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New York, 1825. 16 pp. McDade 1020. Cohen 13136 (illustrator). New York, 1825. 16 pp. McDade 1020. Cohen 13136. He Shot Her in the Back: : OCLC Locates 3 Copies in Law Libraries [Trial]. Van Patten, John F. [1801-1825], Defendant. The Trial and Life and Confessions of John F. Van Patten, Who was Indicted, Tried, And Convicted of the Murder of Mrs. Maria Schermerhorn, On the 4th of October Last, And Sentenced to be Executed on the 25th February, 1825. New York: S.n., 1825. 16 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"; 21.6 x 13.3 cm). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers, woodcut execution vignette to front wrapper, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning and dampspotting, faint dampstaining to margins of a few leaves, lower outside corner lacking from leaf containing pp. 5-6, text not affected, ink smudge to p. 11, legibility not affected. A very good copy. $1,250. * Only edition. A chilling early American true crime narrative. The conflict began when Mrs. Maria Schermerhorn cautioned a local young woman against marrying John F. Van Patten, prompting the girl's parents to forbid the courtship. Seeking revenge, Van Patten borrowed a shotgun from a neighbor and visited Mrs. Schermerhorn at her home in Rotterdam, New York. Under the pretense of needing wadding for his gun, he waited until her back was turned as she ascended the stairs to fetch it, and shot her dead (McDade). This pamphlet is one of only three contemporary accounts published on the Van Patten case, all of which are exceptionally scarce. OCLC locates 3 copies of our imprint in law libraries (Harvard, Library of Congress, Yale). McDade, The Annals of Murder 1020. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 13136.