This attorney prosecuted Arthur Bowen, a young slave, for the attempted murder of his owner Anna Thornton in a trial that took place in the aftermath of a destructive race riot. Another person prosecuted by this man was a house-painter named Richard Lawrence, who arrived at the funeral of Warren Davis and tried to use two malfunctioning firearms to kill Andrew Jackson. While attempting to secure the release of Dr. Wil- liam Beanes, this man was detained aboard the HMS To
This attorney prosecuted Arthur Bowen, a young slave, for the attempted murder of his owner Anna Thornton in a trial that took place in the aftermath of a destructive race riot. Another person prosecuted by this man was a house-painter named Richard Lawrence, who arrived at the funeral of Warren Davis and tried to use two malfunctioning firearms to kill Andrew Jackson. While attempting to secure the release of Dr. Wil- liam Beanes, this man was detained aboard the HMS Tonnant, where he wrote a poem that mentions in its later stanzas "the terror of flight" and "the gloom of the grave." For 10 points, name this author of "The Defense of Fort M'Henry," which was set to music as "The Star-Spangled Banner."