rose-colored specs...

[David Morris]

Thank you from me.

>From: JBFRAME at aol.com
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: rose-colored specs...
>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:14:25 EDT
>
>In light of some of the more "moderate" comments about the late occurances 
>in
>Genoa, it might be useful to go back a bit in time, to 1770. ...
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>http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/zagarri/hist499/Adams.htm
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>The Boston Massacre
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>Legal Papers of John Adams, No. 64. Rex v. Wemms, pp. 260-270
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> > >> Tuesday, NINE o'Clock, the Court met according to adjournment, and 
>Mr.
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>        May it please your Honours, and you Gentlemen of the Jury,
> > >>
> >>  I yesterday afternoon produced from the best authorities, those rules 
>of
> >> law which must govern all cases of homicide, particularly that which is
> >> now before you; it now remains to consider the evidence, and see 
>whether
> >> any thing has occurred, that may be compared to the rules read to you; 
>and
> >> I will not trouble myself nor you with laboured endeavours to be
> >> methodical, I shall endeavour to make some few observations, on the
> >> testimonies of the witnesses, such as will place the facts in a true 
>point
> >> of light, with as much brevity as possible; but I suppose it would take 
>me
> >> four hours to read to you, (if I did nothing else but read) the minutes 
>of
> >> evidence that I have taken in this trial. In the first place the 
>Gentleman
> >> who opened this cause, has stated to you, with candour and precision, 
>the
> >> evidence of the identity of the persons.
> >> The witnesses are confident that they know the prisoners at the barr, 
>and
> >> that they were present that night, and of the party; however, it is
> >> apparent, that witnesses are liable to make mistakes, by a single 
>example
> >> before you. Mr. Bass, who is a very honest man, and of good character,
> >> swears positively that the tall man, Warren, stood on the right that
> >> night, and was the first that fired; and I am sure you are satisfied by
> >> this time, by many circumstances, that he is totally mistaken in this
> >> matter; this you will consider at your leisure. The witnesses in 
>general
> >> did not know the faces of these persons before; very few of them knew 
>the
> >> names of them before, they only took notice of their faces that night. 
>How
> >> much certainty there is in this evidence, I leave you to determine. ...
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