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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... firft blow given were discharged , probably , at the fame inftant . Austin then fell to the ground , and foon expired ; he was carried into the fhop of Mr. Townfend , where his wound was examined , found mortal , and of which he died ...
... firft blow given were discharged , probably , at the fame inftant . Austin then fell to the ground , and foon expired ; he was carried into the fhop of Mr. Townfend , where his wound was examined , found mortal , and of which he died ...
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... firft or laft interview . Hugh Rogers Kendall fworn . Sol . Gen. State to the Court and Jury what you faw of this tranfaction . I Witnefs . A little past one o'clock , on the fourth of Auguft , I was paffing from Congrefs Street ...
... firft or laft interview . Hugh Rogers Kendall fworn . Sol . Gen. State to the Court and Jury what you faw of this tranfaction . I Witnefs . A little past one o'clock , on the fourth of Auguft , I was paffing from Congrefs Street ...
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... firft ; a violent blow before the piftol was fired . " Had Mr. Fales the leaft motive to represent his friend's conduct as influenced by a bravado fpirit , or to give that colour to the transaction ? Mr. Nichols went and made a ...
... firft ; a violent blow before the piftol was fired . " Had Mr. Fales the leaft motive to represent his friend's conduct as influenced by a bravado fpirit , or to give that colour to the transaction ? Mr. Nichols went and made a ...
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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