Nuts to crack; or Quips, quirks, anecdote and facete of Oxford and Cambridge ScholarsGooch, Richard
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Nuts to crack; or Quips, quirks, anecdote and facete of Oxford and Cambridge Scholars
Gooch, Richard
University of Cambridge -- Anecdotes; University of Oxford -- Anecdotes
CELEBRATED TRIALS,
AND
CASES OF CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE OF ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES.
In One large volume, 8vo., containing 600 closely printed pages.
CONTENTS.
John Thurtell and Joseph Hunt, for the murder of William
Ware, at Hertford, January, 1824.
Henry Fauntleroy, Esq., for forgery, at the Old Bailey,
October 30, 1824.
Anna Schonleben (Germany), for poisoning, 1808.
John Docke Rouvelett, for forgery, 1806.
John Holloway and Owen Haggerty, for the murder of John Cole
Steele, on Hounslow-heath, February 22, 1807.
The unknown Murderer, or the Police at fault (Germany), 1817.
Thomas Simmons, for murder, Oct. 20, 1807.
Major Alexander Campbell, for the murder of Captain Alexander
Boyd, at Armagh, in a duel, 1807.
James Stuart, for the murder of Sir Alexander Boswell, in a
duel, 1822.
Martha Alden, for murder, 1807.
Francis S. Riembauer, for assassination, 1805.
Eliza Fenning, for an attempt to poison Mr. Olibar Turner and
family, April 11, 1815.
William Jones, for murder.
Abraham Thornton, for the murder of Mary Ashford, 1817.
Castaing, the physician, for murder, at Paris, November,
1817.
John Donellan, Esq., for the murder of Sir Theodosius Edward
Allesly Boughton; before the Hon. Sir Francis Buller, 1781.
Sir Walter Raleigh, for high-treason, in the reign of James
I., A.D. 1602.
James O'Coigley, Arthur O'Connor, John Binns, John Allen, and
Jeremiah Leary, for high-treason; at Maidstone, 1798.
Miss Ann Broadric, for the murder of Mr. Errington, 1795.
William Corder, for the murder of Maria Marten, 1827.
William Codlin, for scuttling a ship, 1802.
Joseph Wall, for the murder of Benjamin Armstrong, at Goree,
1802.
Vice-admiral Byng, for neglect of duty; at a court-martial,
held on board his majesty's ship the St. George, in
Portsmouth harbour, 1757.
Richard Savage, the poet, James Gregory, and William
Merchant, for the murder of James Sinclair, 1727.
Admiral Keppel, for neglect of duty, July, 1778, at a
court-martial.
Sir Hugh Palliser, Vice-admiral of the Blue, for neglect of
duty, 1779.
Sarah Metyard and Sarah M. Metyard, for murder, 1768.
John Bishop, Thomas Williams, and James May, for the murder
of Charles Ferriar, 1831.
Sawney Cunningham, executed at Leith, 1635, for murder.
Sarah Malcolm, for the murder of Ann Price, 1733.
Joseph Baretti, for the murder of Evan Morgan, 1769.
Mungo Campbell, for murder, 1721.
Lucretia Chapman, for the murder of William Chapman, late of
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, 1832.
Lino Amalto Espos y Mina, for the murder of William Chapman,
at the same court, 1832.
John Hatfield, for forgery, 1803.
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