REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF JAMES M. LOWELL, INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE, MARY ELIZABETH LOWELL, BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF MAINE FOR ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY..
1875 · Portland, Me
by [Lowell, James M.]
Portland, Me, 1875. [2],ii,260pp. Early 20th-century buckram, gilt labels, Cloth somewhat dust soiled, hinges loose. Institutional ink and blind stamps to titlepage. Light tanning internally. Lacking frontispiece. Good. "Lowell murdered his wife on a country road near Lewiston, Maine, in June, 1870; the body was not found for more than three years, when the headless skeleton was discovered. Despite the lapse of time, Lowell was convicted. The victim's mother had a dream about the time of the murder which foretold the circumstances of her death" - McDade. McDADE 633. (Inventory #: WRCAM53870)