Case Name: UNITED STATES v. TOMS
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1809-12
Citations: 28 F. Cas. 200
Docket Number: 
Parties: UNITED STATES v. TOMS.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 28
Pages: 200–200

Head Matter:
Case No. 16,532.
UNITED STATES v. TOMS.
[1 Cranch, C. C. 607.] 1
Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
Dec. Term, 1809.
Horse Stealing — Jurors — Peremptory Chal.. lenges—Continuances.
Peremptory challenge refused in a case of horse stealing. Continuance, prayed on account of the absence of a witness who could testify that he heard another man confess that he had stolen the horse, refused.
Indictment [against John Toms] for stealing John Cannon’s horse. Upon the authority of U. S. v. McPherson [Case No. 15,703], in this court at December term, 1807, the prisoner was refused the right of challenge, the offence having been decided to be simple larceny under- the act of congress.

Opinion:
THE COURT
refused a continuance on the ground of the absence of a witness who would swear that he heard another man confess that he stole such a horse from John Cannon, the court being of opinion that it was not competent evidence.