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and Will scarcely De claimed To have any
just application to ordinary cases. 1t surely
/ Will not be cIaimei, that the object and pur-
pose of the rule Is, to enable ingenious and
eloquent counsel to procure the acquIttal of
/ guilty persons, by Inducing Jurles t. put
mIsclnstructIon upon the law, IN opposition
to the charge of the Court, nor, that the
/ jury are really more petcut Judges Of the
/ law th.u the Co Tt are.
The most which can fairly be cllimed IN
favor of the Tule Is, that IL Is one Of those
J great exceptional rules, intended for the secu-
! rity of the citizen against any impracticable
/ rctiu.ueuts IN ,ue law, or any suppJs-ble or
/ possible tyranny Ut oppression OF the Courts,
and which, because 1t Is an exceptional rule,
/ Will always be likely % be characterized as
/ an ab-urdlty by tine mere advocates 9f logical
symmetry in the law, viii, nevertheless, be
/ sure. in the long run, To constantly gam
ground. and become more and more firmly
/ fixed IN the hearts and sympathIes Of those,
/ with whom liberty and law are almost synon-
/ ymous.
/ Such Il power would D.. less likely % be
wrongly exercised than If kept IN perpetual
/ r'Hll'S'' ''N %. ','7i ''''' ''''e' ''
ih2ul'US' Ue"ll.7 oIl 'lg f'l. u l,io '1ui le
Is ID" 'i-'7 ,Nl'-. '.-l. / 'Gi 80
4''i- '-''.1 ''- - 90
!U7 '.'' V''l- ~ :.
'' a. T. cam. - a.. 4..-.i' 90
was u.>'' '-7 matter 3' i"u5Li.', .i'' ~ az
ID" ,'g !''',. ~ "a go 80 It l.G - -5,.' (ss
that thew have the power. and the right. to
ilJrs 4f the Ilyy nm criminal cases. over the
Ioais NJ the court. and that thev NAV do
This an all criminal cases. if thew choose 10
fake the r--u.nsiail-tv. and in practice it
viii h. t.uot that they will not DO it. except
in extreme cases. And in such cases. it is
nsrbars rr1F.er enough. that thew sI.uld do
# .Iud-,s are li.bl. to their flll share Of
infrmitv and error. and courts IF the last
r.s7r- will sometimes fall mao errors Of so
,rava and serious character. a, ID require
The Modification Of tie common sense in
srinc+, of ts. more ur-ouhi-ri,atad
But we ,.a mo l.i.,.rI 81. where the inter-
i ference of =, Jury IS directly invoked in a
criminal case. @, th. iad-, stating To the
iurv m ri.auu way. that this rule Is not
Intended f4r ordinary criminal cases. that it
/ is matter of avar to the respondent. and
should NOT he acted upon bv the Jury, except
/ up1u the most thorough conviction Of its
necessity and prourietv, that any departure
/ by the Jury, from the law laid down by the
/ court. must be taken solely upon their own
/ responsibility. aud that the safer and better,
/ and fairer wav. in ordinary criminal cases,
/ IS. to take the law from the court, and that
/ they are ALWAYS justified in doing 50.
/ Tl., e. .l,sr ,,,;,,+ IN Ibis caso es-
- -, +.l+;u,,rI- :
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/ I.-,.'l ,,,-,-u+,. H. coIlsd fo-
- ~ -c.ol - of +bo Do
I lo,..'- 1rf+tI;u. tiS-',+i IS bis 80 and tho
.t1II :, a[.,-,oo+;o7 +bare-
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l;9'lI7 -,5s.rI - bo ba5 do7o or
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lllSI'yIl,- i1p.y pI' ''.'9 D. 49,,
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"'uoSssS al ooicuI' .,i". il0 w.
- - LII - ,Iiob
hoFeu '''e ;" ''IS'' 'uou.i1 DL.'eli, -
out not Suio' AHoy NeA' 'l4 ie.' Pc -"
oOth advanced ana met ABOUT nan way
Inns Is certainly not an aVlacA' sUlely oL 'Le
| part oil the prisoner he may nave ''el' en-
ana Prooaoiy was tne remote cdu7s o' 'L'
conhict, but II seems pro9aole e9ous rom rom
all the testimony as 70 Jue mgIg n, ~ Wl'ICI
the encounter hegan' tnat NIcAeeh nllgu'
nave avoided IT, II he hAo CHOSEN
= belhg tnen case CI mutual oguloaD
or connect II does NOT appear very ciealiy
which struck hrSt, oot2 seem U nave oee1 7,, 10
state oi preparation l2I lne encounter Inr
witnesses so describe MchGe9' botn' II may
be iair 10 conclude intended 10 strike Iree'
and disable MS adversary 50 as 70 Fut MIN
out OF the combat or bring hlm 70 terms
The confession OF the respondent attributes
the hrst blow to Mcheen. In all cases OF
mutual combat ven ~ the books II a4es
not seem to be regarded as important 70 tne
character OF the homicide, which did give
the hrst blow. The Pr'0'a fdc'e PreeuD P1loii
IN regard to all sucn encounters upon 49, Ja
terms, ls, that neither lhtenus 70 Ain' ;e
grlevous bodily harm 10 tue o'nei =.
there Is evidence OF murueLou' g1 ,IS, ~" -;
the time OF peglnning 'ne ""i'y' ''e i0-D'
eide Will De muraer'
!.
s. bGt IN 'liis par u 'lo .a'o IN "" Jouo ~, ao
we Salu' hy oI. VI '"r a0cotns az ~