REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF CHARLES N. BALDWIN, FOR A LIBEL, IN PUBLISHING, IN THE REPUBLICAN CHRONICLE, CERTAIN CHARGES OF FRAUD AND SWINDLING, IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOTTERIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Containing, the publications in relation to this interesting subject--the evidence--the speeches of the counsel on both sides, and the charge of His Hon. C.D. Colden, mayor of the city of New-York, to the jury. The trial commenced on Tuesday the 10th of November, and lasted until Friday morning 2 o'clock, when the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty"
New York, (NY): Printed and published by C. N. Baldwin, corner of Chatham and Chamber Streets, 1818. Disbound. 22.5 cm. 124pp. Old Worcester Co. Law Library stamp on title page. A few neat ink annotations in margins. The jury deliberated only 15 minutes before acquitting Baldwin, whose charges were supported..... More