John Hill

Report of the Proceedings Upon the Committal of Richard Pigott for Contempt of Court, by Certain Writings in the John Hill

Publisher Marketing: Full Title: "Report of The Proceedings Upon The Committal of Richard Pigott for Contempt of Court, by Certain Writings in The "Irishman" Newspaper Respecting The Trial of Robert Kelly (Murder of Head-Constable Talbot), at The Dublin Commission Court, November, 1871"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++MonographHarvard Law School LibraryDublin: Printed by Alexander Thom, 87 & 88, Abbey-Street. 1874 Contributor Bio:  Hill, John John Hill was a mid-eighteenth century physician and actor who published prolifically on the natural sciences.