CHAP. XIV. INDICTMENTS FOR OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSONS OF INDIVIDUALS. FOR HOMICIDE AND MURDER AGAINST PRINCIPALS. Preliminary Notes. the offence, 723 modes of prosecution, 732 the indictment, 733 finding of grand jury, 738 the evidence, 738 the verdict, 739 sentence and punishment, 740 FOR HOMICIDE AND MURDER against AIDERS and ACCES SARIES. Preliminary notes. PETIT TREASON. offence, 742 indictment, 743 evidence, 744 sentence, 744 FOR MURDER ON THE STATUTE OF STABBING, 1 Jac. 1 c. 8. by shooting with pistol in belly, of which party immediately died, 752 by shooting with pistol where party died immediately-another form, 753 against several, one as principal, in first degree, and others as aiders and abettors for shooting on shore person who died within admiralty jurisdiction, 753 against principals in first and in second degree, and accessary before act for murder by shooting with pistol where murder was committed in one county and accessary procured in another, 755 for murder by shooting-against two; one as principal in first degree, and other as being present aiding and assisting, 756 By stabbing and cutting, 756 at common law for murder by stabbing with sword in belly, 756 by stabbing with knife, 757 by cutting throat, when deceased was taken to London hospital from parish where blow was given and there died, 757 by throwing knife, 758 By striking and beating, &c. by casting stone, 758 at admiralty sessions, by striking with piece of wood, 759 by throwing overboard and drowning, 759 in court of admiralty-by striking with bucket, 759 by striking with pair of bellows, 760 against principals in first and second degree for murder by striking with poker, 761 for striking wife with poker, 761 by beating with fists, and kicking on ground, 761 against principal in second degree by beating with stick on temple, party who actually gave blow being unknown, 762 by striking with stick, choaking, squeezing, and pressing, &c. against principals in first and second degree, 763 for striking, 763 for squeezing, 763 by blows and squeezing, 764 by beating with hands about head and temples, 764 by strangling and afterwards throwing into river, 765 by strangling with rope against principal, in first and second degree, 766 for strangling with handkerchief with aid of person unknown, 766 for murder of bastard child, 767 by folding in cloth, 767 for throwing child into privy, whereby it was smothered, 767 for killing by strangling, 768 against married woman for murder of her own male child by strangling it, 768 for murder of a female child, 768 for murder of her own infant child by strangling it, 769 for murder of her own infant male child by hiding and starving it, 769 for murder of her own female child by hiding and starving it, 769 for murder of her own infant child by hiding and starving it, 769 by forcing to drink spirits to excess, 770 by forcing sick person into street, 771 against warden of Fleet and his deputy for murder, by confining prisoner in unwholesome room, 771 By poisoning, cruel treatment, &c. against woman for murder of her father by intermixing arsenic. with tea and water-gruel, of which he drank at several times, 772 for secretly conveying poison to deceased, 774 for murder, by placing poison so as to be mistaken for medicine, laying offence in two counts, 775 by sending poison, 776 for murder of apprentice, where death was caused by starving, 777 by confining apprentice and starving him to death, 777 INDICTMENTS FOR PETIT TREASON. for petit treason, where servant strangled master, 773 against servant for murder and petty treason, in one count, 779 for petty treason against woman for poisoning her husband, 779 for petty treason against wife by killing her husband with pin of window-shutter, 780 for murder and petty treason by shooting, viz. against person who shot for murder, and against widow of deceased, who aided and assisted, for petty treason, 781 INDICTMENTS FOR MURDER ON STATUTE OF STABBING, 1 Jac. 1. c. 8. on 1 Jac. 1. c. 8. for stabbing. 782 for abetting, 782 INDICTMENTS FOR MANSLAUGHTER. against driver of cart for manslaughter, 783 INDICTMENTS FOR MAYHEM. Preliminary notes. offence at common law, 784 offence on statutes, 784 indictment, 786 INDICTMENT FOR SLITTING NOSE ON COVENTRY ACT. on Coventry act, 22 and 23 Car. 2. c. 1. for felony by slittin nose, and against aider and abettor, 787 INDICTMENT FOR MALICIOUSLY CUTTING, SHOOTING AT, &c. on 43 Geo. III. for maliciously cutting prosecutor, 788 for maliciously shooting at and cutting, under 43 Geo. III. 789 for shooting at prosecutor in dwelling house, viz. against person who shot, and two others for aiding and abetting, on 9 Geo. I. c. 22. 791 first count, stating assault by all parties; that J. S. shot, and two others aided, &c. in dwelling-house, 791 third count, stating that all parties shot at prosecutor in dwellinghouse, 793 fourth, stating that J. S. shot at prosecutor in dwelling-house, and that two others aided, &c. 793 for shooting at prosecutor with pistol, laying offence in two counts on 9 Geo. I. c. 22. 793 first count, for shooting with loaded pistol, 793 second, for shooting without stating pistol to be charged, 794 for maliciously shooting in public street, 794 on 43 Geo. III. c. 58. s. 1. for shooting at prosecutor, 794 against three persons for assault and cutting, &c. with intent to murder, and against fourth for counselling, procuring, &c. 795 on 43 Geo. III. c. 58. s. 1. for levelling gun at prosecutor, 795 FOR ATTEMPTS TO MURDER BY POISON, 796 against servant for putting corrosive mercury sublimate into teakettle with intent to poison her master, 796 for putting white arsenic into brandy and giving it to person to drink, 796 for felony in attempt to poison, on 43 Geo. III. 797 INDICTMENTS ABORTION. FOR GIVING DRUGS, &c. To PRODUCE for administering savin to woman quick with child with intent to procure abortion, on 43 Geo. III. 797 on 43 Geo. III. for administering savin to woman not quick with child with intent to procure miscarriage, 797 on 43 Geo. III. for administering savin to procure abortion to woman before quickening, 798 at common law for assault, and administering, &c. to cause miscarriage, 798 FOR ROBBERY. Preliminary notes. offence, 802 Precedents of indictments and informations. for robbery, 806 for robbery on highway, and stealing book, money, and bill, 806 for assault with intent to rob by menaces, &c. &c. 807 INDICTMENTS FOR ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH. for making assault on single woman with intent to ravish, 816 INDICTMENTS FOR FORCIBLE ABDUCTION OF WOMEN. for felony in taking woman having substance, and against her INDICTMENTS FOR ASSAULTS, &c. AT COMMON LAW for common assault, 821 second count for another assault, 821 for throwing on floor and kicking, 821 for beating out eye, 822 for like and tearing hair off prosecutor's head by roots, 822 |