Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-10

Edward Halls conduit, asst now appears
on the files of the court OF chancery.-
The propriety of that opinion can only DC
asrertained by legal investigation and the
solemn adjudication Of court. then
stated that there was no distinction in
law as to eriminality Or 1anjl5m<nt between
person who takes a false oath or pro-
cures another to take such an oath as
would have been false if he had taken It
himself. See Black. Com. vol. 4, page
1877, ;sS.
It appears that on the lst an. 1901
Mr.. Edward Hall himself, administered,
as magistrate, an oath to his brother
Richard to bill Of injunction, stating,
that the farther sum Of seventy FIVE pounds,
or thereabouts, hath been paid by acer-
tam Samuel Ringgold, of Washington
county, at The requef Of Edward Hall,
son Of the said Martha, and brother ct
the said Richard, to the compliments, IN
part of the said Judgment. as they have
been informed, and verify believe to be
true.
On this fact alone, and on this sole pay
ment, Except the costs) an injunction is
sued from the court of chancery the next
dav. And it is not pretended that there
ever was such payment. Mr.. E4aOard
Hall indeed 50 informed bis brother, on
(Which he s4vore, but it is nat e0ea p,tffnd-
edtbat Mr.. Edward Hall kneru il, as il
ayas false, and it is admitted he uever
qvas 50 informed. 1t is generally under
stood and known, that Mr.. Richard Hall
Is asimllf no quay concerned in ixteresf,
and that he has relinqulshed his claim to
his parental estate, to the rest of the farnl-
ly, for certain part; and that Mr.. Ed
ward Hall has undertaken the business,
and is himself interested in this cause, in
which he acted as magistrate. Mr..
Mason says, he has carried on these suits
for eight or ten years, and admits that he
never knew any one else in the business.
and even that he supposed, and was tod,
it was MI. Edward Halls bill and i
will appear that the transactions Of Mr..
Cooke, with respect to payment, were
solely with Mr.. Edward Hall. The a.
gency of Edward Hall is part of the bill,
to the truth Of which he himself admin
sters to his brother, and he admits that ne
himself was the informant on which his
brother took an oath to fact that was not
true. 1t must therefore be considered in
law as his act or worse than his act-but
as to the mais amino with which this was
done, the law must be construed with re-.
ference to succeeding facts. It appears
that this injunction continued in force
more than 10 months, in the mean time
full opportunity was afforded for ascer-
tanning the fact, by letter from Mr.. Ring.
gold, disniissing the bill, and paying the
money. But that was not all, Mr.. Hall
met Mr.. Ringgeld at Annapolis in Sep.
TENDER; they were both electors Of the
present senate; why was not the bill then
withdrawn? Why was it continued in
force till November following, and until
the interview between Mr.. Mason & Mr..
Hall But since that period Mr.. Hall has
offered this debt of Mr.. Ringgold to at
least three persons in payment of his own
debts: an credlbly informed that he has
received it of Mr.. Rirggold and fbat
this payment, which, san6tihed BY an oafb
admmistertd By bimself on bis ouvn infer
mafion, on the sole ground of which an
injunction was obtained on the 1sr Janua-
ry, 1901 was not made even on the 2lst
day of this month, and suppose is not
yet made at this day. On the law arising
OH these facts gave an opinion, but as it
was in Mr.. Halls absence, I previously
informed Mr.. Duckett and Mr.. Johnson,
that ! would not mention the subject pn.
less brought forward by themselves
Whilst ] aef as chief magistrate Of Ma
ryland, shall sec the laws Of this state