A REVIEW OF THE CASE, THE PEOPLE AGT. REV. HENRY BUDGE, INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE PRISCILLA BUDGE, (TRIED AT THE ONEIDA, NEW YORK, CIRCUIT COURT, IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1861,) CONTAINING AN EXAMINATION OF THE MEDICO-LEGAL QUESTIONS INVOLVED IN THE CASE; A REVIEW OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MEDICAL WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE; AN EXTENDED DISCUSSION OF THE POSITIONS ASSUMED BY THE MEDICAL WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION, WITH CUTS, AND TABLES FOR ILLUSTRATION...AND THE JUDGE'S CHARGE IN THE CIVIL ACTION OF HENRY BUDGE AGT. CALEB LYON, FOR LIBEL, TRIED AT THE HERKIMER CIRCUIT IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1861. BY JOHN SWINBURNE, M.D., ALBANY, N.Y. by Swinburne, John: : David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC : Specializing in the social, political, and cultural history of the Americas.

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A REVIEW OF THE CASE, THE PEOPLE AGT. REV. HENRY BUDGE, INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE PRISCILLA BUDGE, (TRIED AT THE ONEIDA, NEW YORK, CIRCUIT COURT, IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1861,) CONTAINING AN EXAMINATION OF THE MEDICO-LEGAL QUESTIONS INVOLVED IN THE CASE; A REVIEW OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MEDICAL WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENCE; AN EXTENDED DISCUSSION OF THE POSITIONS ASSUMED BY THE MEDICAL WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION, WITH CUTS, AND TABLES FOR ILLUSTRATION...AND THE JUDGE'S CHARGE IN THE CIVIL ACTION OF HENRY BUDGE AGT. CALEB LYON, FOR LIBEL, TRIED AT THE HERKIMER CIRCUIT IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1861. BY JOHN SWINBURNE, M.D., ALBANY, N.Y.

C. Van Benthuysen, Albany: 1862 94, [2 blanks] pp + 6 full-page plates. Original printed wrappers [tanned, light chipping at edges, accession label on front wrap, paper remnant on rear wrap], stitched. Lightly tanned and foxed, occasional minor edgewear. Good+ to Very Good. The case is notable for its focus on forensic evidence. "Mrs. Budge's death was first ruled a suicide; then her husband was indicted and tried, but acquitted. Her throat had been cut. After acquittal, Budge sued Caleb Lyon for calling him a murderer. Lyon's defense was that the allegation was true. Budge got a judgment of $100; he had sued for. Dr. Swinburne was Lyon's defense witness, and his pamphlet summarizes that trial. There is an interesting series of illustrations demonstrating the kinds of wounds made from different positions." McDade. FIRST EDITION. McDade 137. II Harv. Law Cat. 1029.

Book Id: 22556

Price: $375.00

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