 | Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1816 - 746 pages
...known to be against him, that several of his friends advised him to plead guilty on his trial, and to throw himself on the mercy of the court. This advice he rejected, and, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor swore to the being robbed ; but that, it being... | |
 | William Hone - Anecdotes - 1819 - 318 pages
...known to be against him, that several of his friends advised him to plead guilty on his trial, and to throw himself on the mercy of the court. This advice he rejected, and, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor swore to his being robbed; but that, it being... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...oath by the gentleman and Mr. Brunell, he was commit.ted for trial. So strong did the circumstance appear against Jennings, that several of his friends...court. This advice he rejected ; he was tried at the ensiiing assizes, and the jury without going out of court found him guilty. .He was executed at Hull... | |
 | Arminianism - 1833 - 958 pages
...for mercy if he acknowledged his fault, than if he stood his trial and lost his cause, he resolved to plead guilty, and throw himself on the mercy of the Court. When he had done so, the Attorney-General rose, and stated the nature of the offence, with its peculiar... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1825 - 840 pages
...denied it most solemnly ; but the facts having been deposed to on oath by the gentleman and Mr. Brunell, he was committed for trial. So strong did the circumstances...short time after, but declared his innocence to the ve'y last. In less than twelve months after this event occurred, Btunell, the master of Jennings, was... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...denied it most solemnly ; but the facts having been deposed to on oath by the gentleman and Mr. Brunell, he was committed for trial. So strong did the circumstances...ensuing assizes, and the jury without going out of o court found him guilty. He was executed at Hull a short lime after, but declared his innocence to... | |
 | Evidence, Circumstantial - 1833 - 98 pages
...known to be against him, that several of his friends advised him to plead guilty on his trial, and to throw himself -on the mercy of the court. This advice he rejected, and when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor swore to the being robbed ; but that, it being... | |
 | John Jay Smith - Criminal law - 1836 - 620 pages
...known to be against him, that several of his friends advised him to plead guilty on his trial, and to throw himself on the mercy of the court. This advice he rejected, and, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor swore to his being robbed ; but that, it being... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1841 - 504 pages
...to take his trial at the next assizes. 80 strong seemed the ease against him, that most of the man's friends advised him to plead guilty, and throw himself on the mercy of the court. This advice be rejected, and, when arraigned, pled not guilty. The prosecutor swore to the fact of the rob^ eery... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1844 - 632 pages
...known to be against him, that several of his friends advised him to plead guilty on his trial, and to throw himself on the mercy of the court. This advice he rejected, and, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor swore to his being robhed ; but that it being... | |
| |
Jennings, that several of his friends advised him to plead guilty, and throw himself on the mercy of the court. 
