United States v. Moses
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
The prisoner [Reuben Moses] was tried upon five indictments, three of which were for counterfeiting the notes of the bank of the United States, of different denominations, and the other two for having in his possession bank notes of different denominations, engraved and printed after the similitude of notes issued by the said bank, with intent to use them in forging the notes of the said bank.
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The prisoner [Reuben Moses] was tried upon five indictments, three of which were for counterfeiting the notes of the bank of the United States, of different denominations, and the other two for having in his possession bank notes of different denominations, engraved and printed after the similitude of notes issued by the said bank, with intent to use them in forging the notes of the said bank. Upon the trial of these indictments, the following points of evidence were ruled by the court: That the officer who apprehended the prisoner is not bound to disclose the name of the person from whom he…
1Opinion of the CourtWashington, Circuit Justice
(charging jury). The crimes charged against the prisoner in the indictments, on which the jury have to decide, are: (1) The counterfeiting of certain bank notes of various denominations, purporting to be notes of the bank of the United States. (2) Having in his possession certain blank notes, engraved and printed after the similitude of the notes issued by that corporation, with intent to use them in counterfeiting notes issued by that corporation.
That the prisoner did counterfeit the notes under the first head, with intent to defraud the bank of the United States, or some other corporation…
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