1Adjournment: 4–5 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
TUESDAY 4 December , half past FIVE o’Clock, p.m. (Mr. Paine not having gone through his...
2Adjournment: 27–28 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
N.B . The Court being unable to go through this trial in one day, the King’s Attorney and the...
3Adjournment: 28–29 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
SIX o’clock, p.m. the Court adjourned to Thursday morning 29 November Nine o’clock. Thursday...
4Adjournment: 29–30 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
FIVE o’clock p.m. the Court adjourned till next morning, Friday, 30 November nine o’clock....
Josa. Quincy. 3 main Divisions, under the last there will be many Sub divisions. 1st. whether any...
Judge Cushing . The longest Tryal I have ever known. The Party in K ing S treet had a right to...
7Verdicts: 5 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
After the Court had summed up the Cause, the Jury withdrew for about two hours and an half, and...
8Lynde’s Charge to the Jury: 5 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
If therefore on the whole of the evidence offered, you should be of the mind that this meeting of...
9Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence: 27 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
James Dodge . . . seemed to come from close before them, i.e. I took it, the snow was flung on...
10Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence, Concluded, and of Samuel Quincy’s Argument for the Crown: 29 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
Jos. Crosbey . Kilroys Bayonett appeared to be covered with Blood 5 or 6 Inches, next day . James...
11Adams’ Minutes of Defense Evidence: 29 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
James Crawford. At dark that night, I went home and was not out till next morning. I met Numbers...
12Adams’ Minutes of Defense Evidence, Continued: 30 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
Dr. Richard Hyrons. About 7 o Clock. Saw several soldiers at my own door a little after 8,...
13Adams’ Digest of Evidence: 29 November–1 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
James Crawford. Went home to Bulls Wharf at dark about 6 O Clock. Met Numbers of People, going...
14Arraignment, Impaneling, Crown’s Opening and Evidence: 7 September, 27 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
On Saturday i.e. Tuesday , the 27th November, 1770, the Court being met, the prisoners were...
15Samuel Quincy’s Argument for the Crown: 29 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury . Having gone through the evidence on...
16Josiah Quincy’s Opening for the Defense: 29 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury. The prisoners at the bar stand...
17Josiah Quincy’s Argument for the Defense: 3 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
Monday 3 December , NINE o’ Clock, the Court met according to adjournment, and proceeded. May...
18Paine’s Argument for the Crown: 4–5 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
May it please &c. It now remains to close this Cause on the part of the Crown, a cause, which...
19Trowbridge’s and Oliver’s Charges to the Jury: 5 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
Gentlemen of the Jury, William Wemms, James Hartegan, William McCauley, Hugh White, Matthew...
20Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence, Continued: 28 November 1770 (Adams Papers)
James Brewer . To the best of my Remembrance I saw Kilroy . I came up r oyal exchange Lane, and...
21Adams’ Argument for the Defense: 3–4 December 1770 (Adams Papers)
May it please your Honours and you Gentlemen of the Jury, I am for the prisoners at the bar, and...
On the evening of the 5th of March I was at my lodgings, I heard a noise, and went out towards...