, 1875-03-30

haa ofHcISu viz bH't @RAnst 0lll
Jhe jentl!ng lawyers Of the local 1}ar wlio hare
reyjered the action OF ben Hutlnr aud OF the
court in tho Bill King case pronounced 1t
/ JUDICIAL OUTRAGE.
Il au,,sarp t,,nt, notwithstanding Buttof'a legal
auihb!es, theto was vary lemple way 10 bring |
Tic Pacific atail eyllouce to shs atscaion Of tho
Grand jury. Mr.. Beck, Of tho Waya
srd 9tssna comm3ttsnn; Z. = l.. '''I r ero' hay
Ths Official stonosraplot wi'o toox al the tcali-
mony and official noteB ia hero. Tim published |
book could haro been verified ~ ovilcnco by
thcao Two witnosses II thera hsd BEEN any desire !
rin United States District Attorney, r,ther, did |
not call tho attention OF tho outs to tits fact tn
bis ta;jess s1,aoc1,, nor did Tbs Court take sny
cos,Iizanca or tho motion.
WAsnrxo1oN, D. e., Mach 23.-1n the Grimm
al Court to-day Judge McArsbur, Eon. H. i. but
les, aud Richard Harrington. counsel for Hcpre-
aen!ativo-clcst William y hing called attention
t,ycs, passel ut tbs last nossion and traasmitted
to lilo District Attorney, togoti,cr with the book
Of sestmony takon before tho Committee Of
Wayy aud heanb IN tho Pacific Mail tnrestiga-
.ion, T1a resolution instsucte1 the Dattict-At-
to,ney toriay before The Il rand Jnry such portion
OF ssId tostimory ~ rclatcb 10 tho truth uf The
o;atcn,o,,ts mado by William y. Hing aud john
q. Hchuu.ai,cr. Con. Butler stated that II was
or aililsyis should DO laid before the Grand Jury
which, wore not competent nor rolovant to be
ln!d boforo a petit Jury. He eied savotal NIL
thort!ts, aud asked tho Court to instruct tho
Grand Jury ~ 70 whas ~ esaaenee ne, thy should
was nroposed to be sept 10 tho Grand Jury waa q
nsnss Of unvcritiod aliayits. and cited from tho
trial Of Aaron Dutr that hi'llavss should not bc
a1n Then Fl the uop sad tps g eae
not bo nons to the Grand Jnry AZ evidence.
Judge Tshcr Batd tho Government admitted
tho oorrectaoRa Of this view.
Judgo McArthur said tho Court could not do.
cido tho application unloRs Ea kntw what tho
bool; or document 1AH.
Ger. Dut!er-Thoro arc ouly ESQ pages to DO
Eead before 1t can bo decided.
D.ssrict-Attosusy Fisher said that ho under
stood tho motion to b. TINT tbs Di1trc:-Attot-
noy could NOT lay tho matter hefoFa TUG urand
| Jnry without tho order OF the Court. I1e snb-
n.rcd that It was tl,o province Of TITO Court TO
| nnte IN order Heuding the book 10 tho GRIND
tie Houso Of Representatives. he could
annl tho book thnro. lie rofcrred to the
| oath takoa by tho Grultl Jury. aud said tho
aGdayits could GO before them. lie did lot pro.
/ Tor they coula not find Al indictment on 1t uu-
supported by ovidouse. It would to Tor tho pur.
| pohe Ut cnNgbioulng them aa 10 the nature OF
| tho chnree. ue would call their attention to
scalu,aier and Coz testified 10. They
sworn that ,,e Ind mover .esci>ed any money
on nccount OF the Pacific Mall auba1y, mud to
o'ror eviloneo to ano~ t'iss |: wa M f.1se: He H.,
tho sa1no ~ hiia.
Harrington for King eafd thero were points
In tho casc,-ulo statWte Of limitation l1a read
from tho revised sta;tltcH, Which prusade thu
! no parFon shall be prosecuted, tried, or pun.
isncd two yoars after. ote. Tho Two seass hat
expired on Tho 25tb of February last.
judge aIcArthur agked something was no
raid about bo!ng
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
Harrington replied that tho law provided ia
this limitation, unloBa tho party waA fuslslF
from Justice. but 1t waa not pretended TINT hipt
had hosu fugitive. He had been Postmaster .
tilo IlonAe with his Residence 1t Minnespol4s. t.
tho liouao.
Judge Fisher said that this WAS not the stag
Of the caso in which tho question Of linlitatio!
cano in. It could bo Inatio IN plea in Tar, !
wAs we'll known that King was fugitive iron
: Justice, \ subpoena having been placed in ti
scrgeant-at-Arna hau;ls ss!iich ho lKing) 10
osadcd tho setyce Of. an indictment for perjnr
xss wanted. Ae lsae nstsct a :. al;Gfnos) 1 ~, asHc
perjury in swearing falsely. thas saad ".
King hho novor, directly or indirectly receive
any sum Of money for advocating ths passage g
! n bill. ETC., and to eena up oill charging j.
scl.unlaker Nish similar oaepeo.
l
becn said hoout obsHylliE the orders
the E0nBo OF Representatives. I'M
body was dad, aud 1t mlgl
bo said OF Il that = 1.-Two jackans is better than
aead lion. That body Has not like tlo senat
: 1t bad no exisscnco now. Ihoy we're llko oyol
mob Of ZOO aud noro gentlemen. TheY had t
judicial powoss, although Of Iato ycars It ns
amounted ia about % muol ~ o small Polio
Court. This report ~iichhtt ia proposed to SCI
! to tho Grand Jury, was msda Gil tho last day I
I tho eoaslon, aud mover read.
} 1t Lad been stated TINT King was fuglti,'
frum jnstioo 10 avadea the process bacanse l
did not wish to givo eyidenco which could DO
, rsEE, IN THE CASE AoA1Sar HIN
. BY tho Pacific Hail Company 10 deprive him
t hia property. The Grand Jury wcrc to iuqusx
! ETC.. on the legal evidences, not otaerwiBo. I
. sending up situesses tloy Lad no oo}ccslon, bs
l they might ~ vol Benl the 9r'bu'
' or Now York Sun to tho Grand Jury as this boz
= to Inform them. Dutter submitted that the
0 was no proyiAo now "a to Icoipg from iuatic
t according 10 tho ruvised ststutcs.
/. Judge Fis11or said sbat the olfunas WAS cornnl
$nI rtucHc ri al, H. NJ uoFn tnI