sentences:  Once captured, they were immediately taken to Williamsburg for trial before the General Court, ignoring precedent that judicial proceedings should begin in the county where the offense took place, or where the suspect was captured.This was a sensitive matter especially because of the recent "Gaspee" affair in Rhode Island, in which the British sought to capture and transport overseas for trial those who had burned a British ship.The Burgesses wanted to rebuke Dunmore for his actions, and Henry was part of a committee of eight members, that drafted a resolution thanking the governor for the capture of the gang, but affirming that using the "usual mode" of criminal procedure protected both the guilty and the innocent.