United States v. Peters
Supreme Court of the United States
AT the last term Gideon Oltiistead, in behalf of himself and Artimus White, Aquilla Rumsdale, and David Clark, moved the court for a mandamus* to be directed to the honourable Richard Peters, judge of 'the district court of the' United -States for the Pennsylvania district, commanding him to order and direct an attachment or other proper process to issue to enforce obedience to the sentence of the said district court in a civil cause of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction,…
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AT the last term Gideon Oltiistead, in behalf of himself and Artimus White, Aquilla Rumsdale, and David Clark, moved the court for a mandamus* to be directed to the honourable Richard Peters, judge of 'the district court of the' United -States for the Pennsylvania district, commanding him to order and direct an attachment or other proper process to issue to enforce obedience to the sentence of the said district court in a civil cause of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, in which.the said Gideon .-others were libellants, and Elizabeth Serjeant and Esther Waters were respondents. This motion…
1Opinion of the Court
February 20.
Marshall,' Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the eoürt as follows:
With great attention,, and with serious concern, the court has considered the return made fey the' judge for the district of Pennsylvania to.the mandamus directing him to execute the sentence pronounced by him in the cáse-of Gideon Olmstead and ethers'v. Riitenhousé*s Executrixes, or to show cause for not so doing.' The cause shown is an' act of the legislature of Pennsylvania, passed subsequent to. the rendition of his. sentence.* This act authorizés and requires the. governor to demand, for the use of the state of…
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