(1) against John Hallowell for the murder of Sarah Grosvenor

(2) against John Hallowell and Amasa Sessions for conspiring to destroy the health of Sarah Grosvenor and to destroy the fruit of her body

(1) First indictment brought in this case: against John Hallowell for the murder of Sarah Grosvenor
- dated 4 September 1746
- endorsed by the grand jury "Ignoramus"

[The indictment begins by citing the murder clause of the Connecticut statute Against Capital Offenders and goes on to declare that John Hallowell in the summer of 1742 not having the fear of God before his eyes and instigated by the Devil did make an assault on the body of Sarah Grosvenor] under Color & pretext of administering to her as a Physician, [and did] give, administer unto and persuade her to take (She then being pregnant) Sundry Dangerous & Destructive Medicines and did allso further as well with his own hands as with a certain Instrument of Iron by him then used...violently Lacerate and ^grievously wound ye body of ye sd Sarah whereby the Child whereof she was then pregnant was caused to Perish and immaturely to Depart from her, upon which said medicinal applications and manual force & violence she...Languished for about Six Days & was then of sd Child Delivered as aforesd and from yt time...[for about three weeks] further languished and...Dyed. [thus the Jurors say that John Hallowell] by his Wicked and Diabolical practice [did feloniously murther said Sarah Grosvenor]

(2) Second indictment brought in the case: against John Hallowell and Amasa Sessions for conspiring to destroy the health of Sarah Grosvenor and to destroy the fruit of her body
- dated September 20, 1746
- endorsed "Billa Vera"
- the following are excerpts from an amalgam of the filed original indictment and the summary of it in the Superior Court Record Book

[The Grand Jury present that] one Sarah Grosvenor, late of Pomfret in Windham County, now Deceased, being in ye Summer Season 1742 [was found pregnant and about four or five months gone with child, and] Sarah being in full life & health & free from all bodily Unsoundness or Disorder in Such her Pregnancy [one Amasa Sessions did apply to one John Hallowell now of Providence &c and with him advise] concerning Such Medicines...as might most Effectually procure an Abortion and immature ye sd fruit of her womb from her....That said John Hallowell did him therein advise &--therewith accordingly to sd purpose supply...that he said Sessions did thereupon soon after importune ye sd Sarah to take & She did accordingly take and use said Medicines at Sundry times-- That soon after he ye said John Hallowell did allso repair to ye said Sarah in said Pomfret and with force and arms and by a violent manual opperation endavour to cause her ye said Sarahs Child to depart from her and yt he sd Sessions was there to[o] privy and Consenting [that 2 days after said operation, the Child was born without life, and three weeks later Sarah,] taken with gratte pain and feaver [died. Therefore John Hallowell and Amasa Sessions not having the fear of God before their Eyes and Instigated by the Devil did] Maliciously Council, Advise, Contrive and together Conspire the Health and Soundness of ye said Sarah to Distroy and ye sd fruit of her body to Distroy and cause to Perish...against the Peace....