Full Title: "Supreme Court, In the Matter of the application of John Kelly, John W. Chanler, Hugh Taylor, John Stephenson and Joseph Haight, Jr., For the Examination of Oliver Charlick, one of the Police Commissioners of the City of New York."Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more. Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case, the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Court RecordNew York City BarNew York: Isaac J. Oliver, Law, Job and Pamphlet Printer, No. 72 Duane Street. 1874 | Supreme Court In The Matter Of The Application Of John Kelly John W. Chanler Hugh Taylor John Stephenson And Joseph Haight Jr. For The