[Dean, Cyrus B.]:

$850 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

THE TRIAL OF CYRUS B. DEAN, FOR THE MURDER OF JONATHAN ORMSBY AND ASA MARSH, BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF THE STATE OF VERMONT.... The trial account of a case of murder resultant from international smuggling in northern Vermont during the first decade of the 19th century. "The victims were two revenue agents who tried to intercept smugglers taking potash into Canada. They were shot with a gun nine feet, four inches long. Dean was sentenced to hang" - McDade.

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