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Murder in the First Degree Trials and Governor Appeal
A Massachusetts murder case unfolds from indictment on June 9 1904 to a January 1905 Superior Court verdict of first degree murder. The defense seeks new trials and appeals reach the Supreme Judicial Court and the US Supreme Court, with final governor and council review and accompanying judicial opinions.
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Superior Court
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the Commonwealth
Executive Chamber
Sheldon
Sherman
Edgar J. Sherman
Henry N. Sheldon
Commonwealth
Mabel Page
Tucker
Mabel Walker
Mer
Curtis Guild, JR
State House
Boston