Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-02
>Csreaii -eola1 Of Tie .zzni.e.i states

MAY II, 1929.
When we arrived in Court this iuornioy Nj
Swami was Oh the floor, having commenced his
argument IN support Of the indictment against ~
bias Watkins, at common law, for the alleged ms
demeanors against the United States
Before we came in, we understand that Mr. {,
had said That, having entered The court vester,,ax
only at the moment of Alr. jones' being ir,,,rruhf
ed in his course OF remaIk upon the manner of ,tc
arrest OF MIR. atkins, he was not aware OF Inc
exact import thereof but he took occasion to- 5av
that the officers of the Government had taIen r1.
course but what they had thought il their. DIN
10 pursue if they had erred therein, tiIat was =
matter Tor the Court 70 decide
MIR. >. then examined the preTminar.@ o,fc e,,,,,
which had been made, which wac, that this Couri
has no cr1miDs! common law iurisdic,op IIotv
this question ought to no settled in mere Tedetal
Court, IL was not perhaps, necessary here 10 de
eide. Much had been said upon the subject, bus
he was not aware that decision had over l,e.,,
made by the Supreme Court upon H. His n,,;,,
opinion was, that the Couyt must neceysarilu.ex
ercse all the powers which are uecessary for th,,
preservation OF the Government Bribery cor
temps, assaults, riots, &c. lie said are aILcorn
mon law offences, and must be punished as.sucL
or not at all. But, IN this District we have tb,
State as well as the Federal iui-dction TLs
Constitution had given TO Congress excIusiye.l,
sislatioD over this District Congress had a,lnrt
led the laws Of Maryland for the Cove rnnsnt q,
| the District; the common law was part oSib,
| law Of Maryland, ando Of course was A mari. a.,
| the law Of This county This common Is,y ~ ID.
| rsdiction had been constantly exercised nv ii,s
Courts here. The coBsyon case os forgery by ms.
| common law bad been settled in Alexandr;s. apr,
here also, by decisions Of This Court There wa,
| then, he concluded, nothing in this objection.
| Mr.. j. then proceeded 10 consider the olljecfynn.
to the Indictment. Ii had been said 10 hs tiss.,,
| OF defamatory epithets lie should be surry D..
think il was so-but Of. ihis he was satisfied: tbas
nothing is set forth in IL but what is necessary. ts
| present a Fair view Of The case. Fib
I'VE take The residue OF this siay's Prnoss,t;boo.
! from The National Journsl
Mr. Swami had commenced iis reply when ,se +.
entered the Court. We found him acauiut. ~
The terms frauduenny and ialsely inirol.fce5 no
The indictment was TIE necessary phraseclorv a.,
sustain the charge. he referred 10 a iete, 49,
tenby Dr. Watkins TO MIR, Harris, advising og "
draft made in favor OF MIR. Fowler. on seco,in, =:
arrearages which were not due therefore ihe fr,
tiers was falsely and iraudulentiy drawn. Itvso
'for the Jury to sustain this Construction or n,
All this bad been in tho character OF AN yTaits
States officer the letter was addressed 20 4 oficer
OF the u. States, and having This oCscist cj,,pse
Ter, the DRAFT was paid for 300 dollars which was
followed by others until the20OC had be on oitajre
The counsel for the United States mad eodeavo,
vored TO make the bill conform TO the construction
OF the Jury, and I'D some places tie very lanGusvs
OF the Jury was used. In references 10 blank ~
QUESTIONS, he pu. a question, IL an Auditor uses
one OF these acquisitions to draw money, fs -.
,hst ia'se fraudulent application, indtciahle 90
der the common law? n was a fraudulent alter
alton, roniing within the meaning Of the sonnoo
law. lie quoted authority 10 she,v that sinila-
DHences had be.n tried under Tho eor,n,o, a.,
as arnisdefnesnor Here the de send,nt va. rls,
ed with falsely and iraudulentiy causing q reU,,;.
siGon 10 he made on MIR. Harris, for his own u,
yste IUe'e. The tequisition came into the han,
.: inc Aic"'F''s % bhtk 'ee 5isii.',, 5es.ss..;