Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge, Attorney at Law, Before the Hon. Isaac Parker, Esquire, for Killing Charles Austin, on the Public Exchange, in Boston, August 4, 1806 |
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... assault . Any assault made , not lightly , but with violence , or with cir- cumstances of indignity , upon a man's person , if it be resented immediately , and in the heat of blood , by killing the party with a deadly weapon , is a ...
... assault . Any assault made , not lightly , but with violence , or with cir- cumstances of indignity , upon a man's person , if it be resented immediately , and in the heat of blood , by killing the party with a deadly weapon , is a ...
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... assault in the highway and an assault in a town . For in the first case it is said , that the person assaulted may justify killing the other , without giving back at all ; but that in the second case , he ought to retreat as far as he ...
... assault in the highway and an assault in a town . For in the first case it is said , that the person assaulted may justify killing the other , without giving back at all ; but that in the second case , he ought to retreat as far as he ...
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... assault . " " If A. assault B. so fiercely , that B. cannot save his life if he gives back , or if in the assault B. falls to the ground , whereby he cannot fly , in such case if B. kills A. it is se defendendo . " I will now support ...
... assault . " " If A. assault B. so fiercely , that B. cannot save his life if he gives back , or if in the assault B. falls to the ground , whereby he cannot fly , in such case if B. kills A. it is se defendendo . " I will now support ...
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affault affray afterwards againſt anſwer appear aſked assailant assault attack Attorney authorities becauſe blood blow Branch Bank cafe cane chance medley charge Charles Austin circumstances common law conversation Copp's Hill counsel Court crime danger death deceased defendant Defendant's defendendo Dexter Duncan Ingraham duty evidence excuse fact faid Fales felony fhall fhew fhop firſt fome ftate fuch gentlemen Gore Government guilty hand heard himſelf homicide honor indictment injury intention ISAAC PARKER Jury justice justifiable homicide justify Lemuel Shaw malice malice aforethought manner manslaughter Mawgridge murder muſt nature necessity offence opinion Parker person pistol was discharged pistol was fired pocket principles prove provocation quarrel recollect retreat ſaid ſay se defendendo self-defence Selfridge Selfridge's shew ſhould ſtate State-street street struck sudden testimony theſe thing told Townsend's trial unlawful uſed violent weapon Welſh witneffes witnesses wound