Many were collected by offering a 'bounty'.... And that led to the usual problems
The man in question had not taken up arms against us, and the government had to admit that there was no evidence that he had had intent to do so... THAT is why the court ruled as it did... This 'flaw' in the bounty program has been showing up in more than a few of the cases... people were turned in by unscrupulous people for cash and its turning out we actually have no way to justify accusing them of ANY actions taken against us...
If you gave a damn about the law and justice you would understand that this situation is wrong- and court after court has found this to be quite wrong.