, 1870-02-16
Tho Lnst Attempt to Investigate
the Walsh Petition Mat
ter Demolished.
Decision Of Judge McAlllster on the
Motion to attach the aecre-
s. tary Of State for
Contempt.
Hs DenIas tho Application. siA
Ahows Thero WIS 8uug1ing
Somewhere.
Police Court ProcBodfnR5-
Reoorder's Court

ssue agaiagt tbs S7e1ttarJ Of State for dfxobtdt-
epce OF the command OF q tuboGna, directing |
him to PRODUCE belpre tho grand jurJ tns orRsnsl
napers fied In his uice, which were presented TO
the Governor as The b2atG Of bis acslon II cout-
r,using tho death sentence Imposed upo1 Dtolel
Walsh, tbs vile sl2ugatetet- Tae object tn'pso.
eu41rQ the paper Was that .fnigat os made tho |
foxndatton Of m Indictment for libel ngasus< :he
Mayor and Aldermen Who tAkIed tic petition |
WHICH contained foul aspeEaioos opon the caa:se'
ter Of the murdered EonAu. TIE 2isActnen.
was denied, The Court holt1g tff1t as paper pre-
septed In the regular cunse Of Instce."l. II {. :.
p11ytle scd communication, upon rn!ch libel can |
not be founded. The opinion Has n follows:
This IL uppl cstlon na Ia ~ tho States A!tor-
uey fer np attachment ngalnA: Hdw4fd Runme!,
sec1etusJ rf STALE sor non compliance With sub.
pezua duecs terttsn. The chic: and peftnenr tacts
are simply there: that few days ago c9np!a:nt
Wss' msde telofe the grand 3nEy Of this coa1t
against cis ct ci:znp6 Ct Cheas 1or Al negrdl bel
cUnBiatiL Ut natrr coniktnsd lu p+siuo1 signed
bJ lhess parties and presented 10 tho GoVer.ot,
askIl P-ftr II. cuuMu!Atfon Of the senlence Of
Ia. lei II aisn, wt1 Tas uuoer eentenCs VI de1ta:
Tat llc4a ~AA coaa!Led IN .hat petition ata.e-
nent tnAt lae person Wnon Da1.st Wal4h usn1-
raltnfI1 ia ceT lanai teta1tons, Rnd IN 1t Of
1reLx}, Af.stny from thai condition OF afszA, ne
ii;h ts3 Of Ja1usfy, 1870. vas serted % tas Sec
Jelary 1n-ghe l9:h cay Of February aud he de-
cliuEu 10 Appes. and Erodnca me dotN men*
il Ii net 1naletl4l In this application, NJ view
the tuE1ect, Fleiher co put h1 ref1sN upon The
proper ground Or Lot. he dsclued 70 Produce
The paper h5134eir. or 10 4end 1t oy Messenger.
TIC 0s1t quea,loa which otcor1ed 70 ny mind
vas, whether In t1i5 applcstioa foE an A.laoa.
tnt sss P,opss 1s y ~ M Gear. 10 t9os @
and 70 1escYni:Le whe:her. II the paper naa' pro-
dured, It voold b admissible IN ev1deGce. It he.
Would not be admissible IN evidence for any good
featoc, It would Do s1o!lFaEJ and oppfess1s,' to
t.as a. y a. 70 smnt @ han 1
here f9r tho rHpake Of performing uA=leas
eaAe. to obtain an order to show cAuEe Why IN
atts cnmeEs snousa' rot 1s1ae. sno tuen a TIE
facts pso9er 10 bc cars.derrd could be presented;
hpt II the cnasactestf me paper. aud usss snieh
subpara itaef, i. i quise a. vel 10 decide It 90
esuse, = Id require ine Secretary Of s:sso 70 come
otEe ard make The eban!earpearaLss. The order u.
I'VE command Juu to summon I'd Hsrd Kummel
to br1n8 with Rlu tna pc liion and pspcFA which
w=se presented to the aoserAae ot taa Stasa ot
!,poa for 1ne eonn2teuon o1 The Sentence Of
ltls ato q general rule that u subppna DUES
ftr7m thoo;a dtnnnetJ deoIe re papets WINCH
tire party tr witness Il coDnar 9ed to produce.
snmzseDsiy defined, ont the e1pfesssoa . aod pa-
pera y k1cn were pIesented, = u TOO t1de0nlte 10
tsse atJ action ou whaseveE
bHs right TO examine 1nto tue tatuEe Of the eV1.
