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SHIPPING GUNPOWDER.

What not within the statutes as to, p. 255.

SHOOTING MATCH.

See CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

"SHOP."

Construed, p. 886.

SHUFFLE BOARD.

See GAMING.

SLANDER AND LIBEL.

Slanderous words not reduced to writing, constitute no offense against the criminal laws of the State. State v. Wakefield, p. 498.

In a prosecution for slander by imputing a want of chastity to a female, the defendant may prove in justification: 1. That the particular imputation which he has made against the female is true. 2. That her general reputation for chastity at the time the slander was uttered by him was bad. Patterson v. State, p. 501.

The slanderous words alleged in the indictment were that the defendant had had carnal intercourse with Miss F. B., and that the character of Miss F. B. was bad. The proof was that the appellant said to the witness that she, Miss F. B., "would have been a nice girl if he, defendant, had not done what he had done to her; and if he, the witness, did not believe it, to meet the defendant at the gin house that night, and he, defendant, would prove it." Held, that the allegation was not proved. Conlee v. State, p. 515.

An innuendo is necessary and essential in an indictment to explain an ambiguous expression, claimed to be libelous and defamatory, and its absence in such case renders the indictment fatally defective. People v. Isaacs, p. 517.

A charge that a person, at a time and place mentioned, met the wife of another and "committed an abomination in the sight of the Lord," is not libelous, per se. Id.

A libel to be indictable must tend to expose the party to public hatred,
contempt or ridicule. Therefore, it is not libelous to write of and con-
cerning one who is a druggist: "The above druggist in the city of De-
troit, refusing to contribute his mite with his fellow-merchants for
watering Jefferson Avenue, I have concluded to water said avenue in
front of Pierre Teller's store, for the week ending June 27, 1846."
People v. Jerome, p. 522

And must provoke to breach of peace, p. 608.
Truth of statement a defence, pp. 608, 609.
Newspaper comments and criticism, p. 611.

SMUGGLING.

See CUSTOMS.

SODOMY.

Not a crime in some States, p. 103.

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Where a statute is intended to embrace the whole subject-matter of previous statutes, it operates as a repeal of the former acts and annuls those not found in the new act. U. S. v. Bennett, p. 178.

STEALING FROM MAIL.

See POST-OFFICE LAWS.

STRIKES.

See CONSPIRACY.

SUBORNATION OF PERJURY.

An indictment for subornation of perjury, under section 13, of the Act of March 3d, 1825, averred that the defendant did feloniously, knowingly, and willingly procure B. to swear falsely, in the taking of an oath, etc., did not aver that B. knowingly and willingly, swore falsely: held, on demurrer, that the indictment was bad. U. S. v. Wilcox, p. 412.

An indictment for subornation of perjury, must aver that the testimony which the defendant instigated the witnesses to give was false, and that the defendants knew that the witness knew that the testimony which he was instigated to give was false. U. S. v. Dennee, p. 413. To sustain an indictment for procuring a person to commit perjury, it is necessary that perjury has in fact been committed. It can not be committed unless the witnesses swear to what was false, willfully and knowingly. The indictment must aver, not only that the statements made by the witness were false, in fact, and that he knew them to be false, but also that the party procuring him to make those statements knew that they would be intentionally and willfully false on the part of the witness, and thus that the crime of perjury would be committed by him. U. S. v. Evans, p. 415.

Requisites of crime, p. 438.

Party suborned acquitted, suborner not guilty, p. 439.

Suit to be afterwards brought, p. 441.

SUNDAY LAWS.

See SABBATH BREAKING.

SUNKEN VESSEL.

Omission to raise, not a nuisance, p. 774.

"TAVERN."

Construed, p. 642.

TEN PINS.

See GAMING; NUISANCE.

"THING CALCULATED AND USEFUL TO AID ESCAPE."

Construed, p. 418.

"THREATENED."

Construed, p. 589.

THREATENING.

See BLACKMAILING AND THREATENING.

THREATENING LETTERS.

Construed, p. 834.

THREATS.

See Riot.

"TIMBER."

Construed, p. 255.

"TORTURE."

Construed, p. 603.

"TRAVELER."

Construed, p. 588.

TREASON.

Giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States, is not treason against the State of New York. People v. Lynch, p. 109.

Treason against the United States is not cognizable in a State court. Id.
A conspiracy to subvert the Government by force is not treason. Ex parte
Bollman, p. 113.

A mere enlistment of men who are not assembled is not a "levying of war; to constitute treason a war must be unlawfully levied. Id.

What is treason under United States Constitution, p. 235.

Offender must be a citizen, p. 236.

Crime must be against State whose courts are invoked, p, 236.

Object must be of a public nature, p. 237.

Resistance of law must be for public not private purpose, pp. 238, 243.

Construction of "enemies" in Constitution, p. 252.

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Persuading to enlist with enemy; crime not complete till enlistment, p. 253.

Adhering to rebels; mistake, p. 253.

Petit treason not a crime in United States, p. 253.

TRESPASS.

A mere trespass on private property, without disturbance of the peace is not indictable. State v. Wheeler, pp. 459, 592.

TRESPASS- Continued.

An unlawful entry on premises without force is not a criminal trespass. Temple v. State, p. 462.

Persons are guilty of no offense in tearing down a portion of a railroad bridge over a river, when by so doing they were removing obstructions to the free navigation of that river. State v. Parrot, 463. Forcible trespass is indictable; what is forcible trespass, p. 592.

Officer entering public house, p. 593.

Abusing another's family not, p. 593.

Ejection of licensee, p. 593.

Passing counterfeit coin not a trespass on the property of another, p. 593

"TRESPASS ON THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER."

Construed, p. 591.

UNITED STATES CURRENCY.

See COUNTERFEITING; MONEY.

UNITED STATES MAIL.

See POST-OFFICE LAWS.

UNITED STATES PROPERTY.

See GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

UNITED STATES REVENUE LAW.
See CUSTOMS.

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY.

See RIOT.

UNWHOLESOME FOOD AND DRINK.
See NUISANCE.

"VAGABOND."

Construed, p. 800.

VAGRANCY.

See COMMON PROSTITUTE.

"VAGRANT."

Construed, p. 796.

"VESSEL."

Construed, p. 821.

WAGES.

See CONSPIRACY.

"WILLFUL."

Construed, pp. 467, 470.

"WANTON."

Construed, p. 467.

WORDS.

See RIOT.

WORDS AND PHRASES.

"Adjoining,” p. 820.

"Agent," pp. 889, 934, 935.

"Amount of £5," p. 602.

"Any property," p. 599.

"Bailee," p. 935.

"Beast," p. 104.

"Beginning to demolish," p. 602.

"Bets," p. 755.

"Breaking," pp. 880, 881.

"Building," p. 766.

"Building erected," p. 820.

"Building or room," p. 820.

"Building other than dwelling house," p. 820.

"Building used in carrying on the trade of a carpenter," p. 820.

"Building, ship or vessel," p. 885.

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