Benson v. Henkel
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. This was an appeal from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus, and remanding appellant to the custody of the marshal to await the action of the District Judge. . On December 31, 1903, an indictment was found by the grand jury of the District of Columbia, charging appellant with a violation of Rev. Stat. sec. 5451, in bribing an officer, of the United States to do an act in…
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. This was an appeal from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus, and remanding appellant to the custody of the marshal to await the action of the District Judge. . On December 31, 1903, an indictment was found by the grand jury of the District of Columbia, charging appellant with a violation of Rev. Stat. sec. 5451, in bribing an officer, of the United States to do an act in violation of-his official duty. Appellant was arrested in the Southern District of New York, upon a warrant issued by a United…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
But three questions are raised by the arguments and briefs of counsel in this case:. 1. That the indictment charges no crime against the United States.
2. That the District of Columbia is not a District of the United States within the meaning of Rev. Stat. sec. 1014, authorizing the removal of accused persons from one District. to another.
3. That the crime was committed in California, and is only triable there.
*9The indictment is founded upon Rev. Stat. sec. 5451, which enacts that “Every person who promises, offers, or gives . . . any money or other thing of value . '. . to any officer of the…
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