1845, for the perpetration of the most shocking murders and daring robberies perhaps recorded in the annals of crime / carefully selected by the author, William H. Jackson.
by Jackson, Bill (William H.)
[1845]
The life and death of Mrs. Maria Bickford : a beautiful female who was inhumanly murdered in the moral and religious city of Boston on the night of the 27th of October, 1845, by Albert J. Tirrell, her Paramour, arrested on board the ship Sultana, off New Orleans, December 6th.
by A Clergyman of Brunswick, ME.
[1845]
The proceedings of the court convened under the third canon of 1844, in the city of New York ... December 10, 1844 : for the trial of the Right Rev. Benjamin T. Onderdonk, D. D., bishop of New York; on a presentment made by the bishops of Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia ....
by Onderdonk, Benjamin T. (Benjamin Tredwell), 1791-1861, respondent.
[1845]
Trial and execution of Thomas Barrett, who first committed a rape on the person of Mrs. Houghton, of Lunenburg, an aged lady of 70 years, and then foully murdered her to conceal his crime, ... Together with the particulars of the execution, and some confessions of the murderer.
by Barrett, Thomas.
[1845]
Trial, Commonwealth, vs. Henry Daniel : on an indictment for murder.
by Daniel, Henry, defendant.
[1845]
Trial of Munroe Colcord ... [et al.] for the murder of Dolly Seaver.
by Colcord, Munroe, defendant.
[1845]
Trial of Munroe Colcord ... [et al.] for the murder of Dolly Seaver.
by Colcord, Munroe, defendant.
[1845]
Trial of Rev. Joy Hamlet Fairchild. On a charge of adultery with Miss Rhoda Davidson. Reported for the Boston daily times, by J. E. P. Weeks, esq.
by Fairchild, J. H. (Joy Hamlet), 1790-1859, defendant.
[1845]
Trial of Rev. Joy Hamlet Fairchild. On a charge of adultery with Miss Rhoda Davidson. Reported for the Boston daily times, by J. E. P. Weeks, esq.
by Fairchild, J. H. (Joy Hamlet), 1790-1859, defendant.
[1846]
Correspondence between Rev. Nehemiah Adams and Rev. J.H. Fairchild : with notes and comments by a committee of the Payson church.
by Fairchild, J.H. (Joy Hamlet), 1790-1859.
[1846]
The early love letters and later literary remains of Maria Bickford : murdered in Boston, October 25th, 1845 / edited by a friend of her youth.
by Bickford, Mary Ann, 1824-1845.
[1846]
Eccentricities & anecdotes of Albert John Tirrell : the reputed murderer of the beautiful Maria Bickford, who met her untimely fate on the night of the 25th October 1845, in the moral and religious city of Boston : with an appendix presenting the most authentic evidence concerning the murder / by a lady of Weymouth, Mass.
by Estabrook, Silas.
[1846?]
The lives of the felons, or, American criminal calendar / compiled in part from the New-York "National police gazette", and corrected, enlarged and revised on careful comparison with the criminal records of the various states ...
by Unknown Author
[1847]
The business man's assistant : being an improved edition of the "Business guide and legal companion," containing useful forms of legal instruments: enlarged by the addition of forms of acknowledgments, agreements, assignments, awards, bonds, leases, mortgages, and legal opinions, found in no other work : Adapted to the wants of business men throughout the United States / By an attorney ; To which is added tables: of interest--of U.S. Custom House value of foreign currencies--and of all the gold and silver coins in circulation
by Butts, I. R. (Isaac Ridler), 1795-1882.
[1847]
Report of the trial of John G. Cooley, editor of T?he Reporter', a temperance paper, for an alledged [sic]libel upon K.H. Van Rensalaer, keeper of a fashionable grog shop in Stonington, styled the Waddawannuc, and one Lewis, keeper of a ninepin alley in connection therewith
by Cooley, John G.
[1847]
Wonderful trial of Caroline Lohman, alias Restell, with speeches of counsel, charge of court and verdict of jury : (reported in full for the National Police Gazette.)
by Restell, Madame, 1812-1878, defendant.
[1847]
Life and confession of Mary Jane Gordon : who was tried, condemned, and hung on the 24th day of June, 1847 for the murder of Jane Anderson, a native of Vassalboro, Maine ... / carefully collected by the author, J.S. Calhoun.
by Calhoun, J. S. (John S.)
[1847]
Life and confession of Mary Runkle : who was condemned and sentenced to be executed at Witesboro, Oneida Co., N.Y. on the 9th day of November 1847 for the murder of her husband, John Runkle.
by Runkle, Mary, d1847.
[1847?]
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
by Unknown Author
[1848]
Defence of Major Gen. Pillow before the Court of inquiry at Frederick, Maryland : against the charges preferred against him by Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott.
by Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878.
[1848]
Pictorial life and adventures of Mrs. Whipple & Jesse Strang, the murderer of Mr. Whipple / by editor of the New York National police gazette ...
by Wilkes, George, 1817-1885.
[1849]
Life, trial, and execution of James Blomfield Rush of Potash farm, near Wymondham for the murder of Isaac Jermy, Esq., and Jermy Jermy, Esq., his son, at their residence, Stanfield Hall, Norfolk : with portrait, correct views, and plans of Stanfield Hall
by Rush, James Blomfield, d. 1849
[1849]
Remarks on An act to establish the Superior Court of the city of Boston : passed by the General Court of Massachusetts, at its last session / by a citizen.
by Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864.
[1849]
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.
by Epes, William Dandridge, 1806 (ca.)-1848, defendant.
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