Celebrated Trials of All Countries: And Remarkable Cases of Criminal Jurisprudence

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E. L. Cary & A. Hart, 1843 - 596 ページ
 

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Martha Alden for Murder 1907
70
Francis S Riembauer for Assassination 1805
82
William Jones for Murder
90
Abraham Thornton for the Murder of Mary Ashford 1817
97
Castaing the Physician for Murder at Paris November 1817
106
John Donellan Esq for the Murder of Sir Theodosius Edward Allesly Boughton before the Hon Sir Francis Buller 1781
111
Sir Walter Raleigh for Hightreason in the reign of James I A D 1602
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James OCoigley Arthur OConnor John Binns John Allen and Jere
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at a Courtmartial held on 02 miah Leary for Hightreason at Maidstone 1798
235
Richard Savage the poet James Gregory and William Merchant for the Murder of James Sinclair 1727
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Sir Hugh Palliser Viceadmiral of the Blue for Neglect of Duty 1779
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Sarah Metyard and Sarah M Metyard for Murder 1768
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John Bishop Thomas Williams and James May for the Murder of Charles Ferriar 1831
282
Sawney Cunningham executed at Leith 1635 for Murder
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Sarah Malcolm for the Murder of Ann Price 1733
307
Joseph Baretti for the Murder of Evan Morgan 1769
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Mungo Campbell for Murder 1721
324
Lucretia Chapman for the Murder of William Chapman late of Bucks County Pennsylvania 1832
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Lino Amalio Espos y Mina for the murder of William Chapman at the same Court 1832
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John Hatfield for Forgery 1803
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Trial by Combat between Henry Plantagenet duke of Hereford and Lancaster and afterwards King of England by the title of Henry IV
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Captain John Gow and others for Piracy 1729
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William Burke and Helen McDougal for Murder 1828
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Mary Young alias Jenny Diver for privately Stealing 1740
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George Henderson and Margaret Nisbet for forging a Bill on the Dutchess of Gordon 1726
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John Chisle of Dalry for the Murder of the Right Hon Sir George Lock hart of Carnwith Lordpresident of the Court of Session and Member of his M...
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William Henry Duke of Cumberland for Adultery with Lady Grosvenor 1770
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183 ページ - I do not hear yet, that you have spoken one word against me ; here is no treason of mine done. If my lord Cobham be a traitor, what is that to me ? Attorney.
526 ページ - One tender maid she lov'd him dear, Of gentle blood the damsel came, And faultless was her beauteous form, And spotless was her virgin fame. But curse on party's...
526 ページ - O had he never seen that day ! Their colours and their sash he wore, And in the fatal dress was found ; And now he must that death endure Which gives the brave the keenest wound. How pale was then his true love's cheek, When Jemmy's sentence reach'd her ear ! For never yet did Alpine snows So pale, or yet so chill appear. With faltering voice she, weeping, said...
505 ページ - Majesty, that he was loose and absolved from rules of government, and that he had an army in Ireland, which he might employ to reduce this kingdom ; for which he deserves to undergo "the pains and forfeitures of high treason.
526 ページ - COME listen to my mournful tale, Ye tender hearts, and lovers dear ; Nor will you scorn to heave a sigh, Nor will you blush to shed a tear. And thou, dear Kitty, peerless maid, Do thou a pensive ear incline ; For thou canst weep at every woe, And pity every plaint, but mine. Young Dawson was a gallant...
199 ページ - You have been taxed by the world with the defence of the most heathenish and blasphemous opinions ; which I list not to repeat, because Christian ears cannot endure to hear them, nor the authors and maintainers of them be suffered to live in any Christian commonwealth.
191 ページ - I have spent 40,000 crowns of mine own, against the Spanish faction, for the good of my country. Do you bring the words of these hellish spiders, Clark, Watson, and others, against me ? Attorney. Thou hast a Spanish heart, and thyself art a spider of hell; for thou confessest the king to be a most sweet and gracious prince, and yet hast conspired against him.
8 ページ - I jumped out of the gig and ran after him; I got him down, and began to cut his throat, as I thought, close to the jugular vein, but I could not stop his singing out; I then jammed the pistol into his head; I gave it a turn round, and then I knew I had done him.
15 ページ - GOD ! was thrown up with an almost gigantic energy, — and he stood after its utterance with his arms extended, his face protruded, and his chest dilated, as if the spell of the sound were yet upon him, and as though he dared not move lest he should disturb the still echoing appeal...
204 ページ - voyage is money, spare your purse in this particular, for " upon my life you have a sufficient pardon for all that is " passed already, the king having under his broad seal, " made you admiral of your fleet, and given you power of " the martial law over your officers and soldiers.

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