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I have struck Mrs. Cochran with a stake : sleepwalking, insanity, and the trial of Abraham Prescott / Leslie Lambert Rounds.
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- ISBN: 9781606354094
- Physical Description: xi, 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Kent, Ohio : the Kent State University Press, [2020]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Killing -- The Cochran family -- Sally and Chauncey Cochran -- Nighttime attack -- The Prescott family -- Indictment and incarceration -- The prosecution presents its case -- The defense's opening argument -- The defense discusses sleepwalking -- The Avery connection -- Mental illness in the Prescott family -- The physicians begin their testimony -- More physicians for the defense -- The Prosecution rebuts -- The defense begins its closing argument -- Closing arguments conclude -- Verdict and retrial -- Reprieve, riots, and execution -- New Hampshire's need for an asylum -- The sleepwalking defense evolves -- The insanity plea -- The Question of responsibility. |
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| Subject: | Prescott, Abraham, 1815?-1836 > Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Murder) > New Hampshire. Sleepwalking. Insanity (Law) Cochran, Sally, -1833. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Pease Public Library | 345.742 ROUNDS
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I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran with a Stake : Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott
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Table of Contents
I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran with a Stake : Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgments | p. vii | |
| Introduction | p. ix | |
| Part I | The Murder | |
| 1 | The Killing | p. 3 |
| 2 | The Cochran Family | p. 10 |
| 3 | Sally and Chauncey Cochran | p. 15 |
| 4 | Nighttime Attack | p. 24 |
| 5 | The Prescott Family | p. 33 |
| 6 | Indictment and Incarceration | p. 41 |
| Part II | Abraham Prescott's Trials | |
| 7 | The Prosecution Presents Its Case | p. 55 |
| 8 | The Defense's Opening Argument | p. 73 |
| 9 | The Defense Discusses Sleepwalking | p. 86 |
| 10 | The Avery Connection | p. 96 |
| 11 | Mental Illness in the Prescott Family | p. 104 |
| 12 | The Physicians Begin Their Testimony | p. 113 |
| 13 | More Physicians for the Defense | p. 122 |
| 14 | The Prosecution Rebuts | p. 128 |
| 15 | The Defense Begins Its Closing Argument | p. 138 |
| 16 | Closing Arguments Conclude | p. 149 |
| 17 | Verdict and Retrial | p. 158 |
| 18 | Reprieve, Riots, and Execution | p. 168 |
| Part III | Somnambulism, Insanity, and Prescott's Legacy | |
| 19 | New Hampshire's Need for an Asylum | p. 183 |
| 20 | The Sleepwalking Defense Evolves | p. 189 |
| 21 | The Insanity Plea | p. 198 |
| 22 | The Question of Responsibility | p. 206 |
| Epilogue | p. 212 | |
| Notes | p. 218 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 250 | |
| Index | p. 259 |
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