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A pamphlet cover summarizing the contents with engraved portrait of Professor John W. Webster, print and publication information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Trial of Professor John W. Webster, 1850

Page 14 of a pamphlet, detailing a section of trial transcript and an engraving of the remains found in the medical college which consisted of the torso and partial legs of a body.

The Remains, 1850

Pages 10 and 11 of a pamphlet with large engravings of the relevant scenes and text from the trial.

Harvard Medical College, Boston, 1850

Page 18 includes trial text and four small engravings of dental bridges from Dr. Parkman’s mouth.

Dental Bridges from Dr. Parkman’s Mouth, 1850

A full page engraving of Dr. Parkman, walking in a top hat and tail coat, “as last seen previous to the murder”.

A Correct Likeness of Dr. Parkman, 1850

Restoration of Dr. Parkman’s Skeleton, 1850

On page 74, an engraving of the view of the interior of a small stone room with a narrow bed, table, and chair..

Professor Webster’s Cell, 1850

Head and shoulders engraving of Ephraim Littlefield, and below, an “accurate drawing” of the articles found in the laboratory.

Ephraim Littlefield and Articles in the Laboratory of Professor Webster, 1850

Pamphlet page summarizing contents with two sections and an illustration of a bludgeon loaded with lead

Bludgeon Loaded with Lead.

Pamphlet cover with a summary of the contents and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Second Trial of John Francis Knapp by a New Jury…, 1830

John Francis Knapp, 1830

Official report and pamphlet cover with content summary, and print and publishing information.

John P. Phair: A Complete History of Vermont’s Celebrated Murder Case..., 1879

Front cover of a pamphlet, featuring a head and shoulders portrait of Harriett Staunton.

The Life and Trial of the Four Prisoners Connected with the Penge Murder, 1877

Portrait of Mrs. Patrick Staunton, 1877

Portrait of Miss Alice Rhodes, 1877

Pages 8 and 9 of The life and trial of the four prisoners connected with the Penge murder. On page 8 is an engraving of the head and shoulders, left pose of Louis Staunton. On page 9 is an engraving of the head and shoulder, left pose of Patrick Staunton.

Portrait of Louis Staunton and Patrick Staunton, 1877

The printed cover of a pamphlet including a title, description of the contents, and a quotation from the bible as well as the printer’s name: Randal Taylor.

The Last Words of a Dying Penitent…, 1692

Varieties

Front cover of a pamphlet. In the center of the cover is a head and shoulders, left pose of Jennie E. Cramer.

The Life and Death of Jennie E. Cramer, 1881

Titlepage of The beautiful victim of the Elm City: Being a full, fair, and impartial narrative of all that is known of the terrible fate of the trusting and unfortunate Jennie E. Cramer: Giving all the evidence that led the jury to hold James Malley, Jr. as her murderer, and to denounce Walter E. Malley and Blanche Douglass as aiders and abettors in this terrible social tragedy.

The Life and Death of Jennie E. Cramer, 1881

Head and shoulders, left pose engraved portrait of a woman.

Blanche Douglass

Head and shoulders, left pose engraved portrait of a man.

James Malley, Jr.

An engraving of the discovery of the body. In the background are the docks at West Haven.

Asa Curtiss, the fisherman, finding the body of Jennie E. Cramer on the beach, at West Haven, August 6th, 1881

An engraving of Malley’s store building, a large four storey building on a city street corner.

Malley’s Store

An engraving of the front of the Malley mansion. In the forefront are three people. A man and a woman are sitting while another woman stands to their left.

The Malley mansion

Frontispiece featuring an illustration of Lucretia P. Cannon and her gang firing at the slave dealers and pamphlet cover with an illustration of Cannon throwing an infant into a fire, a summary of the trial, and print and publishing information.

Narratives and Confessions of Lucretia P. Cannon…, 1841

Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

...The Mysterious Case of Elizabeth Fenning..., 1815

Printed cover giving the title, information about the court, the printer’s information and the price (two shillings).

