New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-30
CASE OF PASsMORE WILLIAMSON

TIE ARGUMENT on the question Of the reception OF The
reii,ion IF Passmore Williamson was resumed on
SATURDAY uOrning ii The Uni ed ates DsIlc' Cour1
in PHILADELPHIA, before Judge Kane, Iae courtroom
wrs c1osded with soectstefs, among whom We noticed
cutie number Of prominent members Of the Abolition
patty. v;,
n pave ,bs st soun.e Of NJ w.~sOu 90 FId.s ad
md hers pursaon Of bis eonegP or Tue eh
p.,son OF wsb on bis part to make such pufss'n.
The uo, then remaTE cd tina, he was ready 10 listen
10 the any umeut OF counsel.
M Meredith said re bad hoped that tots you'd have
been unnt 60 esary in the present case. Mr.. SAIL
the couteup consisted of lotnng but failure ID MAKE
a fun compliance with the wit of the court lie had
found nothing in the authorizes eGher E"Shsn OF
American, where persons were heii gun VI sc'l'
tup IN responding to a writ Of habess corpus 1ness
"a return was evasive. Mr.. Meredith referred TO
case in 80 Mason, where, 10 return 70 Wi before
Jud.e Story there WISE clearly Gn evasion shown on
the face cf the return. "
On rr.h.s ci cumstances Judge Story declared t1a
the course If practice to propound iDetrogatores
snd compel tie respondent to disclose more faly. MI
NJ. unlimited wbether II wa. not proper 70 SUBJECT me
petitioner in this case 70 a further questioning. he
could Io find IL English or American oooks any otner
cOure.
Mr. Meredith, in q strong and most able Argument,
uled lie ri. lat of the commit ed man w5en com nited
for such con enpis Nlliamsons 70 have the later
roy oed within foIr dsJe IRON the Inc OF the
cont mpt. .
HE counsel quoted the work of SeTgean: Hawkins
in sui port Of his position. He went Oh to argue ih,
in BIZ We have unCon.reoctet c.se Here there 50
been no opprsbrious language used to The coat, ADD
no persoIu of, uss I'd been committed 70 Sard the
iuoge. Even if in suct prac.e and tie counsel q l.
mled III suca case the cefeIdan stood In conIe
poIer form was to get leave from the court to Tile
answer; was this q case II Nlcn sucn IrscI-ce
should prevail
Juole Kue here remarked that 2 case which oc
curreo 10 him cl0sely an1las Jus 10 this thaa
bsv the learned COUNSEL hal refere1 TO- was ooe IN
oh rfu hn IN 1f nalK
ros atory propounded vas held az contenpt linen IL
was leo that the parry should apply un1e the Ola re'e
10 ccrne into the court and answer The intenosa'os
pIopouDdtd TO Kim when he might q. tho dHcreu0n
of he court be excused from the al9gei contempt.
Mr. Mereoith asked that the court make au ord n
suhm ting certain intesrosatSTles such as y W'uld
deem sufficient 70 the prisoner, tae lro per an7Fers 70
which oud be enough 20 purge o. OF The Contempt
TIE court thee said, in Of me -ses me -toned
VIZ know that the parry adjudged % be in contempt
eubntted himself to the either by WIT
il q or per &c. see no difficulty OF the c0ur, giving
Ills d. cision in the form OF al order.
He said the search which the counsel have mats aud
which they can be assured they had also 10 make mus:
have them Of the fact that the presidents were
Lot clear or uIlfo!u
been inimsied By the court. Tae prisoner might a,
aIy time der proper spph ,aion have been before
The cOult- II there wss u,isunders andng OF the po-
siior Of The case by TIE counsel for Mr. williamson,
is q matter Of siI cefe regTe, 10 me.
Mr. Meredith sad be could not tld any ase OF pe.i-
ton that Dterrogstores ,houli be flei in any Of
English books.
