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arrest Of ia. <msnt. and ss.tsa.t 4. r.
ihat The radlctosnt dsd not ch.rse t'.e,....
N away of the slave 10 have bee,
- ~ItLoet the consent Of Tie ortrr. . t, b..
words of the Act Of As,' uhl, amber ".
he ~ss iriicted and convicted H., Gu.
Court odJoEraed this question ), ihe oh,..
ton ssii.SeRt To arrest the Isdxmrf'.
The court being Of opinion. that the ak,
- ~ shout the consent Of tie owner
essential constituent Of the offence rrrat
the statute, and that the omission g. Ella.
!; N the words Of the sistUtc. " 30 d.
Of sS1is alent IN port. - a defect. Mt ..
BY tie situate Of Jeofai!l, therefore srr.
that the Judgment ought 10 b. arrested
Counsel for The PrIsooer-N9yo az Eri-,,
TAr Commonwealth W. lillian 4 >,,,.
TIE Prisoass ~ss "a ed and eon,icLa l.-
fore the Circuit Court Of Hanover. for III.
iss the common jail OF that county,
The Indictment charged that be Gelor ..,.-
~ set are 10 and burnt a CERTAIN house. t1p
The common lail AID county prison, beInr 49, .
hottss Of Larsy Jones, Sheriff, &c IN dc
trial, the prisoner moved the Court To ins,r-.-.
the jary tint Joues Is sheriff SC. can IL.
iy have No such right 81 property IN iLe
- - sust1Iu the Indictmr nj which It.,'.
too the Court refused, and for this reaaeu
SrIt of error was applied for.
Tie Court decided that the in6ic,ner.
properly and Sufficiently described tie he...
~ the common Jail aud county prison, a.
HAT % nsarh Of The Description. a. char,
4 10 De the house Of the shsriE, was sa,,is
unn<eessary and should be regarded a. 49,.
Fiu-ass-Nrt Of error denied- Bri--
Counsel for the prisoner.
TAs Commonwealth Vs. UIHis,l Gillian,
The GefeniAht vas presented in tie CIR.
C0art &C Prince George, for res,,,,p- i.
fosee OF arms, the Deputy Sheraf of =, :,
eosnts, "a the lawful discharge of hr. a.
and uss thereof convicted, upon the ev.ssr.
of the Deputy sheriff, Who had gwen ,-f--
EatBcn D \ voluntary Informer, and ~. ..
oeiy witness introduced on the trial y,
defendant moved the court 10 exclude a..
se>tIElooy Of the witness from tie Jury. NJ.
tie ground that, as n voluntary inIuruer La
vas liable for costs, II the prosecutor f.,,..
he Uas therefore incompetent but the coz.
oserruiSd the motion, and fur tAl, rra,..
writ Of error vas applied for
UPon general principles as well A, ur,,
the authority Of the case Of Brook, Bike.
TIA Commonwealth, 2nd yirginil eases. -.
the writ was unanimously denied
Thr Commonwealth -. SoIorro,. .ini,-,e,
The petitioner, q free man Of color. 49,. trs.
eefors the Hastings Court Of Petcr,bs.-. :.
ting ~ \ court of oyer and te rtuiner, eOaytc;,
CT larceny, and sentenced TO the Peuitentiar,
lie applied for \ writ Of error 10 tie r.3
1enf- for errors assigned in his peiitioo g..
tuo preliminary enquiries arose in Tie ea,s
Ist- Does writ Of error lie To the proc,et.
E'Ss OF the eounty and corporation eout,. ~
courts OF oyer and terminer.
3nt u 50, may il be granted by the Gee.
raj Court, or aust IL be granted by the s.,t.
nor Court Of the county, or corporaiIon
The Court, without deciding any ct-t-
question, were unanimously Of o2ni5r. a..
n ~TIt OF error does not lac from tie Gcsea.
orr 70 the county, or corporation cC,ts
1ad therefore dsnied the writ.
Ths Commonwealth vs.. Ihompson B,sun..
