United States v. Haines
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
Indictment against the defendants [Benjamin Haines and others] for an endeavour to make a revolt on board the ship Plato, in Boston harbour, founded on the crimes act of 1790, c. 36 (9), $ 12 [1 Story's Laws, 85; 1 Stat. 113]. Plea, not guilty.
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Indictment against the defendants [Benjamin Haines and others] for an endeavour to make a revolt on board the ship Plato, in Boston harbour, founded on the crimes act of 1790, c. 36 (9), $ 12 [1 Story's Laws, 85; 1 Stat. 113]. Plea, not guilty. At the trial it appeared in evidence, that the ship was owned by American citizens, and was bound on a voyage from Boston to Havana, from thence to ports in Europe, from thence to the East Indies, and back to Europe or the United States; and that one Thomas Dim-mock was master. The defendants were seamen on board, and had shipped for the voyage under…
1Opinion of the Court
STOUT. Circuit Justice,
in summing up to the jury, said: The principal facts in the case are not disputed; and the only question of fact suggested for consideration in the defence is, whether the defendants acted and co-operated together in a common purpose, or separately refused duty without any encouragement or mutual understanding. Upon this the jury will pass their judgment, though as the parties were all present and refused duty at the same time, and separated themselves from the rest of the crew, there would not seem much room to doubt as to their conduct being • governed by a common…
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