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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Philadelphia on May 2, jury in U.S. vs. Michael Bright case issues special verdict: defendants guilty of obstructing federal marshal but under Pennsylvania orders; court to decide final ruling.
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The Jury in the case of the U. States, against Michael Bright, brought in a special verdict yesterday afternoon. The verdict states, the defendants to be guilty of knowingly and wilfully obstructing, resisting and opposing the marshal, in his attempt to serve and execute the judicial writ of arrest mentioned in the indictment. But that the defendants acted under the order of the constituted authorities of Pennsylvania in so obstructing and resisting the marshal. The Jury then leave to the court to say, whether upon the whole matter, thus found the law is in favor of the U. States or the defendants, and if the court is of opinion that the law is with the U. S. then the Jury find the defendants, and every of them Guilty, but if the court are of opinion that the law is with the defendants, then they find them and every of them not Guilty.
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Philadelphia
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Yesterday Afternoon
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special verdict finding defendants guilty of obstructing the marshal but acting under orders of pennsylvania authorities; decision left to the court on whether the law favors the u. states or defendants.
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The Jury in the case of the U. States against Michael Bright brought in a special verdict stating the defendants guilty of knowingly and wilfully obstructing, resisting and opposing the marshal in serving a judicial writ of arrest, but that they acted under the order of the constituted authorities of Pennsylvania. The Jury leaves it to the court to decide if the law favors the U. States or the defendants, with guilty or not guilty accordingly.