The prisoner W ~ tried and convicted "a -
circuit Court OF Henrieo, of the larceny q
~7teh, chain and seal, the property Of Isl,'
X johnson, on the trial his counse. move.
tse court 10 instruct the jury. {" That J.. ir,a
the eVSteree, the jury shall believe that ias
accused had b1rsained for the watch vita Le
sIsrk u Johnson, Who delivered tie ,awe 70
the accused on 4 promise, immeL A,sis -
pay Zoe 70, and that the accused carri,a i.
1ay With hrm, ard neglected anJ fsItcT'o,
tHrn and Pay for the a,eh, then the accu.a,
- nos guilty Of the larceny charged ~ tie
tnctme ~ - Whrh instTGC ton the co,r, T.
fused, 1ad gave the following: THAI ,ft,.
IHrx shall be satisfied from tie evidence a.
he clerk 81 Johnson made bargain viii
Fraonsr fer tie watch, in pursuance OF wstr
iae Saieh wa delivered 10 the prisoner co.
hr> promise Of Immediately paying for o.. 20.
teajiss taai The PrI,Ooer might take The " lt.7
away snd return Iiame disteiy and IA, g..
tAst. The accused - not guilty of larceny o.
= he jury sLaii be satisfied from the 2, ,isac.
'hai TIE aestIsed obtained possession cd ia-
S1tsh by false and fraudulent pTetcucc. s.,
ouytng q isr cash, aud then carried L a.,
. ''hos.t the sonssRt or knowied.e Of o.,
sterS. then the accused - guilty OF iarcc
u prisoner Peuti0ucd for ~rh q. srro.
1nd assigned Tor error. tie foIio~,1e
Isl That the court refused tke iastfuctl4
moved Tor
Al That ths court proceeded 20 -ise s-
las'fuefion without beng sskod 9, 90 81.
shsS AstoTnsy foS the Commonwealth
81 TAat The ins,ruction given v.s ere
ne rs
ThsC0vrt decided Sr,f, that tho ii.,'-'lr.o
asAsd as properly refused ,seo,id faltl.
rrng been aPPlsd 10 for an instruction sel
assHE refussa 10 give q IN the pscet-s i.-a.
"a shach u as a-ked. % wss correct O. g.s
q - al snch Hiod,hcstfDns a. tie Court L,
ssd 20 te legal snd PryPer-JsS ~ g.,
-ry, 90 90 tslss, insfrE.f ~ Jsry 81 an ,,s
fiaa n fT~ sTiI.HK ~ sfpse, 1fz ~ 80
Ilrt-s sad - reqtsrs ard fh1d, that tfe
itrurt-1n uas srrUaeoBs. The luJ.r. ID
thsrctefe reversed. and nee trial b. f. %.
~ uhich. 4 lie same inslruction s.l. =
ncsed. ard tae evidence shall Fsgls.r .. ls
Coat - directed % give tie follow
siraft-ea Ttsi n tie yary stsH 90 ii
90 ifesa tbe svrjeses. tiat the 3d.
9Th a ieionpOus intent. ob,ainsd
81 tae uateh. By false anj fraudals' .-.
ess. and sfsfssris carried awsy ..r
shha1t ts eonssHt q the osuer
c-rrk- thrn thr frrsref g.iity % lr
~ q a. Bugs ioE ihe pfi,.5s.f
f'.si .Ts-rssH - .Ikrsnlsr = .,s
'ss. tt.aa 90 shange oG ven.r
80. ai isu as tfourht ty Nsr-u
Efatssn. 10 Ne srrst Court q t.s
.st saH. o5ts,ned afirrFarfs b..
e. 81 81 ltjshetion 10 ths ialErrrf %
W ths rolrss ~ prosesdirrs 80
ehssrtry f.1e n thlt Cuart. 80 r.s.a
fertsi ~ BE- tired ~ ths 81 th.rtaf .'-
fagPase 20 ssssfts'ufnK esft5ln g.. ...
test 1rtussn ihs parties
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