New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-31
DEFALCATION IN THE CONTROLLER 5
OFFTCE.

Tie case of j. B. Smith came up again Yesterday
morning before the Recorder in his Othce.
The Recorder first gave .s opinion as to the exain
nation Ct Charles Deylin the gres. contractor as
witness, as tollows:
TIE prose cution having called Charles Dovlin rs 4
vit1es his counsel objects to mis- being as such
upon the ground that he is IN reality the party deenc-
Gut, and therefore comes wthio the provisions Of Sec
t. AIT. l. cf the Constitution of this state The tenor
and drift Of the examination, and an affidavit made BY
SAID nevliD are referred to as establishing the facts
constituting sad Devlin the real party defendant.
That section of the Constitution provides that - no
"ptison shall be compelled III sny case 10 Le VIII
Ii IS against bnselt' This applies 10 the parties
charged and to no cthegs. II certainly neye! could
be tie intent of the trainers Of the Constitution tiat
nelson's having Co IZ6LCc OF facts EtCeeszry ut the
support Of CT mIn5l prosecution, shOlQ De aOe %
shield the accused ny preventing themselves from
beng witnesses upon all sihceyr thht they Del!eNe
II euselyes 10 he tie persons IL reay souSIt q De
charged. Such a ploNislon n,g.t nave tte eleot II
ma,v jnpo,taut ana difficult cases q coE5Eg tie sd-
uiujstrson of Justice to oegree highly unavofa lie
TO the nteres.s If the pubic. II would beside, ra'se
a colsteral issue 20 whether such pci>ois were III
fact the real deieLdants Or not. II IN any C>Ss u
should clearly ana stfmatiYe'y appea- from the eA'
animation q the witnesses for tAe people, that 81
part cuar peIson other than the parties FAMED = e
one IL reality intended g be .eacnec such person
would be within the provision OF the above provision
of tie Constitution. SUch however Il not the case
hor,-the testimony d, no. sh, tina; sa'd Dey -
the cal psTty defendant, al ;hat the matter now
stands am oi opinion at e is a competent witness.
II Das btet customary, Cn preliminary eNaulta-
ions 70 put tee pauart the stand tue 81
itiess, a. Ae Is Supposed - SNOW move about the
matter std a. the p,Lcifa. fac. t-Gc ery one per
soL. NLele lIs evidence hes been taken i can then
bc zen IN toe great majority ~ cases whether the
chGrge can be sustained ana, 4 y cs- wha. o.hcr
Witnesses and ;estlmI NJ NAV De .eGu.-ite Tbs
however, Is 10; nia.te- " rsht % he par, e ne
aCcus,d but n.at.eI Of dissection ~itu tc ines
traie In this case ,he caIT Ing oi he rr sec Io
tss been COMMITTED - tn Gaze c: geo. enau IT
e,eat tce. ability ard smiteLce 1ay. tvs far not
deemed ( uu ben. N, - lnteiivcs q, view
a. mode OF c.Liututg ttc eSdu.i- a.O.. u-ulbs-
e witnesses hsVe bccr eXGmi- ed ard age arou-,
of -e-tnvnv' .sktn Wit Il the cor Lpls, ant hayin,
been PIT the s,snd L. Is q; tls .se O.. tie exa1
;a:.ol thst Cna.t, De gn = "a a. wtbes, FOR
I -, seCutou, snd Mr.. Cream. a ~ counsel. CD
&C.. 20 h be-; sworn sud proc-ces ~ s'hcsyi'
nsle bg. .at De,in IN wArcb ae swears hat hi:
pro-. ouiior al:h- u.k oa'ly against tT e'-- 2.
IN "a auci scsst h.nse' al TIA: t2e Pr'sec a
ton =. hrcrc't e t- express Purposs OF 1ycy r.
sadDeSlin : difhcul,es ii NJ, 4, .ay she basis
l i'm: Al c.9-geas - liU -li 80 urT' as' n