Category: AMERICAN STATE TRIALS VOLUME 10, NINETEEN EIGHTEEN
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484 X,. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.T have no reason to suppose that there ever was one in Bos-ton, at least among the natives of the country. But riotersare in the same situation, as far as my argument is con-cerned, and proper…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 485who were endeavoring to deprive him of his; that is a pointI would not give up for my right hand, nay, for my life.‘Well, I say, if the people did this, or if this was…
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486 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.else but words precede; but if from giving him such kind oflanguage, I proceed to take him by the nose, or fillip him onthe forehead, that is an assault, that is a blow; the law willnot…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 487reapectable for them, The sun is not abont to stand still orgo out, nor the rivers to dry up, because there was a mob inBoston on the fifth of Mareh that attacked a party of…
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488 X,. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.tants; this was to prove that Killroy had preconceived malicein his heart, not indeed against the unhappy persons whowere killed, but against the inhabitants in general; that hehad the spirit not only of a Turk or…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 489°Attucks, whom Montgomery was supposed to have killed,appeared to have undertaken to be the hero of the night, andto lead this army with banners, to form them in the first placein Doek square, and march…
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490 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.cinders, clubs, or stieks of any kind; this was a provocation,for which the law reduces the offense of Killing down to man-slaughter, in consideration of those passions im our nature,which cannot be eradicated. To your eandor…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 491which, the counsel for the prisoners, last speaking, has pro-duced so many authorities; nor should I think it necessaryto remark particularly on it, but that it has been tracedthrough so many volumes, and urged with…
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492 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.proceeding therefrom; and have pressed the defense of theprisoners, by such appeals to the passions, in favor of life, aamight be grating to your humanity should I attempt the likeagainst life. Numberless are the observations which…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 493has tended more to the advantage or disadvantage of the priz-oners. For it is notorious, that by means of it, they havelearnt the strength of the evidence against them, and hadtime to prepare to encounter…
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494 X, AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.designed to prove to you, that on the evening of the Sth ofMarch, the town waa in a general commotion; that vast num-bers of people were seen coming from all parts of the town,armed with clubs…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 495the evil disposition and abusive behavior of many of the sol-diers toward them; and the most peaceable among them hadfound it necessary to arm themselves with heavy walkingsticks, as weapons of defense when they went…
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496 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.fire was. The account given by other witnesses, of the collee-tion of the citizens, evidently refers to those who assembledon the soldiers rushing ont, in the manner before mentioned.And thongh it cannot be fully justified, yet…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 497. Second. Whether they, or either of them were killed bythe prisoners, or either of them? And if they were, then,‘Third. Whether such killing was justifiable, excusable orfelonionst And if the latter,Fourth. Whether it was…
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498 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS,one of the prieoners having in fact killed either of the personsthat were slain, you must consider whether he did it in eon-sideration of lawt Now all that are present, aiding and abet-ting one person in…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 499whereon that declaration waa founded, it is alike unlawful tobe done in any other part of the king’s dominions. But bethat as it may, the mutiny acta annually made, show the con-sent of parliament, that…
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500 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.the contrary appears by the testimony of Colone! Marshalland others,It is with you to determine this matter upon the whole ofthe evidence given you. In doing it you ought to reconcile theseveral testimonies, if by any…
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WILLIAM WEMHUS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 501deposed respecting the resolution taken to drive the soldiersout of town, ‘because they had no business here’? You havealso heard what has been testified of the proposals to attackthe main guard—of the assembling of the…
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502 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.all that party will by law be chargeable with each mortalstroke given by either of them, as though they all had in factgiven it.It is said, that while they were at the custom-house, beforethey fired, some…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 503with regard to the assault made upon the party of soldiers atthe custom-house, and if you thereupon believe they werebefore and at the time of their firing attacked by sueh num-erg, and in such a…
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504 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.gomery killed Attucks; and Langford swears Killroy killedGray, but none of the witnesses undertake to say, that eitherof the other prisoners in particular killed either of the otherthree persons, or that all of them did it.…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 6505cient reason to think it was, and he thereupon fired and killedAttucks for the preservation of his own life; it was justifiablehomicide, and he ought to be acquitted. If you do not believethat was the…
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506 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.nay, while soldiers are in the immediate service of the king,and the regular discharge of their duty, they rather comewithin the reason of civil officers and their assistants, and 50are alike under the peculiar protection of…
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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 507other soldiers, had a quarrel with Gray and others, at therope-walks, a few days before the fifth of March, yet it is notcertain that Killroy then knew Gray, or aimed at him in par-ticular, But…
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508 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.to retreat and give way to the rioters, but might lawfullyatand and repel foree by force.It is needless for me to say what you ought to do with regardto the other six prisoners, in case they…
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THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN THOMAS PRESTONFOR THE MURDER OF CRISPUS ATTUCKSAND OTHERS, BOSTON MASSA-CHUSSETS, 1770,THE NARRATIVE AND TRIAL,Before the trial of the eight soldiers was had (ante, p. 415)Captain Thomas Preston, who was in command of the regi-ment to which…
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510 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.tent, that Mr. Adams, in order to check it, told him that ifhe would not desist, he should decline to have any thingfarther to do in the cause.’ The prisoner and hia friendswere alarmed, and consulted…
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THE TRIAL OF EDWARD MANWARING, JOHNMUNRO, HAMMOND GREEN anp THOMASGREENWOOD, FOR MURDER, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS, 1770,THE NARRATIVE AND TRIAL.On 12th of December following the trial of the eight Britiahsoldiers (ante, p. 415), four civilians described in the indict-menis' as Edward Manwaring, Esquire;…
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THE TRIAL OF JACOB LEISLER FOR HIGHTREASON. NEW YORK CITY, 1691.THE NARRATIVE AND TRIAL?James II of England was very unpopular in the Col-onies of New York and New England, and a rebellion hadbroken out against the Governor, that he had…
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JACOB LEISLER. 513published a declaration that ‘‘as soon as the bearer of ordersfrom the prince of Orange ehall let us see his power, thenwithont delay we do intend to obey, not the orders only, butalso the bearer thereof.”Massachusetts and Connecticut…