The Trial at Large of William Sparling, and Samuel Martin Colquitt: On an Indictment for the Murder of Edward Grayson: At the Assizes, Held at Lancast

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This rare and valuable account of a 19th-century murder trial provides a fascinating insight into the workings of the criminal justice system in Georgian England. The book includes verbatim transcripts of witness testimony, cross-examinations, and the summing up of the judge, as well as detailed descriptions of the crime scene and the events that led up to the fatal confrontation.