tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6650488037885929518..comments2024-03-21T21:53:01.837-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Violence Beyond King Street on the Fifth of MarchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-30629892113280842182020-12-01T16:12:17.047-05:002020-12-01T16:12:17.047-05:00It is surprising John Adams agreed to allow this u...It is surprising John Adams agreed to allow this usually inadmissible testimony. As you point out, he was opposed to introducing quid pro quo testimony implicating the town at large. I suspect some sort of accord was reached with Sam Adams, though how explicit it was no one knows, that the Sons of Liberty would behave themselves during the trials of the soldiers, provided the town was not generally implicated by defense counsel. Though Sam Adams grumbled about the out-of-town jurors and other matters (sending notes to Paine whining about this and that) none of the bully boy tactics employed during Richardson’s trial occurred. The gallery was on its best behavior.David Churchill Barrownoreply@blogger.com