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Mystery developed, or, Russell Colvin, (supposed to be murdered,) in full life: and Stephen and Jesse Boorn, (his convicted murderers,) rescued from ignominious death by wonderful discoveries. Containing: I.A narrative of the whole transaction, by Rev. Lemuel Haynes, A.M. II. Rev. Mr. Haynes' sermon, upon the development of the mystery. III. A succinct account of the indictment, trial and conviction of Stephen and Jesse Boorn.Mystery developed, or, Russell Colvin, (supposed to be murdered,) in full life: and Stephen and Jesse Boorn, (his convicted murderers,) rescued from ignominious death by wonderful discoveries. Containing: I.A narrative of the whole transaction, by Rev. Lemuel Haynes, A.M. II. Rev. Mr. Haynes' sermon, upon the development of the mystery. III. A succinct account of the indictment, trial and conviction of Stephen and Jesse Boorn. Part 2 has title: The prisoner released. A sermon, delivered at Manchester, Vermont, Lords day, Jan. 9th, 1820. on the remarkable interposition of divine providence, in the deliverence of Stephen and Jesse Boorn ... Part 3 has title: A brief sketch of the indictment, trial, and conviction of Stephen and Jesse Boorn, for the murder of Russell Colvin ... By S. Putnam Waldo, esq. Transferred from Mudd Library. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b649736~S1
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Wild achievements and romantic voyages of Captain John Francis Knapp, (one of the Salem murderers) while commander of the ship General Endicott: with an account of his seeing the celebrated Magellan clouds, and visit to Buonaparte on St. Helena.Boston : Published for the Author, 1830. 28, that is, 24 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Library's copy part of a collection on the Joseph White murder trial assembled by Raymond S. Wilkins (1891-1971), Boston lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (1956-1970). http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1029039
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Report of the trial of Miss Prudence Crandall, before the County Court for Windham County, August term 1833, on an information charging her with teaching colored persons not inhabitants of this state.22 pages ; 23 cm. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b153529~S1
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Argument of the counsel for the United States in the Supreme Court, in the cases of the United States vs. George I.F. Clark, John and Antonio Huertes, Joseph M. Hernandez, et al.Argument of the counsel for the United States in the Supreme Court, in the cases of the United States vs. George I.F. Clark, John and Antonio Huertes, Joseph M. Hernandez, et al. Signed in print on p. 20: R.K. Call. Cases argued before the Supreme Court, January term, 1834. Cf. 8 Peters 436, 485, 488. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b658891
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Documents relating to the Africans taken in the Amistad.16 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm. A special issue of The American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Reporter. LINK TO BIB RECORD: http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b482937
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A report of the trial of the cause of John Taylor vs. Edward C. Delavan, prosecuted for an alleged libel : tried at the Albany Circuit, April, 1840 : and Mr. Delavan's correspondence with the Ex. Committee of the Albany City Temperance Society, &c.48 pages : map ; 21 cm. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b264866~S3
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Important decision in reference to trade marks, Reported for the "Express": Court of Chancery, New York. J. & P. Coats v. Shepard and others, of the firm of Hollbrook [i.e., Holbrook], Nelson, & Co., New York. September 1, 1845New York: Published by Townsend & Brooks, 1845. 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations ; 33 x 18 cm. Account of the proceedings and decision according to the "Act to prevent frauds in the use of false stamps and labels, passed May 14, 1845," which resulted in a "decree for a perpetual injunction and the costs of suit." http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b820645
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Sin found out : a discourse preached to the Central Congregational Church, Lawrence, on Sabbath morning, April 7, 1850 : in reference to the conviction of Prof. J.W. Webster, for the murder of George Parkman, M.D. / by Rev. Lyman Whiting.Sin found out : a discourse preached to the Central Congregational Church, Lawrence, on Sabbath morning, April 7, 1850 : in reference to the conviction of Prof. J.W. Webster, for the murder of George Parkman, M.D. / by Rev. Lyman Whiting. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b920671
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Report of the trial of Mary Ann Wheeler, for the murder of John M.W. Lace, her seducer : in the Circuit Court at Milwaukee, Wis., April term, 1853, before Hon. Judge Howe : together with a brief sketch of the life of the prisoner / prepared by a Member of the barReport of the trial of Mary Ann Wheeler, for the murder of John M.W. Lace, her seducer : in the Circuit Court at Milwaukee, Wis., April term, 1853, before Hon. Judge Howe : together with a brief sketch of the life of the prisoner / prepared by a Member of the bar http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b542445~S3*eng At head of title: A work of thrilling interest. Library's copy imperfect. Leaf containing pages 125-126 torn out.
