THRILLING NARRATIVES OF FACT FROM THE COURT-ROOM,

ALSO

HISTORICAL REMINISCENCES OF WONDERFUL EVENTS.

COMPILED BY

THOMAS DUNPHY,

OF THE NEW YORK BAR,

AND

THOMAS J. CUMMINS,

OF THE NEW YORK PRESS.

NEW-YORK:

DIOSSY & COCKCROFT,

LAW BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS, 71 NASSAU ST., COR. JOHN.

1867.

[Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-seven, by

THOMAS DUNPHY AND THOMAS J. CUMMINS,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New-York.]

J. H. TOBITT,

PRINTER AND STEREOTYPER,
350 Pearl-st.

41x104.

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CONTENTS

1. CHARLOTTE MARIANE D'ARMANS CORDAY.

The Assassination of Marat, the leading spirit of the

French revolutionary party of 1793, by Charlotte

Corday-Lamartine's History of the Life, Trial, and

Execution of the French Heroine.

II. HENRY AND JOHN SHEARES....

Their Trial, Conviction, and Execution for High Treason

in Ireland in 1798-Sketch of the Patriots-Full Ac-

count of their Trial at Dublin-The Prisoners prosecu-

ted by Attorney-General Toler, afterwards the notorious

Lord Norbury-The Eloquent Speeches of John Philpot

Curran and Lord Plunkett in Defence of the Prisoners-

Touching Letters of John Sheares to his Mother and

Sister previous to Execution-The Final Scene-Har-

rowing Incidents at the Scaffold - Extraordinary Ap-

pearance of the Bodies, on being viewed some years

after in the vaults of St. Michan's Church, Dublin, &c.

III. THE BURNING OF THE SHEAS...

Terrible Agrarian Outrage committed in Ireland in 1821-

Eighteen Human Beings Burned to Death in their own

House-A Child Born in the Flames-Singular Circum-

stances attending the detection of the Culprits - An

Eye-witness to the Scene keeps the Secret Sixteen

Months-Trial and Execution of the Murderers-Rich-

ard Lalor Shiel's graphic history of the Tragedy, and

Speech at Clonmel in relation thereto, &c., &c.

IV. THE MURDER OF HELEN JEWETT..

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Sketch of the eventful Life and Career of the murdered

Woman - Her History in Boston, New York, and

other places-Her Meeting with Richard P. Robinson-

Account of their Career-The Murder - Trial of

Robinson-Full report of the Evidence, with Speeches

of Counsel, &c.—Public Excitement-Acquittal, &c.

V. JOHN C. COLT...

His Trial and Conviction for the Murder of Samuel Adams

in 1841-Sketch of the Murderer and his Victim-The

Evidence for and against the Prisoner in full-Exciting

Incidents of the Trial-The Head of the murdered Man

exhibited in open Court-Interesting Examination of

Colt's Mistress, Caroline Henshaw-The Verdict-At-

tempt to Release Colt from Jail-Incidents of his Prison

Life-Suicide of the unfortunate Man on the Day set

down for his Execution-The Tombs on Fire, &c., &c.

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