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YERRINTON, James M. W. 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. Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1862. Octavo. 267 pp. Brown cloth, gilt-stamped title on spine, yellow endpapers. Binding is worn at edges, with shallow loss at heel and crown, and lower joint starting; upper board has some damp splatter and a couple of irregularly shaped gouges. Clean text but for occasional light foxing. Nonetheless, a solid and very good copy overall. Hersey was convicted and hanged for poisoning (with strychnine) Betsy Tirrell, who was pregnant with his child at the time of her death., Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of YERRINTON, James M. W : REPORT OF THE CASE OF GEO. C. HERSEY, INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF BETSY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, livres illustrées, atlases, incunabula and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |