, 1876-01-21
tsid. charged tho two dcfcntfants,
l'anIanfl, and AImasiuds 1.yd, With

ros4csslon cor eostsIp pIases in tmitnlo If plates
accd for tl,o !rinstnE Of uoyaFnmeqt notns. Az
!in'ony sufficient 10 justify a verdict aRaiust
Mss. boyd, and Ito yunid diraot thoIa 10 Fe-
turn verdict of ac1nt!Al At nnco. n1 thst llor
casa might be conkdofad AZ dlsposod Of IN
cicnt to ray tat tho law III ss humanity aup..
posni vito to he IN far under tho ouulol aid
isiluenca Of hnr husband that, oxoe3t in cases
Yhcro there ~as onas testimony 70 snow
WA not to 10 hold crln.inally liable for rartir
rntion In q crime. Thnt0 was nothing in tho
testimony 10 nhn" that Msn. 1'oyl did uo'e TIM,
All innocent wife would haso dono u,der Alo
citclm +tnuces. T'he Jury. therefore, had only
tn co4's!dor l,ov fss tue Testimony sustained tho
persecution an aEatnst Boyd.
T4p tjsBt couut III the Indictment charged that
l1o engraved or procured to bh engraved. two
printing. Of obligations OF tho unsoa dsascs.-
tt.S4s. :loo Treasury notoa:--with tho lntens
Of pzintinG auch obligations. 1lIo
second count c1srcol him Will
having tn hiH custody aud Fnseosaion t"o tne.ai-
liz pates Of tin si'nili!do Of patos from which
a1bV Treasury note arc ptsslted with tho Intent
uf us.ng tholn to counterfeit; tho third count
was that hc had IN Is poascason an1 control
two other metallic plates Of 2DnotoA with intent
National Danit ,otes oi lila. denomination; pili
tho fo,,rtl, count, That lo engraved tho laat-
named plates. Tie lav boariug upon tho
question VIVA IN Char. 6; IN what
d tho Gnited s.atey under t1e t'te q
"Crimea Against tho Goycrnment." Hcr. G,413,
which plainly incIudel National Bank notos in
tho wo1l " obligation" SEQ. 6.i1t upon Tl.lch
tie Indictment was mainly baaed, PROVIDED that
tho Government "hayiug IN his consrol, c'lasody,
TT possession my plate Or part Of plate" otc.,
Blail DO guilty." etc. 1t lad been objected by
way Of otouso tsat the Constitution Of tl'o United
Slates did not anthnrizo tho enactment NJ any
net OF Congress- making 1t Il criminal olfcnse to
oountorfoit OF forGo tin national currency, but
TINT Congress was only authorized 10 mako GRIM
snal tho forging Ut obligations md securities 0f
tho aovcrnment-that was. tho securities direct
II ia.ucd by tho Gayarnlnnnt tAclt, nnt ta coin.
Il wA clailaod fur:hor IN tho sauao connection
tho law as national currency. With reference
ii lam; 10 10 did not think II vol taken
ia any Bcnso OF tho word. It was sufficient for
tho purposes OF thin caso to Say to ths jury
that. whorever Congress- lad tllo lo2nl suthority
to do all act, It undoubtedly had tho authority
to protect, by criminal enaottaents and other.
wise, tho net which it authorized to bo tlnue.
Aftnr giving illustrations iu pnlut, tho Court
Hatt the position WAS uot s1tstalucu, und in
struatca tllo jury to that cilect.
Tl.o second position. whtcl. hpgpl upon tho
frat YVES thu tho nationas currency or noios of
National Ballka waro not obligations OF tho
United States. 1t WIS sufficient nnBwer to that
poation to say that tho net of CongreHs for thu
h,imtnfstrhti?n OF tho criminal code declared
tlem 10 bo obligations the words " ubliga-
tons or other snc,lriics" should be held to mean
all bands. certificates Of indebtedness, M
tonal carronos, coupons oso' so' for
words "obligation Of tho United States +"
incIulol tlo national currency. The Court,
l.nying tljspoaed Of thaso loyal quossi1ne, wont