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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... prove them . But before I do that , I will give you the usual evidence of the death , or first fact- this I shall do by the inquisition taken by the coroner's jury . Dexter . We object to the reading of that . Sol , Gen. I read it ...
... prove them . But before I do that , I will give you the usual evidence of the death , or first fact- this I shall do by the inquisition taken by the coroner's jury . Dexter . We object to the reading of that . Sol , Gen. I read it ...
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... proved by this witness , as I cannot pretend to judge of the tendency of the evi- dence until it is heard . Gore . We understand it is meant to prove the disposition with which Mr. Selfridge went upon the Exchange . Sol . Gen. We shall ...
... proved by this witness , as I cannot pretend to judge of the tendency of the evi- dence until it is heard . Gore . We understand it is meant to prove the disposition with which Mr. Selfridge went upon the Exchange . Sol . Gen. We shall ...
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... proved without other circumstances necessarily con- nected with it , then the evidence must be admissible ; because the circumstances necessary to prove the crime charged to be mur- der , and the other matters which show it to be ...
... proved without other circumstances necessarily con- nected with it , then the evidence must be admissible ; because the circumstances necessary to prove the crime charged to be mur- der , and the other matters which show it to be ...
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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