(Selfridge).

TRIAL OF THOMAS O. SELFRIDGE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEFORE THE HON. ISAACPARKER, ESQUIRE, FOR KILLING CHARLES AUSTIN, ON THE PUBLIC EXCHANGE, INBOSTON, AUGUST 4th, 1806. TAKEN IN SHORT HAND BY T. LLOYD, ESQ. REPORTEROF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS, AND GEO. CAINES, ESQ. LATE REPORTER TO THESTATE OF NEW-YORK.

Russell and Cutler, Belcher and Armstrong, and Oliver and Munroe, Boston [MA]: n.d. (ca.1806). McDade 860: "The killing of Austin by Selfridge arose out of a political dispute between Selfridge and the victim's father. The grand jury refused to indict him for murder; the charge was manslaughter. The case was long an authority on the law of self-defense." (see also McDade 861, for this particular printing) First edition. 8vo.; 168, (8)pp., including a table of contents, sketch map of the crime scene, and errata sheet. Bound in cloth-backed drab green boards. Two bumps to fore-edge of front board; edgewear; foxing. Neat old paper repair to verso of title page (no loss of text). Contemporary ownership signature at head of title page.

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