 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 894 lehte
...water where the body was very recently found. The appellee upon being called upon to plead, plended " not guilty ; and I am ready to defend the same by my body:" and thereupon taking his glove off, he threw it upon the floor of the court. The appellant afterwards delivered in a counterplea,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 730 lehte
...brought into the Court of King's Bench yesterday morning, the defendant pleaded " Not guilty," adding, " And I am ready to defend the same by my body ¡" and throwing down, at the same time, one of a pair of new gloves he had on his hands, according to the... | |
 | 1821 - 726 lehte
...brought into the Court of King's Bench yesterday morning, the defendant pleaded " Not guilty," adding, " And I am ready to defend the same by my body ;" and throwing down, at the same time, one of a pair of new gloves he had on his hands, according to the... | |
 | Charles Petersdorff - 1829 - 564 lehte
...a pit of water, where the body was found. The appellee, upon being called upon to plead, pleaded " Not guilty, and I am ready to defend the same by my body;" and thereupon taking his glove off, he threw it upon the floor of (he court. The appellant afterwards delivered in a counter-plea,... | |
 | 1830 - 430 lehte
...on whom the law devolved that extraordinary right. Thornton being put to answer the appeal, pleaded as follows : ' Not guilty ; and I am ready to defend the same by my body ; and thereupon taking his glove off, he threw it upon the floor of the court.' Ashford replied that Thornton ought not to... | |
 | 1830 - 418 lehte
...on whom the law devolved that extraordinary right. Thornton being put to answer the appeal, pleaded as follows : ' Not guilty ; and I am ready to defend the same by my body ; and thereupon taking his glove off, he threw it upon the floor of the court.' Ashford replied that Thornton ought not to... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1835 - 484 lehte
...on whom the law devolved that extraordinary right. Thornton being put to answer the appeal, pleaded as follows: " Not guilty; and I am ready to defend the same by my body;" and thereupon taking his glove off, he threw it upon the floor of the court. Ashford replied that Thornton ought not to... | |
 | 1845 - 620 lehte
...Westminster Hall. Abraham Thornton, on appeal against him for murder, when brought into court, pleaded as follows: "Not guilty, and I am ready to defend the same by my body ;" and, thereupon taking off his glove, he threw it upon the floor of the court. The appellant, not choosing to submit to this trial,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1845 - 108 lehte
...King's Bench. Abraham Thornton, in an appeal against him for murder, when brought into Court, pleaded as follows ; " Not guilty, and I am ready to defend the same by my body ;" and thereupon taking offhis glove, he threw it upon the floor of the Court. The appellant did not choose to submit to this... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 lehte
...Westminster Hall. Abraham Thornton, on appeal against him for murder, when brought into court, pleaded as follows ; " Not Guilty, and I am ready to defend the same by my body ;" and thereupon taking off his glove, he threw it upon the floor of the court. The appellant did not choose to submit to this... | |
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Not Guilty, and I am ready to defend the same by my body ;" and thereupon taking off his glove, he threw it upon the floor of the court. The appellant did not choose to submit to this trial, and abandoned his proceedings. 
