Murdered by his wife
"In March 1778, Joshua Spooner, a wealthy gentleman farmer in Brookfield, Massachusetts, was beaten to death and his body stuffed down a well. Four people were hanged for the crime: two British soldiers, a young Continental soldier, and Spooner's wife, Bathsheba, who was charged with insti...
| Main Author: | Navas, Deborah. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Amherst, Ma. :
University of Massachusetts Press,
1999.
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Unnatural Murder
- 2. By the Lot of Providence
- 3. A Bad Conjugal Example
- 4. Irrevocably Joined in Marriage
- 5. Seduced from Virtue and Prudence
- 6. Burgoin People
- 7. "His Time Is Come"
- 8. The Hands of Justice
- 9. Petitions to the Council
- 10. Dreadful Scene of Horror
- 11. Remains
- App. A. The Dying Declaration of James Buchanan, Ezra Ross, and William Brooks
- App. B. Notes on the Trial of Bathsheba Spooner, 1778 / Jedediah Foster
- App. C. Minutes of Trial and Law Cases, 1777-1782 / Robert Treat Paine
- App. D. Indictment of William Brooks, James Buchanan, and Ezra Ross / Nathaniel Peaslee Sargeant
- App. E. Minutes in the Case of the Murder of Mr. Spooner / Levi Lincoln
- App. F. Notes of Cases Decided in the Superiour and Supreme Judicial Courts / William Cushing
- App. G. Account of the Murder, Trial, and Execution from the Massachusetts Spy
- App. H. Petition of Jabez and Johana Ross
- App. I. Documents From the Executive Records, Revolutionary Council Papers, 1777-1778.