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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... honor , to be driven to such a crisis , yet should it become inevi ble , he is bound to meet it like a man , to summon a 1 the energies of the soul , rise above ordin- ary maxims , poise himself on his own magnanimity , and hold himself ...
... honor , to be driven to such a crisis , yet should it become inevi ble , he is bound to meet it like a man , to summon a 1 the energies of the soul , rise above ordin- ary maxims , poise himself on his own magnanimity , and hold himself ...
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... honor : If I do , I wish my arm may be shrivel- ed by the palsy , and drop from its socket . No , I will vindicate mine own honor to the death . " I would rather that he should re tain the use of his limbs , as well as the faculties of ...
... honor : If I do , I wish my arm may be shrivel- ed by the palsy , and drop from its socket . No , I will vindicate mine own honor to the death . " I would rather that he should re tain the use of his limbs , as well as the faculties of ...
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... honor than another ; and the various notions of honor must be the graduated scale upon which a jury is to determine the true degrees of guilt on homicide . This cannot be the law of our country ; yet fome authorities have been read by ...
... honor than another ; and the various notions of honor must be the graduated scale upon which a jury is to determine the true degrees of guilt on homicide . This cannot be the law of our country ; yet fome authorities have been read by ...
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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