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Rex v. Wemms: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston
From: Adams Papers | Legal Papers of John Adams | Volume 3 | R. Criminal Law, continued: The Boston Massacre Trials | Rex v. Wemms: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston
No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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1 | UNKNOWN | Arraignment, Impaneling, Crown’s Opening and Evidence … | ≈1770-09-07 | On Saturday i.e. Tuesday , the 27th November, 1770, the Court being met, the prisoners were... | |
2 | UNKNOWN | Adjournment: 27–28 November 1770 | ≈1770-11-27 | N.B . The Court being unable to go through this trial in one day, the King’s Attorney and the... | |
3 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence: 27 November 1770 | 1770-11-27 | James Dodge . . . seemed to come from close before them, i.e. I took it, the snow was flung on... | |
4 | UNKNOWN | Adjournment: 28–29 November 1770 | ≈1770-11-28 | SIX o’clock, p.m. the Court adjourned to Thursday morning 29 November Nine o’clock. Thursday... | |
5 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence, Continued: 28 … | 1770-11-28 | James Brewer . To the best of my Remembrance I saw Kilroy . I came up r oyal exchange Lane, and... | |
6 | Adams, John | Adams’ Digest of Evidence: 29 November–1 December 1770 | ≈1770-11-29 | James Crawford. Went home to Bulls Wharf at dark about 6 O Clock. Met Numbers of People, going... | |
7 | UNKNOWN | Adjournment: 29–30 November 1770 | ≈1770-11-29 | FIVE o’clock p.m. the Court adjourned till next morning, Friday, 30 November nine o’clock.... | |
8 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence, Concluded, and of … | 1770-11-29 | Jos. Crosbey . Kilroys Bayonett appeared to be covered with Blood 5 or 6 Inches, next day . James... | |
9 | Quincy, Samuel | Samuel Quincy’s Argument for the Crown: 29 November … | 1770-11-29 | May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury . Having gone through the evidence on... | |
10 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Josiah Quincy’s Opening for the … | 1770-11-29 | Josa. Quincy. 3 main Divisions, under the last there will be many Sub divisions. 1st. whether any... | |
11 | Quincy, Josiah Jr. | Josiah Quincy’s Opening for the Defense: 29 November … | 1770-11-29 | May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury. The prisoners at the bar stand... | |
12 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Defense Evidence: 29 November 1770 | 1770-11-29 | James Crawford. At dark that night, I went home and was not out till next morning. I met Numbers... | |
13 | UNKNOWN | Transcript of Remaining Defense Evidence: 30 November–1 … | ≈1770-11-30 | On the evening of the 5th of March I was at my lodgings, I heard a noise, and went out towards... | |
14 | Adams, John | Adams’ Minutes of Defense Evidence, Continued: 30 … | 1770-11-30 | Dr. Richard Hyrons. About 7 o Clock. Saw several soldiers at my own door a little after 8,... | |
15 | Adams, John | Adams’ Argument for the Defense: 3–4 December 1770 | ≈1770-12-03 | May it please your Honours and you Gentlemen of the Jury, I am for the prisoners at the bar, and... | |
16 | Quincy, Josiah Jr. | Josiah Quincy’s Argument for the Defense: 3 December … | 1770-12-03 | Monday 3 December , NINE o’ Clock, the Court met according to adjournment, and proceeded. May... | |
17 | Paine, Robert Treat | Paine’s Argument for the Crown: 4–5 December 1770 | ≈1770-12-04 | May it please &c. It now remains to close this Cause on the part of the Crown, a cause, which... | |
18 | UNKNOWN | Adjournment: 4–5 December 1770 | ≈1770-12-04 | TUESDAY 4 December , half past FIVE o’Clock, p.m. (Mr. Paine not having gone through his... | |
19 | Trowbridge, Edmund | Trowbridge’s and Oliver’s Charges to the Jury: 5 … | 1770-12-05 | Gentlemen of the Jury, William Wemms, James Hartegan, William McCauley, Hugh White, Matthew... | |
20 | Paine, Robert Treat | Paine’s Minutes of Cushing’s and Lynde’s Charges to the … | 1770-12-05 | Judge Cushing . The longest Tryal I have ever known. The Party in K ing S treet had a right to... | |
21 | Lynde, Benjamin | Lynde’s Charge to the Jury: 5 December 1770 | 1770-12-05 | If therefore on the whole of the evidence offered, you should be of the mind that this meeting of... | |
22 | UNKNOWN | Verdicts: 5 December 1770 | 1770-12-05 | After the Court had summed up the Cause, the Jury withdrew for about two hours and an half, and... |