The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 76Archibald Constable and Company, 1814 - English literature |
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Page 71
... pannel guilty , in consequence of his con- fession . The Lord Advocate restricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment , and , after a few words from Mr Graham , Counsel for the pannel , in mitigation of punishment , the Court ...
... pannel guilty , in consequence of his con- fession . The Lord Advocate restricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment , and , after a few words from Mr Graham , Counsel for the pannel , in mitigation of punishment , the Court ...
Page 145
... Pannel slept with a- nother person all the time she lodged in wit- ness's house ; prisoner went frequently out , but always staid for a short time only ; did not suspect her being with child . To a question from the Court - when witness ...
... Pannel slept with a- nother person all the time she lodged in wit- ness's house ; prisoner went frequently out , but always staid for a short time only ; did not suspect her being with child . To a question from the Court - when witness ...
Page 146
... pannel then rose , and proposed to call in Mr Gardner , a surgeon and apothecary , who had examined the body of the child ; but the Court sugges- ted that his testimony could be of little ser- vice to the prisoner , and the Counsel for ...
... pannel then rose , and proposed to call in Mr Gardner , a surgeon and apothecary , who had examined the body of the child ; but the Court sugges- ted that his testimony could be of little ser- vice to the prisoner , and the Counsel for ...
Page 147
... pannel , and the Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evidence . The Jury , having returned a verdict of Not Proven , the pri- soner was assoilzied from the bar . Counsel for the Crown , Mr Solicitor - Gen- eral , and H. Home Drummond ...
... pannel , and the Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evidence . The Jury , having returned a verdict of Not Proven , the pri- soner was assoilzied from the bar . Counsel for the Crown , Mr Solicitor - Gen- eral , and H. Home Drummond ...
Page 148
... pannel , who gave him a good character . After the examination of witnesses was finished , the Lord Advocate addressed the Jury for the Crown , and Mr Henry Cock- burn forthe prisoner . The Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evidence ...
... pannel , who gave him a good character . After the examination of witnesses was finished , the Lord Advocate addressed the Jury for the Crown , and Mr Henry Cock- burn forthe prisoner . The Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evidence ...
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