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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... wound ; I might have gone further , but I saw the direction was such that it must have passed through some principal blood vessel ; the wound was upward , and on withdrawing the hammer the blood flowed very freely from it ; every ...
... wound ; I might have gone further , but I saw the direction was such that it must have passed through some principal blood vessel ; the wound was upward , and on withdrawing the hammer the blood flowed very freely from it ; every ...
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... wound should go to the Jury , and the inferences be drawn by them . Dexter . Is not the human skull thinnest where the wound was ? A. Yes - though the centre of the wound was not exactly on the thinnest part of the skull - the wound ...
... wound should go to the Jury , and the inferences be drawn by them . Dexter . Is not the human skull thinnest where the wound was ? A. Yes - though the centre of the wound was not exactly on the thinnest part of the skull - the wound ...
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Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Thomas Lloyd, George Caines. mortal wound in the lungs , it would have left him the power of mus- cular action ? A. I believe that when there is an existing volition for a muscle to act , though a fatal wound be ...
Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Thomas Lloyd, George Caines. mortal wound in the lungs , it would have left him the power of mus- cular action ? A. I believe that when there is an existing volition for a muscle to act , though a fatal wound 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