FAIR TRIAL Fourteen who stood accused from Anne Hutchinson to Alger Hiss

Hardback. A gallery of notable American criminal cases, outstandingly dramatic courtroom episodes that reveal changing concepts of fair trial. The reader is invited, after reviewing the facts in each case, to answer for his or herself a crucial question : Did the accused receive a fair trial? The cases the author covers span the history of American law from the founding of the colonies to the 'present' age of the Atomic Bomb. They range from the trial of Anne Hutchinson for sedition in the 17th century, to the hotly debated conviction of Alger Hiss. They run the gamut of crime from treason and espionage to piracy, murder and manslaughter. Each courtroom scene is skilfully laid in an authentic setting of the relevant political, religious or social climate of its day. Where possible the author has supplemented the trial record by interviews with principals, judges, or attorneys, so that the text frequently has novelty as well as authority. Also features among others : the ordeal of Captain Kidd; the Spooner Triangle love slaying; the trial of Aaron Burr; Professor Webster at Harvard Medical School; the Treason Trial of John Brown; the Hall-Mills case etc. With Bibliographical Notes. 392pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges, small split to lower edge of fr. cover, lower corner of p.391 torn off with the loss of 2 or 3 words. Nr. Vg. in chipped, frayed and torn G++ dw.