The Trials of Patrick Maxwell Stewart Wallace, and Michael Shaw Stewart Wallace, for Wilfully Destroying the Brig Dryad, Off Cuba, with Intent to Defraud the Marine Assurance Companies and Underwriters |
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accessory Act of Parliament afterwards asked Attorney believe Bencoolen bill of lading board the Dryad breakers brother called Cape Cruz Cape Hayti Captain Loose Captain Tait cargo charge cheque Chief Justice Tindal Clarkson committed convicted counsel course court crates of earthenware crew Cuba deck declaration Domingo doubt evidence fact fraudulent Gentlemen give guilty harbour helm Howden and Ainslie indictment insurance offices Jervis jury rudder letter Liverpool to Santa London Lord Chief Justice Lordship Lyndall and Hall Maritime mate Maxwell Michael Wallace Neptune never oath offence owner paid party Patrick Wallace person Phillips pilot port principal felon prisoner protest put on board reef rock Santa Cruz Schultz shew ship or vessel signed Silver Bank Silver Key Stewart Wallace Stott studding sail substantive felony suppose sworn tell testimony tierces of beef told total loss voyage wilfully cast witness Zulueta Zulueta and Co
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Page vi - Felony, and may be indicted and convicted either as an Accessory before the Fact to the principal Felony, together with the principal Felon, or after the Conviction of the principal Felon, or may be indicted and convicted of a substantive Felony whether the principal Felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to Justice...
Page vii - That in the Case of every Felony punishable under this Act, every Principal in the Second Degree, and every Accessory before the Fact, shall be punishable with Death or otherwise, in the same Manner as the Principal in the First Degree is by this Act punishable...
Page 13 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 14 - Be it known that as well in own name as for and in the name and names of all and every other person or persons to whom the same doth, may, or shall appertain, in part or in all...
Page 5 - ... may be inquired of, tried, determined, and punished by any court which shall have jurisdiction to try the principal felon, in the same manner as if the act, by reason whereof such person shall have become an accessory, had been committed at the same place as the principal felony...
Page 13 - Merchant a full and complete cargo which is to be brought to and taken from alongside at Merchant's Risk and Expense, and not exceeding what she can reasonably stow and carry over and above her tackle, apparel, provisions, and furniture...
Page 5 - Felony, and may be indicted and convicted, either as an Accessory after the Fact, or for a substantive Felony, and in the latter Case, whether the principal Felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to Justice...
Page 13 - That the said ship being tight, staunch and strong, and every way fitted for the voyage...
Page 11 - ... shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to, cast away, or in anywise destroy any ship or vessel, with intent thereby to prejudice any owner or part owner of such ship or vessel, or of any goods on board the same, or any person that...
Page 5 - And be it enacted, that in the case of every felony punishable under this act every principal in the second degree, and every accessory before the fact, shall be punishable with death or otherwise, in the same manner as the principal in the first degree is by this act punishable...