United States v. Haskell
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
This was an indictment [against Joseph 'Haskell and Charles Francois] containing four counts: First, for making a revolt; .second, for piratically and feloniously running away with the vessel and goods, to the .value of $50; third, for laying violent hands on the.captain to hinder his fighting in' de-fence of his vessel; and fourth, yielding up the vessel to a pirate.
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This was an indictment [against Joseph 'Haskell and Charles Francois] containing four counts: First, for making a revolt; .second, for piratically and feloniously running away with the vessel and goods, to the .value of $50; third, for laying violent hands on the.captain to hinder his fighting in' de-fence of his vessel; and fourth, yielding up the vessel to a pirate. The material facts in the. case were as follows; The Tatler, Nathaniel Garland, master, sailed from Baltimore on the 14th of March last, with a cargo to the value of about $5000, besides about $1600 in specie, and a crew…
1Opinion of the CourtWashington, Circuit Justice
The first, and the most important question which arises upon these pleadings is, is the subject matter of this plea properly pleadable in bar of a second trial of the prisoners? The importance of this point arises from the following considerations: The plea avoids stating the recorded reasons of the court for discharging the jury, and places the discharge on the single ground that the jury declared they could not agree. The district attorney had no other course to pursue, in order to bring the true case before the court, but to reply to the fact of the insanity, or the recorded reasons of the…
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