United States v. Moulton
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Indictment [against Btenry Moulton], founded on the crimes act of 1790, c. 36, § 16 [1 Story’s Laws, 83; 1 Stat. 112, c. 9]. It contained several counts The first alleged, that the defendant, on the high seas, &c., one piece of foreign gold coin, called a sovereign, of the value of $4.60; one other piece of foreign gold coin, called one eighth of a doubloon, of the value of $2.00; one piece of foreign silver coin, called a seven pence half penny, of the value of 12% cents;…
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Indictment [against Btenry Moulton], founded on the crimes act of 1790, c. 36, § 16 [1 Story’s Laws, 83; 1 Stat. 112, c. 9]. It contained several counts The first alleged, that the defendant, on the high seas, &c., one piece of foreign gold coin, called a sovereign, of the value of $4.60; one other piece of foreign gold coin, called one eighth of a doubloon, of the value of $2.00; one piece of foreign silver coin, called a seven pence half penny, of the value of 12% cents; twelve pieces of foreign silver coin, called Spanish dollars, each of the value of $1.00; one piece of silver coin of the…
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, Circuit Justice.
The 16th section of the crimes act of 1790, c. 36 [1 Story’s Laws, 83; 1 Stat. 112], provides, “that if any person &c., upon the high seas, shall take, and carry away, with an intent to steal or purloin, the personal goods of another, the person &e. shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding the fourfold value of the property so stolen,” &e. The question is, whether foreign coin, and domestic coin, and bank bills, or any of them, are “personal goods” within the intent of the statute. In the strictest sense of the common law, “personal goods” are moveables belonging…
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