Moseley was a public-spirited individual who, in a rather peculiar case that illustrates the vagaries of colonial justice, was banned from holding public office for several years because of his attempt to obtain evidence linking Colonial Governor Charles Eden to the pirate Blackbeard.
Moseley was a public-spirited individual. This spirited individual was banned from holding public office for several years because of his attempt to obtain evidence linking Colonial Governor Charles Eden to the pirate Blackbeard. This was in a rather peculiar case. This rather peculiar case illustrates the vagaries of colonial justice.