Justice Joseph Bradley, an associate justice of the US Supreme Court happened to attend the trial, and after the verdict was in, he ruled that the Enforcement Act was unconstitutional and ordered that all the men be set free.
Justice Joseph Bradley happened to attend the trial. Justice Joseph Bradley was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. The Enforcement Act was unconstitutional. He ruled this. All the men be set free. This was what he ordered. The verdict was in.