The History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by His Brother Isaac..

1892. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia, N.H., [c.1892]. 3 woodcut illustrations. Laconia, N.H., [c.1892]. A Notable Case of Fraticide: McDade 852 [Trial]. Sawtell, Isaac [d. 1891], Defendant. The History of the Murder of Hiram Sawtell by His Brother Isaac Sawtell. Illustrated. Laconia, NH: John J. Lane, [c. 1892]. 32 pp. 3 woodcut text illustrations (portraits). Octavo (9" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor stains to wrappers, light wear and creases to corners of wrappers and text block, light wear to spine ends, moderate toning to interior. A handsome copy. $350. * Only edition. "Isaac was anxious to possess himself of his brother's property. Hiram was enticed into the country and murdered near Berwick, Maine, though there is some doubt whether the murder was in Maine or New Hampshire. Isaac cut off his brother's head and buried it separately" (McDade). OCLC locates 5 copies (Harvard Law School, New Hampshire Historical Society, New Hampshire State Library, University of Michigan, Yale Law School). We located another copy (Cornell Law School). McDade, The Annals of Murder 852.