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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

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Date of Publication
1798. (Entered according to law)
Call Number
Book 606 1798
Place of Publication
[Harrisburgh]
Publisher
Printed at Harrisburgh [Pa.] by John Wyeth,
Date of Publication
1798. (Entered according to law)
Physical Description
[2], 163, [1] pages ; 8vo.
Notes
"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]
Subjects
M'Manus, Charles, - -1798.
Hauer, John, - -1798.
Hauer, Elizabeth.
Donagan, Patrick.
Cox, Francis.
Shitz, Francis, - -1797.
Trials (Murder) - Pennsylvania.
Murder - Pennsylvania - Heidelberg.
Crime - Pennsylvania - Heidelberg.
Executions and executioners - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Crime.
Executions and executioners.
Murder.
Trials (Murder)
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania - Heidelberg.
Three-quarters leather on marbled boards (Binding)
Additional Author
M'Manus, Charles,
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Dauphin County)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 606 1798
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director. Lynn Irwin and Mary Ann Weitzel.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
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Rothwell, Gerald
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LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Irwin, Lynn
Weitzel, Mary Ann
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
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Rothwell, Gerald
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LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
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Rothwell, Gerald
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LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Documentary Artifact
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
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Rothwell, Gerald
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
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Rothwell, Gerald
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LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
Creator
Rothwell, Gerald
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LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Lyte Auditorium
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
Creator
Rothwell, Gerald
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Documentary Artifact
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Lyte Auditorium
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
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From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
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Rothwell, Gerald
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LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Musical Arts Association production of "Music Man" at Lyte Auditorium, Millersville University. Dorothy Kilheffer, director, and Jim Zwally, music director.
Provenance
From MG-557 Gerald Rothwell's Collection of Lancaster County theater programs
Creator
Rothwell, Gerald
Storage Location
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Subcategory
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Lyte Auditorium
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