New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-10

,,.,.,op 10 the widening and improving Of Resie
.reet An queson' TO ~hen % NM 5os, "bs tho.
M s mu,tee These ioquries the Special Com mee hase
70 BE- prpp. b.y must be pertinent 10
n. il ve.sstoB end connected with the ,noect ana
rest, 10 Sithin the power of the Common Council TO
TIE Get ..pd the exciting law relating TO bribery"
right in seton oh property or any snni o. value o. y
70 any Uember The Common Council with an intent to ioaa
bis scon snv question matter cause or p
b. ofcia capacity felony 1t also declares that every
sn who ,h,l ino~insy bear such sft
any other persons any vos,on o. the p,e;eins
.eetor shall uron CONVICTION BE- M PUBLISHED "a IKE a. Ma,
connected actor il offer ng TO OF the
tween .nS otber pe.ors to such jed would guilty
under this Bribery at the common Law mis-
sS made it felony Tn law s too well settled The
qpotacn Of authorizes show that witnes privileged
from sn,werhs any question ghch will have tendency to
expose him lind Of punishment criminal charge
Of ev lei which when Others made Known con;
s T hs or .s from question ossaIT not
only but Up probable Say. one e. Of TIE mos.
single may complete ii testimony asanst himself aud
would BY eating every circumstance which would be required
for h. conviction That fact Of lt'sif would would be Be
"in,uffciert; while that remains concealed in hi.
be safe but draw from hence and he exposed TO
prosecution" w,ed h, the witness did not put his refu
sal the ground that be might ten TO
mDste him. and that il be had that he not the judge OF
decide that question Ii 10 enough that the witness
the erosnds which he refused To
II question had been he would probably have answered
y refused be nisht have been COMPELLED to have 'ssa
witness must nsef be the Judge how far the answer
know or be competent TO decide whether woud or wou1
not unless the answer which US from the
very psure of things be wholly Indifferent All mat the
that eject If it might The PRIVILEGE cannot be taken fom
the II the upder possihe cou instance
could have any such tendency the witness must answer
to The questions propouDded nfbt lead TO the
development Of chain Of evidence ths, might lead his
TIE Of his refusal to apabe the
face Of the questions that the Special Committee did not yrob
ably for that deem Necessary ask them 10 be stated
10 urged before ass a unless such witnesses be
compelled 10 give evdene the ofense OF bribery under the
cannot be reached That TO be addr sssed 70
the law making power When the Lsg.ture in its wisdom
sbs relieve such witnesses from all criminal aud psns
sibty giving the evderce then and not ti then.
the Courts take from the witness the saesuard which the
erected arc uDd them On both grounds he objections well
taken and the order TO show cause mu' be discharged
NJ Wncoxson for relator j. B Phips for respondent
Arnold ag gaiDet The Knickerbocker Insurance Com
pspy-Judrmept for Plaintiff IS so is.
AraDguen against Mclean, ct al, and Marie against
The Ssme-JudgDeIt for plaintiff on demurrer.
Woodhouse against Wibb-Default opened and de-
fer dant let in 20 defend
Welsh Bun against Webb-Default opened and
defendant let In to defend.
Burr sgainst Webb-The like order.
BeekmaD against The Mayor, &c.-Motion for Ger
torari denied without prejudice to renew application
Before Judge CLERKE
Henry Rub ct al ast Frederick Muller
Attachment discharged, but motion to set aside
judgment a against Muller denied without costs
Robert Diddel agt. Abigail A. Diddell.-Motion to
strike counter claim denied
John Higgins agt. ThOs. p Wright ct al.-MOtion
denied with $40 costs to plaintiff, to abide event.