THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF BERTRAM G. SPENCER FOR THE MURDER OF MARTHA B. BLACKSTONE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS

Hardback. On March 31, 1910, schoolteacher Martha A. Blackstone, in a panicking reaction to burglar Bertram Spencer’s home invasion, was shot dead by him. He had been terrorising the town of Springfield for more than 2yrs. During his trial, Spencer's sanity was questioned, but this didn't cut any ice with the jury. Bertram Spencer went to the electric chair on September 17, 1912. With Index. 1020pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Full leather binding, red/black/gilt title labels to sp. (black label has part missing). Lightly browned edges. Vg. A heavy book, weighing just under 2kg. which will require additional postage.