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AN ANALYSIS OR OUTLINE, OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSIAH BURNHAM; WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH,...

AN ANALYSIS OR OUTLINE, OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JOSIAH BURNHAM; WHO WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH, AT THE SUPREME COURT, HOLDEN AT PLYMOUTH, ON THE 4TH TUESDAY OF MAY, 1806,- AND WHOSE EXECUTION WAS TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT HAVERHILL, THE 15TH OF JULY FOLLOWING, BUT REPRIEVED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, WITH ADVICE OF THE HON. COUNCIL, TO THE 12TH OF AUGUST; FOR THE MURDER OF RUSSELL FREEMAN AND JOSEPH STARKWEATHER,- WHICH OCCURRENCE TOOK PLACE, AT HAVERHILL GAOL, ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER, 1805. COMMUNICATED BY HIMSELF.

Hanover, N.H. Printed by Moses Davis, [1806]. 11, [1 blank] pp. Original stitching, untrimmed. Scattered spotting and light wear, else Very Good. This sensational murder trial drew more than 10,000 spectators on execution day. The site was the west side of Powder House Hill in the little town of Haverhill... More

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TRIAL OF ALLEN C. LAROS AT EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, AUGUST, 1876, FOR THE MURDER OF HIS FATHER, MARTIN LAROS, BY POISON, AND HIS DEFENCE, BASED UPON THE DEFENCE OF EPILEPTIC INSANITY, TOGETHER WITH THE ARGUMENT ON THE RULE FOR A NEW TRIAL AND PROCEEDINGS UPON THE PLEAS IN BAR OF THE SENTENCE.

Easton, Pa. Cole & Morwitz, Publishers, 1876. [6], 245, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Original printed front wrapper [chipped at blank extremities abrasion spot affects a few letters]. Text block and title page are clean. Good+. "In Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Laros, a twenty-two-year-old teacher, put four and one-half ounces [equal to... More

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED ON THE 20TH OF OCTOBER LAST, TO PREPARE AND REPORT ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT, AGAINST JOHN PICKERING, DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHO WAS IMPEACHED BY THIS HOUSE, DURING THE LAST SESSION, OF HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. 27TH DECEMBER, 1803. READ, AND REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE, ON THURSDAY NEXT.

[Washington: 1803]. 9, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, else Very Good. Pickering enjoyed the dubious distinction of being the first federal judge removed from office by conviction in the Senate after impeachment in the House. A Federalist appointed to the bench in 1795, he was frequently absent from his court... More

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INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MILTON W. STREETER, THE JEALOUS AND INFATUATED MURDERER, WHO MURDERED...

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MILTON W. STREETER, THE JEALOUS AND INFATUATED MURDERER, WHO MURDERED HIS BEAUTIFUL AND YOUNG WIFE, ELVIRA W. STREETER, AT SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS., A FEW MONTHS SINCE: CONTAINING ALL THE INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF HIS LIFE- ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER- HIS TRIAL, WHICH OCCURRED RECENTLY, SENTENCE, &C.

Pawtucket, R.I. A.W. Pearce, Printer, 1850. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 96pp. Full-page illustration of the murder scene. The rear wrapper advertises, "Agents Wanted to sell this book in all parts of the United States and the British Provinces, and in all parts of Europe where the English language is spoken."..... More

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