The True Story of the Hart-Meservey Murder Trial, in which light is thrown upon Dark Deeds, Incompetency, and Perfidy; and Crime Fastened upon those whose Position, if not Manhood, Should have Commanded Honest Dealing.
by Dunton, Alvin R
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
first edition, 12mo, portraits, 309 pp., original pictorial cloth, ex-library, handstamps on title-page, shelf label on spine, binding somewhat rubbed and shaken, else a good copy.
"Mrs. Sarah Meservey was last seen alive in Tenants Harbor, Maine, on December 22, 1877. Her strangely incurious neighbors did not look behind her blinds for five weeks; then her strangled body was finally found. Hart, a neighbor, was convicted, mainly because he talked too much before the body was found of how he dreamed she was strangled. Only a small piece this book is devoted to the trial; the remainder is the author's theory…" – McDade, Annals of Murder, 447Reviews
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- Bookseller
- Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30608
- Title
- The True Story of the Hart-Meservey Murder Trial, in which light is thrown upon Dark Deeds, Incompetency, and Perfidy; and Crime Fastened upon those whose Position, if not Manhood, Should have Commanded Honest Dealing.
- Author
- Dunton, Alvin R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published for the Author
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1882
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Murder, Trial, Crime, Criminology, Law, Maine, 19th century American Social History, Americana
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC
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About Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC
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