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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... believe and fuppofe it to be true , that Mr. Auftin meant to charge Mr. Selfridge with being the damned federal lawyer , who had folicited the action ; and in a court of law it cannot but be believed it was as high a charge as could be ...
... believe and fuppofe it to be true , that Mr. Auftin meant to charge Mr. Selfridge with being the damned federal lawyer , who had folicited the action ; and in a court of law it cannot but be believed it was as high a charge as could be ...
Page 108
... believe him to be an honourable young man ; nor has any thing that has taken place , caused me to doubt it . I however do believe , that when a tranfaction is recent and fresh , the impreffions are ftronger than at a future day . I need ...
... believe him to be an honourable young man ; nor has any thing that has taken place , caused me to doubt it . I however do believe , that when a tranfaction is recent and fresh , the impreffions are ftronger than at a future day . I need ...
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... believe with the grand jury who found the bill , that the case does not present the least evi- dence of malice or premeditated design in the defendant to kill the deceased or any other person . I ought not to rest here ; for although I ...
... believe with the grand jury who found the bill , that the case does not present the least evi- dence of malice or premeditated design in the defendant to kill the deceased or any other person . I ought not to rest here ; for although I ...
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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