Report of the Trial of Friends in the City of Philadelphia, June, 1828, Before the Honorable Edward King, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania; Or, The Case of Edmund Shotwell, Joseph Lukins, Charles Middleton, & Two Others, who Had Been, by the Mayor of the City, Committed to Prison, Whence They Were Brought Up by Habeas Corpus, June 16th, 1828 |
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... believe , for there can be no prosecutors without prosecution ; but the per- sons who applied to the Mayor , were called on to give the circumstances upon which they required a continu- ance in custody of the individuals before you . It ...
... believe , for there can be no prosecutors without prosecution ; but the per- sons who applied to the Mayor , were called on to give the circumstances upon which they required a continu- ance in custody of the individuals before you . It ...
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... believe they were brought there ready made . JUDGE KING .-- When you first discovered the breach in the wall , was it complete ? The breaking was complete . In what part of the wall was it ? In the western wall , di- rectly opposite the ...
... believe they were brought there ready made . JUDGE KING .-- When you first discovered the breach in the wall , was it complete ? The breaking was complete . In what part of the wall was it ? In the western wall , di- rectly opposite the ...
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... believe , have ever broken locks . Cross - examined by Mr. Kitlera .-- What is this grave yard called ? It is called Friends ' western burying ground . What Friends ? The Friends of the five monthly meetings of Philadelphia , who have ...
... believe , have ever broken locks . Cross - examined by Mr. Kitlera .-- What is this grave yard called ? It is called Friends ' western burying ground . What Friends ? The Friends of the five monthly meetings of Philadelphia , who have ...
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... believe the five monthly meetings contributed equally . Are there any chairs , etc. ? There are six chairs and a bier . Who pur- chased them ? They were there when I took charge . Were they purchased by the five monthly meetings ? I believe ...
... believe the five monthly meetings contributed equally . Are there any chairs , etc. ? There are six chairs and a bier . Who pur- chased them ? They were there when I took charge . Were they purchased by the five monthly meetings ? I believe ...
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... believe I might have said while they were there , that they were doing damage to the grass , but they promptly offered to pay for it . I had sold the grass at the time , and I do not know that the man will claim any thing , but they ...
... believe I might have said while they were there , that they were doing damage to the grass , but they promptly offered to pay for it . I had sold the grass at the time , and I do not know that the man will claim any thing , but they ...
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