A Correct account of the trials of Charles M'Manus, John Hauer, Elizabeth Hauer, Patrick Donagan, Francis Cox, and others; at Harrisburgh -- June Oyer and Terminer, 1798. For the murder of Francis Shitz, on the night of the 28th December, 1797, at Heidelberg Township, Dauphin County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Containing, the whole evidence, and the substance of all the law arguments in those celebrated trials
"The following is the last speech and dying confession of Charles M'Manus ."--Page 161-163.
Half-title: Trials and confessions of John Hauer, Charles M'Manus, &c. for the murder of Francis Shitz.
Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.
Handwritten contents on front flyleaf.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Book number 606 as assigned by Yeates.
ESTC
Evans
Summary
This is an account of the first murder trial in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for a crime that took place just outside of Harrisburg in December 1797. "The will of Peter Shitz left most of his estate to his sons Francis and Peter, but if they died without children, part went to his daughter Elizabeth. Hauer was the husband of Elizabeth, and he hired four Irishmen, newly arrived in the country, to kill his brothers-in-law. Two masked men raided the house one night and killed Francis with an ax, but Peter escaped. M'Manus and Hauer were hanged." [Williamreesecompany.com]
Reuised, corrected, and enlarged, in the 4th yeare of the peaceable raigne of Our Most Gracious King Iames.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for the Company of Stationers,
Date of Publication
1607.
Physical Description
[2], 621, [81] pages ; 17 cm (8vo)
Notes
Author statement follows edition statement on t.p.
Printed by Adam Islip. Cf. STC.
Signatures: A-2Xâ¸.
Errors in paging: p. 315, 317, and 619 incorrectly numbered 215, 217, and 519 respectively.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Signature of Yeates at top of title page.
Signature of Richard Dauxell on back of title page.
Book number 229 as assigned by Yeates.
With: Lambarde, William. The duties of constables, borsholders, tythingmen ... London : Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1606. Bound together subsequent to publication.
