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A pamphlet cover summarizing the contents with engraved portrait of Professor John W. Webster, print and publication information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
Page 14 of a pamphlet, detailing a section of trial transcript and an engraving of the remains found in the medical college which consisted of the torso and partial legs of a body.
Pages 10 and 11 of a pamphlet with large engravings of the relevant scenes and text from the trial.
Page 18 includes trial text and four small engravings of dental bridges from Dr. Parkman’s mouth.
A full page engraving of Dr. Parkman, walking in a top hat and tail coat, “as last seen previous to the murder”.
An illustration of the skeletal remains recovered pictured in profile as though walking, with a detail of the partial lower jaw below.
On page 74, an engraving of the view of the interior of a small stone room with a narrow bed, table, and chair..
Head and shoulders engraving of Ephraim Littlefield, and below, an “accurate drawing” of the articles found in the laboratory.
Pamphlet page summarizing contents with two sections and an illustration of a bludgeon loaded with lead
Pamphlet cover with a summary of the contents and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
A profile portrait of John Francis Knapp in a coat with a body of text underneath.
Official report and pamphlet cover with content summary, and print and publishing information.
Front cover of a pamphlet, featuring a head and shoulders portrait of Harriett Staunton.
An engraving of the head and shoulders, left profile of Mrs. Patrick Staunton wearing a hat.
An engraving of the head and shoulders, left profile of Miss Alice Rhodes wearing a hat.
Pages 8 and 9 of The life and trial of the four prisoners connected with the Penge murder. On page 8 is an engraving of the head and shoulders, left pose of Louis Staunton. On page 9 is an engraving of the head and shoulder, left pose of Patrick Staunton.
The printed cover of a pamphlet including a title, description of the contents, and a quotation from the bible as well as the printer’s name: Randal Taylor.

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Official report and pamphlet cover with content summary, and print and publishing information.

John P. Phair: A Complete History of Vermont’s Celebrated Murder Case..., 1879

John P. Phair: A complete history of Vermont's celebrated murder case: Containing a report of the trial and conviction for the murder of Ann E. Freeze, at Rutland, the hearing on exceptions, the sentence, "dying statement," two reprieves, legislative proceedings, petitions for new trial, and final effort to stay execution. Compiled from the stenographer's report and official records, by E.C. Carrigan. 112 pp. (Boston, 1879).

About the Case
In June 1874, firemen putting out a blaze at a house in Rutland, Vermont discovered the body of Ann Freeze, a 27-year-old sex worker. Freeze’s throat had been cut, her body had several stab wounds, and her jewelry was missing. Suspicion fell on John P. Phair, a handsome young mechanic with a criminal record, who had been Freeze’s lover. Read more….

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