, 1875-03-22
THAT PRECEDENT.
The First Chicago Editor WHO
NVns Up for Contempt.
The Penalty Of Making Remarks Con.
cerning Juryman Wentworth.



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40 aeesa'as 70 s'aah Tho r'''o in Tho Storey
contempt caso tue nthtr Day, Judga Williams
referred to the following, cciaion nf the Supreme
Court In tile case Of stuart ys Tho t'eop1c. which
was quoted A. 4 prccelcnt. and vhic1, NAV In |
~o.1 .,tL .o,,, ,,t,r,,, =, ,Ii
foau "itn sollio inlolcsl u. *aa t'me:
County, le lion. John lea7., i,us. ts foosi,,g
eniTy VIA made Of record Tha Clerk will tntr r,!o
70 SHOW carc, a ociork ,. H., ii. III .ay Il S.y,
Why he, said Stuart, oFiIt not 10 b. fined mrrito
81 q e Oh a'f ~ u IT, rs." s1.'.s na,s
of ana roaessning ti'o 1nt1 -, .ni c.renl Goart
was III progress and atlls uudst., ,rnit4sd."
THE f3t.1I,T.tro IxrErgr1srar;rs
Nefe NC, aAo c1a'pf1sa ID es'u e'uals " ~ a0s"ef"
~ v m''':
NJ % mcn~aftn !."ns w ~ ~. jnr1r @ ~ .o
wh,,. .,-rt,, ~ x,,rn H. ,,,rry Haac ~. rr..n
Stcoud-WIty iii yo,l u,bi,. a, the sans lime tho
stasen'eat 'u s4i" rarr nat Jo,n wentworth 1ntot
| oal;orial ar:i:le*' II! 49,, A., ,,.
Th.F!-"ho Informed TOY that tha Judge OF t!t'
Gours atss.e the "ttrf, r. o.! th1e Coes 70 fia ~
ana tsfeh"7 u AhJ rfsoh htate Wh'.
Al.o GirH tse rsaton tos s,n p1.hc1ioti' anu Wy
4at she weakness Of His H'unrs heal would nut ID:
ms o. tho no.ss ai. c'hl.a shtldrnt % crowd Or
ssn,' siine."
On tho 9th dry of MAJ. 4. p. 1870. tho do.
| fi,rI
'''-3 r,,r ,.o, ,,7~,x, ,,,r,o-
anE ,v.,'',, ros,'"ns.. S'.,s.. aoa.os
that ho has Leen ztt4el1et, 70: mp. Of ,hi4
taar,. Tha sesrcn'eas a,ys that fro, the saiA sn,
tA. lie alleged contempt consisted tu publishing
tise III tAe chicago i"trrieHn ~ thu ,th tay Of May
oa ad t II o san e s'sa ~ a 10
proces aud rnish for eontenrs, ior tic ca'hc afost
:a nd EssoeMf1 M pssy. ~ nG ,nyt may b. dss.Fsea
ftsst-The aet complained Of tn n9s, In law, q cou-
| tempt of THU M uonrt. - ,...,u .,.,.,
CONTEMPT; publication made III nesfp,ier, snd Ito,
done in tlin immediate troscn.e 81 she Court.
hs r Or 81 IL osr nt Sn"s :" to
slHont' In 1aw to conscEp aud the ta'ae cannot he
| punished as such.
s:;art aiso ii1le,l upon oal, The following an
ewers to tic ii.crrosa.orlcr rropa4uaed 10 hin,
~ A'o'esA'a: ......
ftst-rht1 tr'roraeut. william Stuart, being duly
~ Sin aas "way 'y aa Id ,"a ss n s ~.
Ter etc.. sAtcs itlA: assuming ao.: Tcutwesth 10
bs tho "r.ua setcrrel 10 IS t@s editor of tn Desno
III the atlcle 10 wlllch This re,nnirnt sll"nes thr
'nerropaory 1t'srt. ". rerI,.1"nt pat!s!c,a ths
edee, antl can prvs ths sans 6y copr..ns wi.s-,..
II ustcAs4ry to ln 10: anil Ecauke hr dettprd il to l
IN Individual act nf au tnlFiduaI juror, JELS !hI-
proper. aud worthy Of ecnHurv lit bis car1clfy VI ftor
b. rail !bltrasin, lid nat intcnsi II est say con.
| tempt upon toia Cnurt Nr upon tbs sna jury.
Ieljs1e. tna sa!l jury i, hs1s been highly ~
;steotd-ln answer 10 til, s.conl n.crrosa.orr, TO-
Wit: "Why did you publish at tls sasn: tI1le, IN The
sans rspst the stsrnt rt,a TIN, l. 5o1n an, wrxofh
wiring editorial asticc. !" thla respondent. asaia
assuming 1ohn Wentworth to mean tln tle hnGussc
who u tho Jury, states that he published tGs
2amo because he was informed, BY orc Of the Jury.
that tbs waa true that hs believes tho ran'r le
ten. testimony, IT,. necessary 80 10 !,
Improper sni worthy Of ecnsufr that he referred i
| tv IN individual aCt IT an individual juror
ettr On ill., court a'o o. ts ifs Ths repencns tr
.les sa.s. IN II IT, 'H!a ,,o1 ol SAID nph
ths s.n,e tAy =: On whse tic publication eompl.lnel q
WIZ made, was written by TIE SAID John Wentworth
.pondeut il informed ty ouo Of tAe sal Jurors .nt
vsriiy believes 10 be true, so-si.:
p.rer hsen s Harrison nan for ts isst M shreo da,s
because hs haa been under aarcss. and ai:nwsd IL
sna o q
,sa,toa % esst contempt q u. Ssurt; p 81 sai,
nc1ded to dsapproyo Of the act Of ral Wentworth i1
| writing anu rlbushiug, unier tho solemn ctrcun,
stauces Of Btu situation, au unslrado Of such Levitt,
asainss this Court sul IT, onicers ard hta Keeper
Aforesaid,
ThIs rcsnonJfpt further states that the Ackuowte1E
1ent of le truth Of tia statement contanei 70 q
CHICAGO Jorn,ns ttn.rrot Of ,he sane ,lae, to-~1t:
aria editor ot ills paper l.s Icsn condued: :.
Juror On tAe murder case suto Manlay u&on i.st
au beIug SLOWED 10 cons to ls office, though not hl,
tIcred fron1 beudina sy,.cles tthte, II they wcrs
| tbruuEb tLo Sheriff"
THIrd-In answrr Ia tho th!1d ntesrog7tnry. to- wit
"Nho Informed you that the 1l1 ic u his Court Ill
rcctcI tte oucrfs of this Eu,. class tlls doors
et,71 ihis respondent st.,. III 1t sio las IN: In hi
IT, srscis Linda to wa Contamination. iuryurt-
!uv 10 10 Que Of la4!sy, and si4ue .lAy IutaIes:'
frilre mi to wust hv snna1cl comment charg1nt
tbs ssd correspondent with n,lsak.. This rcsp'Ini
cut boxeypr haj heard satnu complaint made an,uul
thr nsnn tat tlie tlN}r through which sAry gene
nass.I Into iho cuuTt.rpo!n was coscl soma time es
| j'r ~" r-arrr,s 1T tlu trial: he had hear
! Sa soaa ~ a, IT, OILERS oi Ills Court dcslar
tt"t }hev had lrtu Instructed 10 prrrcll
1r.. r. -r.rss In tbs Courtroom; hu himself Ut
.x"sd n rmss In ,l,rouuj, The totr xArn ths honor