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The yellow-colored cover of a pamphlet with a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
The titlepage of a pamphlet featuring a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library and an engraving on the bottom of the page of the Talbot Arms, Rugeley, the scene of Cook’s death. In the engraving are old buildings with people coming in and out of them and walking on the streets.
Pages 96-97 of a book, featuring an engraving of a scene before the Central Criminal Court during Palmer’s trial.
An engraved illustration of Drs. Taylor and Reese performing their forensic testing analysis in a laboratory with test tubes around them.
An engraving of the outside of Stafford Gaol with a few people gathered outside looking at the prison building.
Pages 128-129 of a book, featuring an illustration of the juror's sleeping apartment in the London coffee-house. The jurors are scattered around the room in various stages of preparing for the day.
Pages 160-161 of a book, featuring an illustration of the courtroom view of the prisoner’s dock.
Pages 176-177 of a book. Page 176 features two engravings: the top illustration is the view from the door of William Palmer's cell in Newgate from the door, while the bottom illustration is a view of the gallery leading from Newgate to the Central Criminal Court. On the upper half of page 177 is an illustration of the cells below the Central Criminal Court with four guards, while the bottom half is a section of the trial transcript.
The cover of a pamphlet, featuring an engraving of the right-side head and shoulders pose of William Palmer.
The titlepage of a pamphlet, summary of trial contents, and a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
A lithograph of plate number 1 of a case. The plate illustrates the described position in which Mrs. Budge was found on the bed, with the wounds in her neck, the razor lying beside her right arm on the bed and the position of the stains of blood about the bed and body.
A lithograph of plate number 2 of a murder case. This plate features the illustration the manner in which blood splatters from a syringe placed in a box facing a screen.
A lithograph of plate number 3, position number 1 of a murder case. A man is standing over the bed while placing his left hand over the mouth of a woman lying in bed, from the right side.
A lithograph of plate number 4, position number 2 of a murder case. A man is kneeling over a woman lying on a bed with knife in his right hand while placing hand over the mouth of the woman and slitting her neck from the front.
A lithograph of plate number 5, position number 3 of a murder case. A man is kneeling on the left side of a bed with knife in his right hand while placing hand over the mouth of a woman lying in bed and slitting her neck from the left side.
A lithograph of plate number 6, position number 4 of a murder case. A man is standing behind a bed leaning over a woman lying on a bed with knife in his right hand while placing his left hand over the mouth of the woman and slitting her neck.
Pamphlet cover with a sketch of 40-year-old John Bellingham as he appeared on his trial, a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, information of the court, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

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Pamphlet cover with a sketch of 40-year-old John Bellingham as he appeared on his trial, a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

The Trial of John Bellingham..., 1812

The trial of John Bellingham for the wilful murder of the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval, in the lobby of the House of Commons, on…the 11th of May, 1812…and the recorder's impressive speech on pronouncing sentence of death, after the jury had returned a verdict of guilty. Also, an impartial and copious detail of every particular prior to the trial; his deportment in prison; and an account of his execution, which took place on Monday, the 18th of May, 1812, before the Debtor's door of Newgate. 34 pp. (Hull, England, 1812).

About the Case
On May 11, 1812, in the British House of Commons, John Bellingham shot and killed Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. At trial, Bellingham did not deny his guilt, but argued that extenuating circumstances, his failed business dealings and imprisonment in Russia and the British government’s refusal to grant him compensation, had driven him to murder Perceval. The defense claimed that Bellingham acted out of insanity, but the insanity plea was denied. Bellingham was found guilty and executed.

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