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Sharps vs. Penfield, Chapin, et al. : Demurrers and answerCover-title Caption title reads: To the honorable the judges of the Circuit court of the United States for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania. Christian Sharps ... vs. J.C. Palmer and M.W. Chapin ... and others. In equity, April session, 1855. No. 7 A patent infringement suit relating to Christian Sharps' patent for an improvement in the construction of firearms http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b255193
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Letter from J. Scott Richman, Muscatine, Iowa, to Judge [unidentified], dated January 21/68.The likely recipient is Chief Justice Chester C. Cole, of the Iowa Supreme Court. Judge Richman discusses his 1868 ruling in Clark v. Board of Directors, 24 Iowa 266 (1868) that ordered the admission of an African American schoolgirl to an all-white public school in Muscatine, Iowa. The suit was brought by Alexander Clark Sr. on behalf of his 12-year-old daughter Susan. Alexander Clark, Sr., was a successful busnessman and community leader. Judge Richman's decision in this case effectively desegregated Iowa's public schools. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1280657~S1
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. George S. Twitchell, Jr., and Camilla E. Twitchell ...The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. George S. Twitchell, Jr., and Camilla E. Twitchell ... / by William Wheeler Hubbell http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1073295*eng
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The Miller-Strickland defense, under the indictment for "cohabiting and associating together, not being married to each other" : argued in person by Leo Miller, before F.M. Crosby, judge of the District Court of Dakota County, in session at Hastings, Minnesota, July 26, 1876, together with the decision of the judge.Hicks classification: TrialsB M6145 Inscribed by Elihu B. Taft. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b172365
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Sing Cheong company vs Yung Wing : brief for defendantAt head of title: Supreme Court of Errors, First Judicial District. October term, 1890 "The plaintiffs described in the original writ as 'The Sing Chong company, of Shanghai, China' ... brought suit against ... [an] American citizen ... The complaint alleged a large debt." Brief for the defendant relates to the question of taking depositions in China for a case tried in a court in the United States http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b279383
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In the United States Court of Claims. Eastern and Emigrant Cherokees vs. the United States, no. 23,212 general docket: Findings of fact and brief / Belva A. Lockwood, counsel for Eastern and Emigrant Cherokees.Washington, D.C. : The Standard Press, [1903?]. 33 pages ; 23 cm. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1454537
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Lamentos del Sargento Ignacio Jimenez: sentenciado a la ultima pena.Mexico City?: Imprenta de Antonio Vanegas Arroy, 1912. 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : portrait ; 30 x 21 cm. Woodcut illustration attributed to José Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican engraver and illustrator best known for his works called Calaveras, which used skeletons as a motif to satirize the life of upper classes during the reign of Porfirio Diaz. For a short while, he worked at Antonio Venegas Arroyo’s studio. Broadside of verse in which Sargent Ignacio Jimenez bids farewell to his family while awaiting execution. Jimenez was found guilty killing his superior officer Captain Ponce de León. He regrets the killing and urges others to not commit such an act. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1708765
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The facts in the McPherson case as seen through the eyes of business men, editors and ministers of the Gospel.Hicks classification: TrialsB M234 Compiled by Fred J. Hart. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1031339~S1
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In the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York : United States of America, plaintiff v. Apple, Inc., Hachette Book Group, Inc., Harpercollins Publishers, L.L.C., Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrink Publlshers, LLC d/b/a/ Macmillan, the Penguin Group, a division of Pearson PLC, Penguin Group (USA), Inc. and Simon & Schuster, Inc., defendants : civil action no.12-CV-2826 (DLC) / brief of Bob Kohn as amicus curiae."A lawyer, [Bob Kohn], who opposes the Justice Department’s proposed antitrust settlement with three publishers of e-books has filed an amicus brief ... in the form of a comic strip ... He opted for the unusual format after U.S. District Judge Denise Cote of Manhattan limited his brief to five pages ... The U.S. Justice Department filed suit in April against Apple and five publishers claiming a conspiracy to address Amazon.com’s low e-book pricing of $9.99 that was often below its cost. The DOJ saw a price-fixing conspiracy, while supporters said Amazon’s low prices were killing off competition and allowing it to gain market share." -- Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA journal Sep 05, 2012. http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1508429
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Murder and women in 19th-century America : trial accounts in the Yale Law Library / an exhibition curated by Emma Molina Widener & Michael Widener.Murder and women in 19th-century America : trial accounts in the Yale Law Library / an exhibition curated by Emma Molina Widener & Michael Widener. New Haven, Connecticut : Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School, 2015. 34 pages : color illustrations ; 18 x 26 cm http://morris.law.yale.edu/record=b1461186~S1
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Free Tom Mooney! An Exhibition of the Yale Law Library's Tom Mooney Collection.In 1916, a bomb explosion was the pretext that San Francisco authorities needed to prosecute the militant left-wing labor organizer Tom Mooney on trumped-up murder charges. Mooney’s false conviction set off a 22-year campaign for his exoneration. The Yale Law Library, with a collection of over 150 items on the Mooney case, mounted an exhibition marking the centennial of Mooney's arrest.
