General

United States v. Eliza Warner

4 D.C. 3424 Cranch 342·United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia·1833

(Morsell, J., contrá,)

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Opinion

United States v. Eliza Warner. Upon an indictment for keeping a disorderly house, and for keeping a bawdy house, the United States cannot give evidence of the general character of the defendant. The indictment had two counts. 1. For keeping a bawdy house. 2. For keeping a disorderly house. Mr. Dunlop, for the United States, offered evidence of the general character of the defendant. Mr. Z. C. Lee, for the defendant, objected, and relied on the decision of this Court in United States v. Jourdine, at the September Special Court, 1833, {ante, 338.) Mr. Dunlop, contra, cited 1 Hawk. c. 74. [MAJORITY — The Court] The Court (Morsell, J., contrá,) refused to permit the evidence to be given. Verdict, not guilty.