United States v. Gale
Supreme Court of the United States
ON CERTIFICATE OF DIVISION FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. Indictment against inspector and clerk of Election District No. 8, Northern District of Florida, for removal of ballots cast by electors at an election for representative in Congress, and substitution of different ballots. Mr. Solicitor-General Phillips for the plaintiffs. No appearance for defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
The indictment against the defendants in this case was for misconduct as election officers at an election held in Florida for a representative to Congress, in stuffing the ballot-box with fraudulent tickets, and abstracting tickets which had been voted. In empanelling the grand jury which found the indictment, four persons, otherwise competent, were excluded from the panel for the causes mentioned in section 820 of the Revised Statutes, which grounds are, in substance, voluntarily taking part in the Rebellion, and giving aid and comfort thereto. The exclusion of these persons for this cause…
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