THE REVEREND H.H. HAYDEN An Autobiography the MARY STANNARD MURDER Tried on Circumstantial Evidence

Hardback. Herbert H. Hayden recounts the Methodist minister’s life and his trial for the 1878 murder of Mary Stannard, his family’s servant. The illustrated book details Hayden’s affair with Stannard, her alleged pregnancy, and her death by throat-cutting and arsenic poisoning after meeting him in a field. Arrested and tried in 1879, Hayden faced a three-month trial in New Haven, relying on circumstantial evidence. His autobiography, written in prison, includes his and his wife’s testimony, ending with a hung jury and his release. Illus. 164pp. 8vo. h/back. Rebound half morocco/marbled boards with damp stained orig. wrapper bound-in. Contents Vg. covers F. Scarce.