, 1875-02-01
sall s''a ba excluded "bocause Of being party to

NOW, cir. this psintir presents tinosa]f, marty
y. .ho ac:'on III an actton Of CRIMINAL cnnvetsa-
toa. t com'non law. m flnve nlrcslly etlown
iirislnltaity. io world not hnyo ,orn n cmnnn.
tent "itncss: and Why not competent wft,inns
NJ c"n!nnn law? Maser. atInly, a14d exc;,tsiyntr.
Estan4e 10 WIS tarty 10 thu s.r,iolt. rhat WAS
tao ?n!y Disability Eria inelacltat..d li,n h1,A
fc1'"l'c' l'iai at common law from tho Witness
I!S. Al This b"caus4 hn it!cd IN an net f,f
n'tcfy committed by h'H wifn with tho ,lnfsul
ant ho 'sl'c the 1",:ntnso ray tia. no parts
s1aH na cxci,3tlei ffu!n tiIp i.Ers-lx Etn.a,1s
no " party thnsl there Is o o.Ilnr ob4t1.in it,
ter'EnlHg between thu I}aintT n:rt hin tust,,mnv
n THIS enaa: In England they haso Il atn:ute
| Known Known "a I1nrl t,a:ni'brfl acis. Tint t.atut,
| action to tcn:if:. Snw ubtssy,,, if luuf Honor
| I''ca"c: "Nento;ol tie tl;nabili,y Of ,hu
mrsy to the action and tint IL
al IL accomplished. Il did net 81 fur
t!'f ~ IN ncson Il; criminal col, scraatoa stlouEh
nv testify; showing plainly tl.t Wien thor TO-
mo'ei tll9 lhcnn}ctencv Of party, tllat the
p:ais'4!' III MI nclon Of criminal conversation
E'h1l IN cn:nucteM anl admissible an u wlt,fcs
ii"i4:'. tho nsctsA'ty vi un exception ropoli,!s
nhl !Fo'u tIo "itneaa- !ppx. Thcra IL M rc.,saL.
! I3'' INN: atI'1n"nt If tAe rc:,oyal Of the dis
huthsy .! l,att; did hot asl'nit tho tlainiG in
ea i":sion ri clltil;aLl co;yetsatipn NJ Il conf
l't'i "ita"H". then t|lern wa4 nn ac,as;un fur
thal c!c"ploi lnd when they make pnreMDtury
p1:a rotnfl1e execution to thai otgnttl;lt t TIL,
ei''t ii's@ plaintiff III all acs:t51, 81 criEi,a!
121t L-AtllF III tllH OWL iG-
h.! they c'Hr:ttc tim: wtacn you ram 7yu ,A5 dis
1Hhiriii:ut. nt party to le action! 1lGccpaari{y
tflh 1'lAlHtH III an actin 0F criminal cDny.rsn-
t'ph would be y eotnpe.cnt witness: a.Is! in
eject, ~ basi Jriise Nr:gat. lam coclEr!!c1s u
ll'rry a',i" 20 RAPIDLY, am au4ost afraid do
M lnH.te h1Fa:H ftry clear, .
@"'EHS 5Efiliia.It: " 4iiE QuEtTI1S LirEEAL-
EtHti.
Nor. in view Of the ,ihsur1n traditional current
ot lettsiatiua and tlcci:s;ons III I.i,;auA ami in
tns state. Hs / have aftccd .i:,.s 10 yuir
lteilnT- III flGW. sly, 0f this uniform ;lul I'LL.
t1okc:! ecFicE uf net, of lc:,iriatoa, ntl tr4jug
IN one tlHocsIo'' "iious e5n Ill tho tlrect,s, of
cnlarglnE this spllttn of com: ctr,e7, ss,u re-.
moving al Inc n3AlacIcb 70 tAe n.isnissintt al a
WHucHS. kar. i'll vigtT of thus herles al tt.;Hia.
ton. ~u aEc confronted al .lie turesoit rti an
pflnn argument relaty. to tin Gct If I.bl Tin:
II "r:.'lSllt tho change coutc:licJ for in lilo nc,
"i 1871. 1t IL not to bo presumed. iu tic akrcnce
~ e*lFrsa iaguate to tho contrary, that witto,it
acsl;ta:a caii*o tito Legislature would icnotl,to
,1' ~ lriiriplc reca:te fsnni ita deliberate
a,ioptea Pathway. arl r"lapse into tilo obsolete.
apahloiie'i t.laxinls .f the coHl1on law
:ti's' Tl!T"S Arrlrri'E rowAt:l, THE ACTION,
11t IT may e nah1 Oh tho Nt:sus ed. p,1 in tnct
OF It IRWIN the iE1aiaEios3 III my learned tr n,,jr
lit MAY be aisileA that y;rtlailv Mrs, Ii,v, ~
party to ttli5 ac:ion ut nny rate that kp ,as
sHcsi aii interest il. tho ne.loti III lna,s her, #
not ti.ltla. 1T iGaBt virtual r1sty l., the NJ,
tloH. Nus. sir 'll1tercat.' ns npplitl ty lnc
Qualification or disqualification OF wtt.rs;s If
term well kapw;l to tho law. Formrsly, aB la.
be"1l ALREADY srvelopea ia th" tiAcuas,ou inter.
eat us li'h'll'cd "ifnoea. We'll, what lfttertst
Why, HI olllef interest hut pe.uilia,y interest,",
y pecnnlarT interest uf i c"nts was HlllcIrlt
IL mako witness incompetent. hut III, uti,-
or interest,"; ind it In antdlleE ILLUSTRATION
Q! 'Ae aIr'l:alty uni baraaru;1a jarE.ul Of The
olti common law that wi,eteaH M lntrrea. in ,3u
eSctIt Of MI HctDn Of cvHt, lhas:u the must re-
pli"bie 'nh.i III tho so,il.unity al illeeupnte!1.
