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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... principles on which this cause is to be tried , must stand or fall by themselves , without any regard to the parties . The principles upon which the issue rests must be fixed and determinated . Without fixed and permanent principles ...
... principles on which this cause is to be tried , must stand or fall by themselves , without any regard to the parties . The principles upon which the issue rests must be fixed and determinated . Without fixed and permanent principles ...
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... principle which can come in question in the present trial . These principles I will endeavour to simplify for your consid eration . First . A man , who , in the lawful pursuit of his business , is attacked by another under circumstances ...
... principle which can come in question in the present trial . These principles I will endeavour to simplify for your consid eration . First . A man , who , in the lawful pursuit of his business , is attacked by another under circumstances ...
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... principles of hon- our and natural right , by which the killing may be justified . These are principles which you as jurors , and I as a judge can- not recognize . The laws which we are sworn to administer , are not founded upon them ...
... principles of hon- our and natural right , by which the killing may be justified . These are principles which you as jurors , and I as a judge can- not recognize . The laws which we are sworn to administer , are not founded upon them ...
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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