New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS.

MEETING FOR PREVENTION or PERJURY.
Tbs ne etipg. which va rendered somevhsf smAa
BY the s;tractions Of the Rs,6Osion Meeting ct the
Tsherrsde, ~ss called to crdes by CIisros Roosr.
VIII, ESQ.,, AID orEasised By the app'iatapns Of
koKTixrR pr MORN. eco o Chairman, and Of Mr..
RoossvHLr - Secretary.
Mr. RoosIvrlr then stated thst ReSord~ smith,
Mr.. nlks, cod severa other r-s,leaNa who hs1
partly promised to cone, doubtless q the raeer-
pscle OF otherwise unavoidsbly ah~t<. lie then 10
kredto the great prevalence Of pessry in the Coarts
OF thin city, and cited sevvra in NJ eva expe-
renee wberc be wss convrnced that the subornatou
of .. rjured st,mony bad been the Of usjust
decisS D. TSsr~ Il, be said, one policeman Whose
oath nay row be had any day fo< r,oeeyi and there
5 cutie a tcciesy Of Europeans Who DIVE the Same
yularous sfic M. X. stated tia, snsstheT pessca
sho had pe,jured himssh on the opposite ssse OF
csuse and whcee crime be bad discovered bad threat
ep,S his M R. 81 hfe in be shoud expose him.
ir.ou uch thu, be went armed when ooisad TO ~ n
the vicinity Of the man in question. Having referred
TO case OF conspiracy TO ceprve two young iadies
landed property. and TO the repeated .norts made ~
nom the Bar Of N.w.Iork in consequence Of his ex-
.rios IN this matter be went on 10 say that II ~as
practically impossible TO procure the etsstSs Of the
cSt srd police justices WIN deliberately rcase to
ceiye COMPLAINTS THIS hesitstion the part ot the
lures 10 tie n suit Of fear that too great punish
n. ut viii in many De inflicted o. that the pen ATTY
Of crime will be irpceed for m.te forE~sNlaees'
Mr.. X. O pcluded BY stating that the dssisn Of the
preeent meeting w& TO institute society tor the pur-
tose Of reform IN this particular.
Mr. REID said that 20 far ~ his experiences wents
hardly in one suit out Of ten the Witnesses honest
and that now be was cfen afraid to comus nee jus
sur, from appr tensions OF peuared testimony to Dc
bought aud sprung upon him at the nsL u =
high time that some eevtual steps were taken IN tho
mstter
Mr. RoosEvnLr added that Judge Edmouds told him
that durir his official experience, sarceiy coe case
had before him in which there had no< been false
swearing.
sdduce prof ssonsl evidence such the gentlemen OF
the bar bad given, fully conceded in the objects OF the
meetrg and shove the Intimate relations OF ths Judi
ca oath to the very foundations OF civilized soctety
The Rev. Mr.. GoRDos spoke to the same seaerA
ell, ct.
The Rev. Mr. HARRIS inquired whether the increase
of perjury VA ne' in part the rssut Of late change
in the prov isons Of the Constitution respecting them
Mr.. kooskysLr thought not; that e wss merely tho
result Of m.rceusry welcomes. He proceeded to
suggest that the proper remedy was 10 give the person
injured permission to bring civil suit for damages
az sinst the perurer in that msnser muct him IN
pure instead Of at present being len 10 The uncef
tain spd nugstory redress Of prose suirn.
Mr.. HAiSEs was rather of opinion that tho better
eibod Nigh, be procure the Legislature TO orier Al
Police Justices and District Atorneyst 10 take esYec'a
coenzabce of such case~.
After some short further discussion toe following
committee was appointed to drat resolutions 10 pre-
pare Iurther busns fva the meeting ana 10 ars"ge
for the organizing u 9 Society: Clinton Roos.y-it,
.sq, Mr. Bidwen George Wood, eeq +. Il. Iiioa,
Gordon and Harris, Chancellor Ferris r. Hs'nes, esl,
Recorder Smith and Amory Carnage eco.
Adjourned, to meet at the call Of the Chairman o.
the Committee.