United States v. Fisher

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

United States v. Fisher

25 F. Cas. 1086, 1 Cranch 244

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedJuly 15, 1805

StatusPublished

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United States v. Fisher, 25 F. Cas. 1086, 1 Cranch 244 (circtddc 1805).

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[This was an indictment against Henry Fisher, a free white man.]

Indictment for beating prisoner’s wife. The assault having been proved by Mr. Threlkield. Lucy Butler, a black woman,, was offered as a witness on the part of United States. Mr. Threlkield having sworn that’ she had always passed for a free woman for many years, the court permitted her to be-sworn to the jury.

Quaere. See the act of assembly of Maryland (1717, c. 13, § 2).

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[This was an indictment against Henry Fisher, a free white man.]

Indictment for beating prisoner’s wife. The assault having been proved by Mr. Threlkield. Lucy Butler, a black woman,, was offered as a witness on the part of United States. Mr. Threlkield having sworn that’ she had always passed for a free woman for many years, the court permitted her to be-sworn to the jury.

Quaere. See the act of assembly of Maryland (1717, c. 13, § 2).

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