Trial of Captain Porteous
Trial of Captain Porteous
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Advocate.
wherefore, so far as the forms of the Court will allow, the prosecutor makes no opposition to the indulging the pannel to bring what legal evidence he can, for the information of the jury.
It is far from being the interest of the Crown, or of the public, that an innocent man should suffer ; but it is greatly the interest of both, that a fair and strict inquiry be made where the guilt lies, when a massacre so cruel and so dangerous happens, to the end that, if the officer, who has powe...r put in his hand, for the preservation of the peace, and for the pro- tection of the people, should, from any unjust motive whatever, make use of that power in breach of the laws, to the destruction of the people, he may be made an example to restrain others in the same circumstances, from the like monstrous and dangerous abuses in time coming.
In respect whereof, &c, Sic subscribitur, Dun. Forbes.
M 161 Captain Porteous.
July 13, 1736. INFORMATION FOR John Porteous, late Captain-Lieutenant of the City Guard of Edinburgh, AGAINST His Majesty's Advocate.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Advocate.
wherefore, so far as the forms of the Court will allow, the prosecutor makes no opposition to the indulging the pannel to bring what legal evidence he can, for the information of the jury.
It is far from being the interest of the Crown, or of the public, that an innocent man should suffer ; but it is greatly the interest of both, that a fair and strict inquiry be made where the guilt lies, when a massacre so cruel and so dangerous happens, to the end that, if the officer, who has powe...r put in his hand, for the preservation of the peace, and for the pro- tection of the people, should, from any unjust motive whatever, make use of that power in breach of the laws, to the destruction of the people, he may be made an example to restrain others in the same circumstances, from the like monstrous and dangerous abuses in time coming.
In respect whereof, &c, Sic subscribitur, Dun. Forbes.
M 161 Captain Porteous.
July 13, 1736. INFORMATION FOR John Porteous, late Captain-Lieutenant of the City Guard of Edinburgh, AGAINST His Majesty's Advocate.
What to read after Trial of Captain Porteous?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by John Porteous to read onlineMoreLess
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