Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-18
STATE TRIALS.
EDITED by CHARLES EDWARD
LLOYD. PUBLISHED by CAL
LAC;HAN & co, III MONROE
STREET. CHICAGO, I'LL.


This is one OF the most interesting
books on the market this spring. The
story of its inception is this: 4 south
ern woman, who had written for wears
for the magazines and newspapers. was
placed in charge of the exhibit Of the
Department of Justice at the Omaha
Exposition. Among other things en-
trusted to her care was a bookcase fun
of valuable old law books. the Pandocts
of Justinian, Colonial Laws. ana comics
OF the State Trials in Great Britain
from the reign Of Richard the II. to
that of George the III. She not ONLY
read them herself. but she bought a
table and chairs, placed them in the
beautiful niche over whTCh she pre-
sided and permitted her more cultured
visitors to read them. This table filed
win books became 4 favorItc resort for
Judges, lawyers. and scholars. The
popularity of the books, especially The
State Trials of Francis Hargrave ana
I. II. Howell, Esqs.. convinced her that
II the best Of these book; could be put
IN Mandy volumes at a cheap price there
would be demand for them. At the
suggestion OF several prominent law.
yers She wrote TO Messrs. Callaghan X
- '''.N ivy Hi'PAB ca the Illil. | lie
iirSt volume is just issued by that firm.
II contains the Trials Of Mary. Ouecn
OF Scots Sir Walter Raleigh. ana can
tain Kidd, the Pirate These are con
dchSed but cNcTytl1Ng OF oSDTTTII in
tercst IS given in full There is no bet
ter way OF improssing English History
on ones mind than by reading these
Trials. No lawyer can fail To find =
romantic interest in every page of the
book, and he VIII be amazed at the
language and the ruling Of some Of tn,
lawyers ana Judges OF the dates given
For Instance. Sir Edward Coke. who
was Attorney Genorli when Sir Wal
ter iialeigh was tried for nigh treason,
uses language towards the distinguish
ed prisoner which would not be tf,lo-
rtteu iii the courts of to-day. Fifteen
years later when Coke was Lord Chief
Justice he manages to bring Sir Wal
Ter Raleigh To execution on n preteX,
evidently prepared for the occasion at
the command of King James. The in
tense Jealousy of Spain at the oncroach-
mentS OF the Nnglu-SaNon on the West
ern liemisphere IS everywhere conspic-
uouS in the trial of Sir Walter Raleigh
1t Is made plain That spain was til.
indirect factor in the death OF Raleigh
In the light of passing events the rc,ri-
button of history is startling.
Sir Walter Raicish's charter from,
Queen Elizabeth for the discovery of
Virginia extended far to the northyari
OF the present boundary of that state.
It's western limit WAS the Pacific ocean
The descendants OF the colony h.
founded number many who are abou,
to sweep the power of Castle and Ar
ragon not only from the Western Hem
isphere. but from the Pacific ocean as
We'll! The royal line Of Stuart is ex-
tinct The name of Raleigh is KEEP,
alive in several States of the Union
me cruiser Raleigh was one OF
Dewey's squadron at the battle of Ma.
Mia. The wisdom of Raleigh was re.
Gently endorsed by The Congress of the
United States. for he first advised the
holding of the Isthmus of Panama as
the strategic point to control the com
merce OF the two oceans that wash the