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Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell, Before The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Motion in Arrest of Judgement, the Prisoner's Petition for a Commutation of Sentence, the Death Warrant, Officer's Return Upon it, and the Confession
by James Manning Winchell Yerrinton
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New York, New York: The Notable Trials Library, 1997. Privately Printed for the Member. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. This is a special edition facsimile copy of "Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell, Before The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Motion in Arrest of Judgement, the Prisoner's Petition for a Commutation of Sentence, the Death Warrant, Officer's Return Upon it, and the Confession" circa 1862, privately printed for the members of The Notable Trials Library. Per WikiTree, "The defendant had for some time resided in the neighborhood, and, after many months of intimate acquaintance, had engaged the affections of Mary, and it was expected that they would soon be married; when, in the last days of December, 1859, Mary was taken violently ill, and on the second day of January, 1860, after an illness of scarcely one week, died." (WikiTree) Hardcover. Blue cloth binding with gilt decorative the cover. Quarter binding in burgundy leather. Raised bands and 22-karat gilt lettering and decorative gilt designs adorn the spine. Beautiful marbled end pages in blue, yellow, black, gray and white color themes. All gilt edges. Edges bear minimal scratching. Very light rubbing on the cover. Pages are in pristine condition with no creasing, marginalia or environmental markings of any kind. Light blue silk ribbon bookmark. Original letter to Notable Trials Library member is NOT present. Indexed. 263 pp. Special notation page dedicated to special edition on last page. A beautiful copy. Full refund if not satisfied
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- Title
- Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey, Indicted for the Murder of Betsy Frances Tirrell, Before The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts; Including the Hearing on the Motion in Arrest of Judgement, the Prisoner's Petition for a Commutation of Sentence, the Death Warrant, Officer's Return Upon it, and the Confession
- Author
- James Manning Winchell Yerrinton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Privately Printed for the Member
- Publisher
- The Notable Trials Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Tirrell, Betsy Frances|Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts--Boston|Trials (Poisoning)--Massachusetts--Boston|Strychnine--poisoning|Poisoning|Homicide|Massachusetts
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