Trial and confession of Robt. McConaghy, the inhuman butcher of Mr. Brown's family, on Saturday, May 30th, 1840, in Huntingdon County, six of his own relatives : the mother of his own wife, her four brothers and sister : to which is added the judge's charge and sentence and the eloquent argument of George Taylor, Esq.

Trial and confession of Robt. McConaghy, the inhuman butcher of Mr. Brown's family, on Saturday, May 30th, 1840, in Huntingdon County, six of his own relatives : the mother of his own wife, her four brothers and sister : to which is added the judge's charge and sentence and the eloquent argument of George Taylor, Esq.

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Author / Creator:	McConaghy, Robert, -1840, defendant.
Imprint:	[Buffalo, New York] : William S. Hein & Co., [2009] [Buffalo, New York] : William S. Hein & Company, [between 2008 and 2013?]
Description:	1 online resource (48 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	HeinOnline world trials World trials library.
Subject:	McConaghy, Robert, -- -1840 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Murder) -- Pennsylvania -- Huntingdon County. Murderers -- Pennsylvania -- Huntingdon County. Electronic books. Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8526065

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Other authors / contributors:	United States. District Court (Pennsylvania : Eastern District)
Notes:	Print version published : Huntingdon, Pa. : Published under the direction of a committee, for the benefit of the wife and family of the wretched criminal, c1840. "Connected with the confession is a preface, prepared by the Rev's. George L. Brown and John Peebles, the attending clergymen." Trial held at the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Description based on PDF title page, viewed July 3, 2009.

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