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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... cane from his left to his right hand - After he had got off the pavement , he turned and went towards the defend- ant with his cane raised up . - They met about seventeen paces from the place the deceased had left . - The deceased held ...
... cane from his left to his right hand - After he had got off the pavement , he turned and went towards the defend- ant with his cane raised up . - They met about seventeen paces from the place the deceased had left . - The deceased held ...
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... cane did the deceased usually carry ? A. A rattan . Gore . Did you ever before see him with so large a one , as the one he had that day ? A. Not in town ; but when he walked to Cambridge , he fre- quently carried one as large . Att ...
... cane did the deceased usually carry ? A. A rattan . Gore . Did you ever before see him with so large a one , as the one he had that day ? A. Not in town ; but when he walked to Cambridge , he fre- quently carried one as large . Att ...
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... cane of you on the fourth of August , A. About a quarter past ten , he came into my shop , and picked out a cane - he bent it and asked me if it was a strong one , and would stand a good lick - I told him it would . Gore . Of what wood ...
... cane of you on the fourth of August , A. About a quarter past ten , he came into my shop , and picked out a cane - he bent it and asked me if it was a strong one , and would stand a good lick - I told him it would . Gore . Of what wood ...
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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