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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... person whom I now know to have been his client . He stood with his hands folded . When I got up to him I asked him how he and B. Austin came on . He smiled and made this reply - I under- stand he has hired or procured some one or some ...
... person whom I now know to have been his client . He stood with his hands folded . When I got up to him I asked him how he and B. Austin came on . He smiled and made this reply - I under- stand he has hired or procured some one or some ...
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... person , he had been to that person , and satisfied him as to its falsehood , which he likewise had done to all the other persons to whom he had repeated it . He then observed that Mr. Selfridge was pursuing him in an extraordinary ...
... person , he had been to that person , and satisfied him as to its falsehood , which he likewise had done to all the other persons to whom he had repeated it . He then observed that Mr. Selfridge was pursuing him in an extraordinary ...
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... person . If personal wrong , done by the father of the deceased to the defendant , would not justify him in publishing a libel ; neither would the libel have justified the de- ceased or his father in attacking the person of the author ...
... person . If personal wrong , done by the father of the deceased to the defendant , would not justify him in publishing a libel ; neither would the libel have justified the de- ceased or his father in attacking the person of the author ...
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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