Report of the trial of Willard Clark, indicted for the murder of Richard W. Wight, before the Superior Court of Connecticut: holden at New Haven, on Monday, September 17, 1855

Report of the trial of Willard Clark, indicted for the murder of Richard W. Wight, before the Superior Court of Connecticut: holden at New Haven, on Monday, September 17, 1855

Collection:
Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920
Alternate Title(s):
Trial of Willard Clark for the murder of Richard W. Wight
Author(s):
Clark, Willard.
Contributor(s):
McFarland, H. H. (Henry H.)
Connecticut. Superior Court.
Publication:
New Haven : Thomas H. Pease, 1855
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Homicide
Insanity Defense
Connecticut
Clark, Willard.
Wight, Richard W., -1855.
Genre(s):
Legal Case
Abstract:
Clark was apparently infatuated with a girl who married Wight. With no warning he shot Wight through the head while Wight was kneeling to tie a bundle. The crime and trial were in New Haven, Connecticut; Clark was acquitted on the ground of insanity.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
Extent:
217 p.
NLM Unique ID:
101648872 (See catalog record)
LCCN:
32008606
OCLC no.:
3441819
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101648872