Question

what does it mean when it says " the prisoner is the officer"
"I was present at the firing. I heard one of the Guns rattle. I turned about and lookd and heard the officer who stood on the right in a line with the Soldiers give the word fire twice. I lookd the Officer in the face when he gave the word and saw his mouth. He had on a red Coat, yellow Jacket and Silver laced hat, no trimming on his Coat. The Prisoner is the Officer I mean. I saw his face plain, the moon shone on it. I am sure of the man though I have not seen him since before yesterday when he came into Court with others. I knew

Answer 1

This would probably depend on context. Where is this from?

Answer 2

its about the boston massacare, i am suppos to pretend im the jury and i am supposed to decide wether the soldiers of the boston massacre are guilty or not

Answer 3

my lesson gives me 4 evidences to base my verdict on and this is one of them

Answer 4

@exitfreshly

Answer 5

I think what it's saying is that the 'officer', a man who is standing in line with the soldiers (a place usually reserved for a member of the party executing a prisoner) was instead the 'prisoner' and the executee.

Answer 6

so its saying thhat the prisoner was in the place of the officer?

Answer 7

No, it is saying that the officer WAS a 'prisoner' and was executed as if he were a prisoner.

Answer 8

tbh i dont get it, its all so confusing