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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... duty , on this occasion , to pourtray the consequences that have resulted from the shocking event , which has brought Mr. Selfridge to the bar of his country . It is my more immediate and appropriate duty to explain the nature of the ...
... duty , on this occasion , to pourtray the consequences that have resulted from the shocking event , which has brought Mr. Selfridge to the bar of his country . It is my more immediate and appropriate duty to explain the nature of the ...
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... duties and enjoy no rights . He could not dis- charge even those duties imposed on him by a state of nature , neither ... duty which he owes to himself , society and his maker , bound to defend and protect his own life , by all the means ...
... duties and enjoy no rights . He could not dis- charge even those duties imposed on him by a state of nature , neither ... duty which he owes to himself , society and his maker , bound to defend and protect his own life , by all the means ...
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... duty to close this cause on the part of the Gov- ernment . If i can perform this duty by a simple , accurate and in- telligible arrangement of the facts , and a just and pertinent applica- tion of the legal principle by which they are ...
... duty to close this cause on the part of the Gov- ernment . If i can perform this duty by a simple , accurate and in- telligible arrangement of the facts , and a just and pertinent applica- tion of the legal principle by which they are ...
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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