"Itc'a ScS no ''tl4er Htief.ts, III laatlcr shat 1t
might oa nti'tAl'tlE u a1c!!ti :lisM, licuet. ~
"Gs TINT willie person having th,H interest ri i
ee;ith III tue event Of tho cause tussuoetc.1t
yet iat!lor might Testify at,ni,iat usl BROTH
or MA nss thter dAu.ht u ;,allIst ller 1nus,-
er-night ~ tehIIfr net only III tt ca't.e inyoiy-
ms moHty. but testify III cn;sbe involving lib
esty. lepdtatloi'. nc, lifa itscf. iivnre i say
hut Tho "utt i1ttereht - in tho causo 11a,,,, i
financial Interest lioer, n:. What iius,ic:al III
interest. haa Mai llfun i, this action / ra-
Leaf hilu has d InodIsols inte:est H:,o llas IN
!no eHs ot cinea.ter eie aarthc 4a,uu if7scr,~t,
however. thai tLat :ha cInhtrcu have. that til:
Trends 1laYe. tue Aano III kispi, though mt i'll
y IL nj, Interest. I re1Hnt. If 1cpnfa |
Int 1t is not tho Interest wlic tho common law
reco#nzetl US nsc2a~n'y nHI n!lirHciolia lr.t
constituted one l'a't' interest, rar,y to tao
c2uEe. linnce, III '5 Eat lpdr yuu will find 1i,.,
very poilit assumed in argument. It il, tAu ca,,
nl Carpenter ". Hhltc. I'lEo 29l. that in III, |
acton of criminal couyLrsati:n a,,tl tue 11,siAui
itaA Wis AHuacioHs ltnfltuetico nv frlBnds would
taf Oh llle other alstal niIr his Wifi. III 4 w.t.
tess 10 proso thu fact of aaIlt:ry. An.l by What
a's'tinen: did he u1.lc:.aaae 10 prove that .I,n
"!s conHbsent wlItlesis: ll.i ilrat mud major
falnae ME that all i,ernft1 "ln syera ynrties tp
tlIe cAeo were. by virtut ul tsu rt Of 15T ,,,aIo
enHlsaeHt Wt1ea4Ca. .,p,r. ttis VITA Of this
1la'l il sIrtnn|ly If Ent lt!ouHY} party to tho
case. and tlleraiure il Il person III Nltercst uud
thnietore sao III q competent Witness. But thu
Court Ut Geresal Tern, Indignantly secuted It.
# |
criminal conversation. jIay Ilo interest in |
the cau'e,--is no. rt.riJ its iutsreats,-
y + not ''a:ty dtecii: Or utliquoly to
II for tic bsleit Ut tho lti+i,and. 1lol,cc, if
your llnuor pt,nse lnaunlucll tllan ny the act of
lS'7 excluded = l'ls.and stll sflfo from teaLify.
lfs, fho vile party IL an actinn of criminal cn-
strsafon. froill teHifyiHt. ay As party to til.
actoa. fot Or against Il I,ar.y to tho action, a.ul
't'asu,uch al Mr. Tiltun Lct does not Offer l.t,-
Felf tu testify agAllrht e wife. party to tEo a..
ton. l!u u not mtlIl. tho trruls to spirit Or
uf .lI's statute. Mrs. Tillou IL
within tho very TERMS Ut Tho act. Wllv llec,,,He
er situation s::awct to nil thu co1titiouA wl,irh
tho statute pscntfibet! III Ernund Of Jihuunliii-
'attoo and lorhn'oscney: This is I'LL uc:lou Ut
pG;ntiG atnl it hlp were to ollor herself u. W.T.
le.H,. or to bo offered rs wituess, then ul,v
sond bo testi[ying in Oil aotlon ct
'r1las''ai conversation for or against her
lnsoanl. party 10 tho uutiDn. And that il {
slat the law naant; ahl Why It intended tn OK ,
nlo l,'r 10 olrioln eno,lEn. My lcarnni tricmt /
ohll nut With his ingenuity have faiod to .
tUnolo ul'on tlle reason. 4 husband cAnnut '
rlnB an action for srin,llal ronyolss1.ou aHl | II
lltn ptnluco lis vito Hi n witne.s IN lls ow,, Il
"haIt. tctA1ldu t1lols 1ulSilt bo u cs,rrup: rnl-
tnney tutWectl tllem. That was tla ground "
or It, uni III Al!-s1tlcinut ground.
MI. tlly01; ruStIEnEs.
from Me .Sese ibfk irfbn,Ir, Jan. 70. =
alr. Ilyul- Nu~ blr. suppose lilo :,
latltln ilere IL admitted tn thu ltlIsHA- !,ux
iii Elsra evidence tending cns,yicl, III ae.ul- q
caAyittfnE, tue wife Ut auttrry. lA.s that y,
'nSict her; loeD that ten4 IN convict l'cr t,r y
lat ncc;iso Iler Ut crinu No. tis; not iii Nyw u
ark BY thu Icviteal Law, III your Honor il li'
aatr, l'oth llasbaua aud wl.s welu dt,luautol t''
death tur tho AT of adultery. which law, hf
.oash Hovcro, must be roil1lcaIs4 fur it's lin. 1r
artiaI!ty ia ye, uf t11a tendency OF tllsosEtnn 81
HltAiril tyjtyalintI which IL rltttar tt, ~,
laul tho man fnr liiH exploits Of gullgu.ry, .t
nd IL hoap tho loal Of Ig.4oMny Al
[ion tho vretched and unhappy wo,nati. to
in rIL,tsf |