Winston v. Foster

The defendants, owners of the ship St. Mary, prosecute this appeal from a judgment decreeing them to' pay A fine of $500, under the provisions of the act, approved March, 25th, 1840, “ to amend the several acts passed for the purpose of preventing slaves from being transported or conducted out of the State, against the Will of théir owners.”

The material facts of the case, as shown by the evidence, are, that on the evening of the 24th of May, 184Ó, the ship St. Mary, Captain Foster, was towed down the river by the tow-boat Tiger, Under the Command of j. Beébe ; that on the next morning, being…