Trial of Samuel M. Andrews, for the Murder of Cornelius Holmes in Kingston, Mass. May 26, 1868

Plymouth: W.W. Avery, 1868. Hardcover. 63 pp with a fold out map. Rebound in cloth with original covers bound in. The cloth binding is torn at spine. Front cover missing a piece not affecting text and is loose. Tape repair on map. Andrews argued that Holmes was going to sexually assault him and that in an instance of temporary insanity he murdered Holmes. An early use of the homosexual panic defense. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter. See McDade14. Item #3143

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