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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... guilty of murder , it is competent to the jury , to find him guilty of man- flaughter , for which he is indicted . Attorney General . The books are fo full on this point , that it is unneceffary to trouble the Court with the recital of ...
... guilty of murder , it is competent to the jury , to find him guilty of man- flaughter , for which he is indicted . Attorney General . The books are fo full on this point , that it is unneceffary to trouble the Court with the recital of ...
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... guilty of murder , he should escape , it is clear that this indictment will be a bar , whether found guilty or not , to any other indictment for the same offence ; then what is the conclu- sion from the objection - that if the evidence ...
... guilty of murder , he should escape , it is clear that this indictment will be a bar , whether found guilty or not , to any other indictment for the same offence ; then what is the conclu- sion from the objection - that if the evidence ...
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... guilty of a crime which might have been charged as murder , and by law , if he now stood before you under an indictment for murder , you might find him guilty of manslaughter , and therefore you may now convict him . This does not ...
... guilty of a crime which might have been charged as murder , and by law , if he now stood before you under an indictment for murder , you might find him guilty of manslaughter , and therefore you may now convict him . This does not ...
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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