...290, where his Lordship says, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead," and he mentioned a remarkable case which had happened before MR. JUSTICE GOULD. The case was this....

...readers. ' I would never (says Sir Matthew Hale) convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body...uncle, (who was also her heir at law,) was overheard to iay, ' Good uncle, do not kill me !' Very soon afterwards, the child disappeared; and the uncle, being...

...and he observes upon them, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases" which he relates, where the prisoner in each was found guilty and executed, arid the person charged...

...2DO. Where Lord Hale said, " I would never convict any person of murder or nuaalauglUer, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found, for the sake of two cases ; one mentioned in my Lord Coke's PC Ml, 1>. 232, a II a, ,i/,i. .:•,,:•...

...East. 312, 315. (<) By Buller, J., in Berrymaji t. Wise, 4 TR 366. murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead.(w) SECTION II. The best possible Evidence must be produced. It is a general rule that you must...

...these. " I would never "convict any person of murder or manslaughter unless the fact were proved to b« "done or at least the body found dead, for the sake of two cases, one mentioned by "my Lord Coke which was a Warwickshire case." Gentlemen, I will trespass on yonr time...

...1312. Sir Matthew Hale says, "I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least the body found." Starlie, vol. ip 33. If a bodv be thrown overboard, it may not be found. 330 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th....

...of these goods." And again, " I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or at least, the body found dead." 2 Hale, 290. So it is said by Sir William Blackslonc, 4 Comm. 359. that all presumptive evidence of...

...observes the eminent lawyer last quoted, " convict any person of murder, or manslaughter, unless the fact •were proved to be done, or at least the body found dead." Burnet, one of the greatest of our Scold) criminal law authorities, lays it down as " a leading and...

...was committed of those goods. I would never convict any person of murder or manslaughter, unless the fact were proved to be done, or, at least, the body found dead :"(¿>) and Mr. Starkie states it to be an established rule, that, upon charges of homicide, the accused...