Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge, counseller at law : before the Hon. Isaac Parker, esquire ; for killing Charles Austin, on the Public Exchange, in Boston, August 4th, 1806 / taken in short hand, by T. Lloyd, esq. reporter of the debates of Congress, and Geo. Caines, esq. late reporter to the state of New-York, and sanctioned by the court, and reporter to the state ; copy-right secured.

  • Selfridge, Thomas O. (Thomas Oliver), -1816.
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[1807?]
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Credit: Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge, counseller at law : before the Hon. Isaac Parker, esquire ; for killing Charles Austin, on the Public Exchange, in Boston, August 4th, 1806 / taken in short hand, by T. Lloyd, esq. reporter of the debates of Congress, and Geo. Caines, esq. late reporter to the state of New-York, and sanctioned by the court, and reporter to the state ; copy-right secured. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ■Oliver Selfridge, in his right hand, then and there held, to, against and upon the said Charles Austin, then and there, feloniously, wil- fully, and of the fury of his mind, did shoot and discharge ; and that he the said Thomas Oliver Selfridge, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the pistol aforesaid, then and there, by force of the gunpowder, shot and sent forth as aforesaid, the aforesaid Charles Austin, in and upon the left breast of him the said Charles Austin, a little below the left pap of him the said Charles Austin, then and there, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the pistol aforesaid, by him the said Thomas Oliver Selfridge, so as aforesaid, shot, dis- charged and sent forth, feloniously, wilfully, and of the fury of his mind, did strike, penetrate and wound, giving to him the said Charles Austin, then and there, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, shot, discharged and sent forth out of the pistol aforesaid, by him the said Thomas Oliver Selfridge, in manner aforesaid, in and upon the left breast of him the said Charles Austin, a little below the left pap of him the said Charles Austin, one mortal wound of the depth of six inches, and of the breadth of one inch, of which mortal wound aforesaid the said Charles Austin then and there instantly died ; and so the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do say, that he the said Thomas Oliver Selfridge, the said Charles Austin, then and there, in manner and form aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully, and of the fury of his mind, did kill and slay, against the peace of the Commonwealth aforesaid, and the law in such case made and provided. A true bill. T. HANDASYD PERKINS, Foreman. James Sullivan, Attorney General, The Defendant,being soon after brought into Court and arraign- ed upon the foregoing indictment, pleaded Not Guilty. Being en- quired of by the Court* at what time he would be ready for his trial, he prayed for a postponement of it to some future day in the term. He stated that he could not at that time name the day, as he should have occasion to send to a considerable distance for witnesses, whom he believed essential to his defence, of whom he had un- derstood that one was in the District of Maine, and another in the state of New York. On the motion of his Council that he might be admitted to bail, which was not opposed by the Council for the government, he was oraered to recognize himself, in two thousand dollars*, with sufficient surety or sureties in the same sum for his appear- ance de die, in diem during the present term, Sec. On Tuesday, the 23d day of December, which had been previ- ously assigned by the Court, the trial commenced before the Hon. Mr. Justice Parker. * The Hon. Judge Sedgwick was then sitting in the place of Judge Parker.