Trials Documents

Courtroom battles often produce sensational scenes resulting in curious spectators and endless news coverage. From ancient to modern times, trials attract significant attention. This collection explores some of the most-fascinating.

This facsimile document, maintained at the National Archives, depicts the "conviction record" of Susan B. Anthony following her trial for unlawfully v...

When Susan Anthony was convicted for wrongfully voting in America's 1872 presidential election, she appealed to Congress to set aside the verdict. &nb...

Susan B. Anthony was convicted of unlawfully voting, in the 1872 presidential election, and sentenced to a fine of $100 plus court costs. This docume...

People smuggled liquor into the States on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts.  This telegram involves the smuggling of liquor into Oregon v...

TESTIMONY OF FIRST LT. JOSEPH LOCKARD, SIGNAL CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY (The witness was sworn by the Recorder and advised of his rights under Artic...

STATEMENT OF SERGEANT GEORGE E. ELLIOTT, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, STATION COMPLEMENT; CAMP LEE, VA. (The witness was sworn by the Recorder and advised ...

A fascimile of the charges against Susan B. Anthony. Click on the image for a clearer view.

Page 2 of the investigation report into the Tacoma, Washington corruption scandal reaches a sobering conclusion.  The crime ring at work likely c...

The trial of Florence Maybrick was widely covered by the newspapers of the day.  This image depicts one such article.  It was published by T...

Eight British soldiers who fired on the Boston mob, killing five people, were jailed and tried for murder. John Adams, the future U.S. president, defe...

This image depicts a page from the Grand Jugement against King Louix XVI of France.  It is from the trial of the People of France versus Louis XV...

The part of America's Constitution which addresses the federal judiciary is located in "Article III."  That is why federal trial-court judges - s...

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