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The document summarizes a court case from 1902 regarding the theft of champagne on board a U.S. military transport ship while navigating the high seas. The two defendants were accused of theft but argued the court did not have jurisdiction since the crime occurred outside Philippine territorial waters. The judge agreed and dismissed the case, finding that laws passed by the U.S. Civil Commission did not expressly confer jurisdiction over crimes committed on ships on the high seas, unless they were registere

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