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IN AN INDICTMENT FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

No. 11.

Manslaughter in the first degree.

Was engaged in the perpetration of the following misdemeanor: [stating it, as in an indictment therefor.]

And the said A. B. while engaged in the perpetration of such misdemeanor, without a design to effect death, by his act, [or procurement, or culpable negligence,] killed C. D., by [striking him with a club or by other means to be stated as in No. 2.]

No. 12.

or,

Deliberately assisted one C. D. in the commission of self murder, which crime the said C. D. then and there committed, by hanging himself by the neck until he was dead, [or as the case may be.]

No. 13.

Manslaughter in the second degree.

Killed C. D. in the heat of passion, but in a cruel and nnusual manner, and not under such circumstances as to constitute excusable or justifiable homicide, by striking him with a club, (or stating the means according to the fact.]

No. 14.

Manslaughter in the third degree.

Unnecessarily killed one C. D. by striking him with a club, [or stating the means according to the fact,] while

resisting an attempt by the said C. D. to commit an assault and battery upon him, [describing the offence or unlawful act attempted according to the fact.]

от,

No. 15

Was the owner of a bull, [or other mischievous animal, describing it,] and knowing its propensities, wilfully suffered such bull to run at large, [or kept it without ordinary care,] and the said bull, while so at large, [or not confined,] killed one C. D., who took all the precautions which the circumstance would permit to avoid such bull.

or,

No. 16.

Was managing a steamboat called the

for gain, and wilfully [or negligently] received on board: so many passengers [or such a quantity of lading] that said boat sunk [or was overset,] whereby C. D., who was on the said boat, was drowned, [or otherwise killed, according to the fact.]

IN AN INDICTMENT FOR RAPE.

No. 17.

Forcibly ravished E. F., a woman of the age of ten years or upwards.

or, No. 18.

Carnally and unlawfully knew G. H., a female child under the age of ten years.

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IN AN INDICTMENT FOR ROBBERY.

No. 19.

Roqbery in the First Degree.

Feloniously took a gold watch [or as the case may be,] the property of C. D., from his person and against his will, by violence to his person, or by putting him in fear of some immediate injury to his person.]

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No. 20.

Feloniously took a gold watch, [or as the case may be,] the property of C. D., in his presence and against his will, by violence to his person, or by putting him in fear of some immediate injury to his person.]

No. 21.

Robbery in the Second Degree.

Feloniously took a gold watch, [or as the case may be,] the property of C. D., in his presence [or from his person,] which was delivered [or suffered to be taken through fear of some injury to his person] or property, or to the person of a relative or member of his family, threatened to be inflicted at a different time, which fear was produced by the threats of the said A. B.

IN AN INDICTMENT FOR GRAND LARCENY.

No. 22.

Feloniously took and carried away a gold watch, [or as the case may be,] the personal property of C. D., [or of a person whose name is unknown to the grand jury,] of the value of more than twenty-five dollars.

No. 23.

or,

Feloniously took and carried away in a dwellinghouse, [or ship, or vessel.] a gold watch, [or as the case may be,] the personal property, &c., as in No. 22, to the

end.

No. 24.

or,

Feloniously took and carried away, in the night time, from the person of C. D., a gold watch, [or as the case may be,] the personal property of the said C. D., [or of a person whose name is unknown so the grand jury,] of the value of more than twenty-five dollars.

IN AN INDICTMENT FOR PETIT LARCENY.

No. 25.

Stole, took and carried away a silver watch, [or as the case may be,] the personal property of C. D., [or of some person unknown to the grand jury,] of the value of twenty-five dollars or under.

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IN AN INDICTMENT FOR BURGLARY.

No. 26.

Burglary in the First Degree.

Broke into and entered in the night time, the dwelling-house of C. D., in which there was at the time a human being, namely, the said C. D., or whose name is unknown to the grand jury,] with intent to commit larceny, [or any other public offence, describing it generally] therein, by forcibly bursting or breaking the wall or an outer door, or a window, or a shutter of a window of such house, [or as the case may be.]

No. 27.

or,

Broke into and entered, in the night time, the dwelling house of C. D., in which there was at the time a human being, namely the said C. D, [or, whose name is unknown to the grand jury,] with intent to commit larceny, [or any other public offence, describing it generally,] therein, by unlocking an outer door by means of false keys, [or by picking the lock of an outer door.]

No. 28.

Burglary in the Second Degree.

Broke into and entered, in the day time, the dwelling house &c., [as in Nos. 26 and 27, to the end.]

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