dence ptopo4so, TO detera.!ee vaes1er !. son!d
mens, Rave i csse directly ID poiot, the case Of
Rfx '. Samuel M1oD, burrows, la1s
SSea ssi & s. e's @
ss i &. M :: e
three ynnehe.. bch hsa been Mslsesa I'D i9aassea
Gssset y u GiaaeeIy nd this .n6psas. ii se
L snt % e. y IL
Ioasasts s*toIs tie sses tar fs,sety A1 nssVn m
H. II i5:;s. i IS :s5sss 81
IT.; W. ,Gsa f
y hl. s1sptt s;nadsase faa shsists 3 =, ~
!; II. Sa{5:s Is
euEat 10 hass s.nmed;tSy apsa .9spEas M
esnsarfsa ~ = ought III e hare ptodpe.a .hem
ata ao' ai.ehs1s u T W
THIS case i qao,e.! y /. El'esoero W appto.
has ntyer been ATTACHED OF snaksn u 40 authority
Oh that question. The plIclpG ot II -, 1nst. up.
Wi.ne,s ,oI lot Ok, ,ioe .usra1a -daa<. seam, il
u proper Tor the Coart to look =. thu nssute and
! cba1actkr Of the document p!opcsed 70 be intro
anced as eEidence, and determine whether Of noi
The next poIt 10 b determined. .,oa this spp,!
'n 81 sasnss sham n tae eamusist son meac
ta lem s4o1ea q o.os1 psr.Or. eIs'f1"a ~ q
Gore75os' eeon A. sPplicsmoa na4. e a.a .
Cd from the possession Of tue Governor o. secre-
foul dssioa ot a1 inaseunsns lor neel Il thu
[ document, urder the circumstances. Is HhAi
xonid ns called pn'1eged psooe 20 e. saiaa asd CON
Tbe.s :. xsT.e', a. cstst nnan III. .nniec.
nneef tie !a;ioas Esaas q app1sesssoas made q
etsrsr~ ~ III III - whfcn ths
s sale M, . g deaaesa tn1s, xasa tns proeesai1a
~ ~ y! 49,; - ce,axaard nt,n tna
10 Asa IL ~ ~ nrocas,n ;ua
.eH rnsHese3. ata canoot @ 60 sae 1ssa ,a W ~
aeton Or .ua'esn ent luE nuei :. 1sc sa'e = ~ ~
oert :. the People, pcs'o' T. me Tour
teeIe eta}s:
hatexs' INT he satd of "1is.en nF esty %
lusa1 2foe seoaHt. q ~ ~ aes1xy. eoe!so.: h M
,1teses "a ,ays
tn, asticn =, .fr srstan ar pubhe rrusec ios
Inc aSns1a5 1.raIs.s Il scmt,as1 w1stei1 Il, H.
itked and whash theJ tntend to aadtase tue pssat
pc h.fs :.seA ,-1,,,., .,n.,,,
ootf - proSsedtrR IN the tTegasaf cosrae
I sa4see.
Iae ,hx 80 osa.son sn.1an OF 1ne saso o. l'nos CO..
Nks hoL7 secsNI. ..... - .
Ihs g. 'Ssrna, ahsll aa9o noMss soxssf repds.e
oattesss Ieep: iIt..sn I'D e.s.s ot aps sei5enf.
III: M HI Ts t9ss
| ImsJt i es..jdsd bT IN rs;aifTe 70 IA nt.nnrr
| aptIJtu{ for p4sdSns."
tnt M nnsy - NJ snn,9np tn f;n;sroor Tneeon
| nua aoae ~ - tn1 o.atos !. y. taN Unsous uaG !
psnn on pnsae ,nJ q a. s,, 10 msxo eppestoe
| 1ort setse the power thus asreu 10 him b
tue OF at;:aijop It saY Be said sha{ II mar be I,
| pnYf ~ ~ ~ n71,sr n-1tr..S1nw IN rha enssnrr
ssv 1To1,iten Of ~ ior anothes sua t.lsefss
Pro seedtnzs ana y !oLoEa ~ mater Q! coolet
Loa 2h3t z t:afed 10 Ika pc ltoa 1or soAs Pu1
III iii, Ncat lie pF1y1ft ED u ray the fuIes 20
| eJrnfrtthrd d hr II . conern at tnh coun,rv tn
LEADING -aee II the ssare ri Ser Yurr il roe ,.as
| of Thprnrv, Nnncnasd, Tpat Wa wpefe Diver
tLha.ls.nis Of caunty ptese1ts,I petition 70 ii
t EorEea q Apzotut1eut 'n,Attuz tnat r. pt{t7te
/ Attorney, VIA 7ctuased bJ improper motives I
h,oo rsn aufr 1rn sx.rr ha rntoht \