¶1told the jury that in law the goods stolen were the goods of the husband, and ought to have been so stated in the indictment.
¶2Verdict not guilty. The prisoner was remanded.
4 D.C. 681
United States v. Murphy
Decided March 15, 1836
Indictment for stealing the goods of Ann Hill. It appeared in evidence that Ann Hill was a feme covert; that her husband kept a tinman’s shop in Alexandria, and his wife a milliner’s shop in Washington, but not for her separate use. They lived together, that is, he came to Washington three or four times a week.
Decided 1836-03-15