Jucge KaLe-Tbe gentlem.s, Mr.. Willis nson, is
BOW recusant and sen bilk N II fnras -0".es."'os
have -Iingj aid canno. interfere o:Ee- wise u 81
10 say ss have said above
Mr. Meredith can enlarge the mesuiEg-forms al.
RAYS have mesuiDg--and CANNOT ind any case IN
.h,ch the forus in sGcn proceeding a. th are of.he
bigkest importance. lie then read from Pnce IN re-
lston TO the absolute disobe1ience OF an iojdacion
In this Gaze the man was allowed TO purge ME con-
ten pt without anything uo than paying ma costs.
Mr. Meredith continued hs argumen. at leng a. 10
she part OF which he asserted that no Intentional
csrespec. bad been committed 10 the face OF he colr.
by Mr. Willamson-that even 10 tue hsbeas corpus
IttuIn in tie petition, be did no. fud unneces
ssIy oisavowal.
lie argued that the purgiag n.er.oga.ores mas: be
FLED II not filed, ire party was entitlsd TO ts dis
charge. He argued from the ChaDcery practice Of
Sbi b. that the deen> ant ought only 10 be nprsonet
until be shall have properly answered the iaierosar
to pu 10 him. until h be discharged by the
The learned gentleman concluded, after thanking
the court for the patience with which Il had listened
hin. Ibe apoosy was hardly necessary, since the
syeech Of Mr.. NJ Of which Present bu. the baresi
outline above, was sne which old iul justice 70 bis
emnent abilities and extended repu ation.
Mr.. Van Dyke, thedistric-s,.0, ney, then said Tbs.
the qu' suon now ~hett er person, properly in
cULtr M. tad any standing In s0art Whatever. So
far as MIR. MANSON is Concerned, he ha. 20 sard.
isg. The Argument of the gentlemen on the other
SIDE mus, be taken as as ulng anst toe adjudication
OF has court. How lar can man II cOutem q come
into court and purge Tbs. contempt How did The
council get the fsc, thet ais client 10 con-
tempt
Mr.. Van Dyke continued the srgumsc: in the sane
'tUOr foT some time
JUICE KASEs DEcIsIoS-Ic the ms.te- o; he
pet on OF Pas-more " illisnson, he question OF the
reception Of which argued IN the Intel SAFES
Distjict Court before Jalse Kane, On Friday sd
Saturday OF let week Ju6se Kane filed tie folio sisg
"Or Il - this morning:
The United States of Amer q sgt. Wliamson-
And po~, OctDbsr the 29lh, less, ne COur. having
heard sr um-Lt upon the motion for lea 20 read ami
he smobg toe records N this case, csitsin % per
writing p1rportpg 10 be the petition OF PsssnOre
williamson and having considered thereof. 90 refuse
TIE leave moved T; lnasnuch 8. Il appears TIA. the
ssid fassmoie williamson Il now remaining in con-
jtmpt OF this Court, end that by the SAID psper wruCg
be dotb, in nosse make purgsuon OF bis said cor.
tempt lor dj;h he thereby pray that Re may be per.
siusG 10 mAbe such pHrgztiOa, wherefore toe said
Psssmore Wihamsen hath no. a. tbs time s.audin,
in this Court.
/" To the end, hosever that the said Psssusooe VII.
hanson may, when thereto minded the more readily
rel We himself OF his said cOnIemp:
IL Is ordered that, whenever by petition in writing
20 be MED with the clerk, Psssnore Williamson snail
set form urd.r his oath solemn sfirmsior that be
desires 10 rurse himself Of he cOrau1p. because Of
winch be Is now attached ssi 70 iaat end is wlirs
10 Ass true answers 70 sueh inierro - may
b addressed 20 nim by he cOut touchin ice ma.
sis heretofore legally inquired OF By Ia ri. OF
Jota Il. WRsels!, .hen he marsha &c biz. he