Commonwealth v. Myers

The prisoner was indicted at the Circuit Court, held for Norfolk county, in October, 1811, for the wilful and malicious murder of Richard JBowden.

Being arraigned, the prisoner filed three pleas, which are as follow.

“1st Plea. And the said Samuel Myers in his proper person comes, and defends the force, felony, and murder, &c., and whatever else he ought to defend, and for plea saith, that he the said Samuel Myers ought not now to be charged with the murder aforesaid of the said Richard Bowden aforesaid mentioned in the indictment aforesaid, because he saith that the borough of Norfolk is a…