United States v. Jones
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
The prisoner [John H. Jones] was indicted for feloniously and piratically entering a certain Portuguese brig (by name,) and assaulting the captain, &c., putting them in bodily fear, and feloniously, &c., stealing, &c., out of said brig, and from the possession of said captain and mariners, certain enumerated articles.
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The prisoner [John H. Jones] was indicted for feloniously and piratically entering a certain Portuguese brig (by name,) and assaulting the captain, &c., putting them in bodily fear, and feloniously, &c., stealing, &c., out of said brig, and from the possession of said captain and mariners, certain enumerated articles. It appeared in evidence, on the part of the prosecution, that the defendant was the first lieutenant of a privateer schooner, called the Revenge, William Butler master, duly commissioned by the president of the United States, on the 12th of October, 1812. It was proved by the…
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Justice.
The usual evidence of property in a vessel is, the registry and bill of sale, if there be such papers; and of the cargo, the invoice, bill of lading, bill of sales, &e. But this is not the only evidence, nor is it always the best. It does not appear, that there was any registry or bill of sale of this vessel; and al-. though there were invoices, and a bill of lading of the cargo, yet, other evidence of property may be given; such as acts of ownership and the like. The Portuguese captain proves, that this vessel and cargo belonged to a Portuguese subject, who put…
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