United States v. Winn
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Indictment against the defendant [John D. Winn], master of the ship Eliza, for having from malice, hatred and revenge, and without justifiable cause, on the high seas, beaten and imprisoned one John B. Bassett, one of the crew of the same ship, against the statute of March 3, 1835 (chapter 40, § 5). Plea, not guilty.- At the trial, the facts established a very aggravated imprisonment of John B. Bassett, who was chief officer of the Ship Eliza (of which the defendant was…
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Indictment against the defendant [John D. Winn], master of the ship Eliza, for having from malice, hatred and revenge, and without justifiable cause, on the high seas, beaten and imprisoned one John B. Bassett, one of the crew of the same ship, against the statute of March 3, 1835 (chapter 40, § 5). Plea, not guilty.- At the trial, the facts established a very aggravated imprisonment of John B. Bassett, who was chief officer of the Ship Eliza (of which the defendant was master), at two different times, one by confinement to his state-room for five or six weeks, and another for three months,…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
The words of the third section of the statute of 1835 (chapter 40) are as follows:—“That if any master or other officer of any American ship or vessel on the high seas, or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, shall, from malice, hatred, or revenge, and without justifiable cause, beat, wound, or imprison any one or more of the crew of such ship or vessel, or withhold from them suitable food and nourishment, or inflict upon them, any cruel or unusual punishment, every such person so offending. shall, on conviction…
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