The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-30
FAMOUS STATE TRIALS.
Mary, Queen Of Scots. Sir Walter Raleigh,
and Capt. William Kidd


Charles Edward Lloyd Is the literary
nom de plume of a very talented South
ern woman. a North Carofinian. who has
edited and given to the world. through
Callaxhan & Co. Of Chicago. a valuable
volume. the state Trials of Mary. Queen
OF Scots, Sir Walter Raleigh. and Capt.
william Kidd" condensed and copied
from the state trials OF Francis Hargrsve'
ESQ. London, IT7s. and Of T. b. Howell.
ESQ, F. r. s. F. :. A, London. 1915. with
explanatory notes The book is dedicated
10 Senator J. C. Pritchard and Hon. James
E. Boyd. Of Nor.h Carolina
During the Omaha Exposition Mrs c.
". Harris Charles Edward lloyd was in
charge of the exhibit OF the Department
OF Justice. and was intrusted with the
care OF a bookcase full OF valuable
old law books. the '.Pandects Of Justin
ian" Colonial Laws" and copies Of the
| estate Trials in Great Britain from the
Peign OF Richard the III to that of George
the III" She placed them In the beau
tiful niche over which she presided, and
permitted her more cultured visitors to
read them. This niche became fayorite
resort for Judges lawyers. and scholars.
The popularity OF the books, especially
the estate Trials OF Francis Hargrave ana
T. B. Howell. Esqs," convinced her that
| II the best of these books could be put in
handy volumes at a cheap price there
| would be a demand for them. At the sug-
eestion of several prominent lawyers she
wrote TO the Chicago publishers and they
| approyed the plan. The first volume Is
| just issued.
There is no better way Of impressing
Il - min
| reading these trials No lawyer can lail
TO find a romantic interest In every page
\ Of the hook and he will be amazed al
| the language and the ruling OF some OF
| the lawyers and Judges OF the dates
given, For instance, Sir Edward Coke
who was Attorney General when Sir Wal'
ter Raleigh was tried for high treason
uses languages toward the distinguished
prisoner which would not be tolerated IL
the courts of to-day. Fifteen years late.'
| when Coke was Lord Chief Justice, hi
manages TO bring Sir Walter Raleigh e
execution on a pretext evidently prepared
for the occasion at the command of kins
| James The intense jealousy OF Spain a
the encroachments of the Anglo-SaxoT
on the western hemisphere is every
where conspicuous in the trial Of Sil
| Walter Raleigh. IL il made plain tina
Spain was the indirect factor in the dealt
of Raleigh. In the light of passing events
the retribution OF history is startling.
Sir Walter Raleighs charter IRON
Queen Elizabeth for the discovery of Vir
ginia extended far 10 the northward o
the present boundary of that State. 1t
western limit was the Pacific Ocean. Tn
descendants of the colony he founde'
number many who are about 10 sweeI
the power OF CASTLE and Arragon no
only from the western hemisphere, bu
from the Pacific Ocean as well! The roya
line OF Stuart is extinct. The name o
Raleigh is kept alive in several States o
the Union. The cruiser Raleigh was on
Of Dewey's squadron at the battle o
Manila. The wisdom of Raleigh was re
Gently indorsed by the Congress of tn
United States. for he first advised tn
holding OF the Isthmus Of Panama a
the strategic point TO control the com
merce of the two oceans that wash III
shores OF this hemisphere. Raleigh is tn
capital city OF the State of the two dis
tinguished gentlemen TO whom the boo
is dedicated.
| AS Mrs. Harris il now a resident o
| Washington additional interest locally /
given to this work which she has don
SO well.