The Tryal of William Turton, Esq; For the Murder of John Holloway..

1755. Murder or Self-Defense? [Trial]. Turton, William, Defendant. The Tryal of William Turton, Esq; For the Murder of John Holloway, At the Assizes Held at Oxford, On Thursday, The Seventeenth Day of July, 1755. Before the Honble. Sir Michael Foster, One of the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. Being an Exact and Impartial Account of the Evidence Given on Either Side. Taken Down by a Gentleman, As Deposed in Court. London: Printed for E. Withers, 1755. [iv], 14 pp. With a half-title; lacking final advertisement leaf. Quarto (8-3/4" x 6-3/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light soiling to exterior, small faint dampstain to top-edge not affecting text, half-title just starting to separate at ends but secure. $500. * Only edition. Thurton was accused of murder after shooting a young boy whom he claimed was part of a mob attacking his coach. The jury found his self-defense argument convincing and he was acquitted. OCLC locates 7 copies of this title, 3 in North American law libraries (Harvard, Yale, Library of Congress). English Short-Title Catalogue T113148.