The Tryal of Mary Blandy…, 1752

The cover of a pamphlet with a summary of the contents and statement: “…the whole published for the satisfaction of the public.”

Capt. Cranstoun's Account..., 1752

Pamphlet cover with a summary of the contents, a decorative figure, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

The Case of Miss Blandy and Miss Jeffreys…, 1752

The cover of a pamphlet containing reprinted correspondence and the statement “The original copy of this letter…for the satisfaction of the public, is left with the Publisher.”.

A Letter From a Clergyman to Miss Mary Blandy…, 1752

Pamphlet cover with a summary of the contents and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

The Trial of Katharine Nairn & Patrick Ogilvie…, 1765

The Suspect

Pamphlet cover titled, “An Appeal to Humanity, in an Account of the Life and Cruel Actions of Elizabeth Brownrigg,” with a summary of the trial and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

...The Life & Cruel Actions of Elizabeth Brownrigg..., 1767

Official report and pamphlet cover with content summary, print and publishing information, and a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Trial, Life and Execution of Anton Probst…, 1866

Pamphlet cover with an illustration of Dr. John W. Hughes, content summary, print and publishing information, and a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

The Trial and Execution of Dr. John W Hughes..., 1866

Frontispiece featuring a diagram of a jail and courthouse and pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Life and Trial of Dr. Abner Baker, Jr. (A Monomaniac)..., 1846

The Witnesses

The blue cover of the Trial of John Hendrickson, Jr., for the murder of his wife Maria, by poisoning.

Trial of John Hendrickson, Jr., 1853

John Hendrickson, Jr. and Maria Hendrickson, 1853

The main titlepage and yellow cover of a pamphlet with a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Review, Opinions, &C., of Dr. Charles A. Lee, 1855

Image of a diagram of the plan of a tea-room showing placements of various persons in the room.

Plan of the Tea-Room, 1817

Frontispiece featuring an illustrated map of Tiverton, Rhode Island and pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Report of the Trial of Ephraim K. Avery..., 1833

Relevance

The yellow-colored cover of a pamphlet with a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Report of the Trial of William Palmer, 1856

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.

The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer, 1856

Pages 96-97 of a book, featuring an engraving of a scene before the Central Criminal Court during Palmer’s trial.

Scene Before the Central Criminal Court, During Palmer’s Trial, 1856

An engraved illustration of Drs. Taylor and Reese performing their forensic testing analysis in a laboratory with test tubes around them.

Drs. Taylor and Rees Performing their Analysis, 1856

An engraving of the outside of Stafford Gaol with a few people gathered outside looking at the prison building.

Stafford Gaol, 1856

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.

The Jurors' Sleeping Apartment in the London Coffee-House, 1856

Pages 160-161 of a book, featuring an illustration of the courtroom view of the prisoner’s dock.

The Prisoner in the Dock, 1856

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.

Cells in Newgate and Central Criminal Court, 1856

The cover of a pamphlet, featuring an engraving of the right-side head and shoulders pose of William Palmer.

The Trial of William Palmer for the Rugeley Poisonings..., 1856

The titlepage of a pamphlet, summary of trial contents, and a stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

Rev. Henry Budge Indicted for the Murder of Priscilla Budge, 1862

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.

Plate No. 1, Mrs. Budge's Position, 1862

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.

Plate No. 2, Blood spatters from the Syringe, 1862

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.

Plate No. 3, Man Placing Hand Over Woman’s Mouth, 1862

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.

Plate No. 4, Man Slitting the Neck of a Woman with Knife, 1862

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.

Plate No. 5, Man Slitting the Neck of a Woman with Knife, 1862

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.

Plate No. 6, Man Slitting the Neck of a Woman with Knife, 1862

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

Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, print and publishing information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

A Full and Authentic Report of the Trial of John Bellingham…, 1812

Pamphlet cover with a summary of the trial, information of the court, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.

The Trial of Charles Angus..., 1808

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