02700cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324503150015126400510046630000470051733600260056433700260059033800360061650000310065250802020068352012220088553400450210765300450215265300480219765300380224565300480228385600430233126446UtSlPG20260610133615.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aKF1 aGoodell, Abner Cheney,d1831-191414aThe Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman :bWho Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-08-28  aProduced by Bryan Ness, Linda Cantoni, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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by the Library of Congress)  a"The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman" by Abner Cheney Goodell, Jr. is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The text chronicles a harrowing case of petit treason involving two enslaved individuals, Mark and Phillis, who conspired to murder their master, resulting in their execution. It offers a detailed narrative that encompasses the legal proceedings, societal implications, and the gruesome methods of punishment inflicted at the time.  The opening of the account sets the stage by detailing the events surrounding the crime that led to the trial and execution of Mark and Phillis. It describes their background as enslaved people under Captain John Codman's ownership and outlines their plotting against him, culminating in the use of poison to achieve their goals. The text documents the meticulous legal process that followed, including testimonies that reveal the conspiracy, the trial's proceedings, and the eventual sentences pronounced upon them—execution by hanging for Mark and burning for Phillis, showcasing the era's severe legal standards and attitudes toward slavery and crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMark (Slave) -- Trials, litigation, etc.  aPhillis (Slave) -- Trials, litigation, etc.  aTrials (Treason) -- Massachusetts  aAfrican American criminals -- Massachusetts40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26446