, 1876-03-08

THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.


this morning afr. q, mcr, rtatnR to quosllon
Of privilege, stated that subpoena had been
Rorvsd on him last eTenlng, isauel by tho Bu-
prsinc Court OF the District Of Columbia, sitting
as criminal cnurt. TO appear bofuse TINT court
and bring with him all papa:s. chacis, docn-
n1cnts, otc., and to testify In regard 10 tho
charges pending In that Conrt ngainst tho 1ato
Secretary of War. Two Of 1is coltcaguoa, lob
bins aud HthcEb7rn. Ind boon similarly snb-
Coult, and had etate1 that in obedience to law
lo apraarsd at te bar 10 oboy its order. but TINT
as L ,nu,nbar Of tho COMMITTEE OF tie House be
fott II would bq
pnE'rplcrs! To THE HIGHEST ,srrnrsr.
of tho couotry thai Ills colleagues aud l,,manlf
should be compelled to stato what lad trans.
pIrod In their conlmittce-thom. IIe believed
such course nalld not only coso tho mouths
Of a!a witnesses. but ID many casoa IL would
drive them from tho land. uc uaid, further
more That, whtle not pleading their privileges ~
members OF The House, they us. neycrscksa protest
aganet cia9 examined aud would only consent 10 ts
.lat end By ths court tbs Couft had tstcn tno Tor
tielihcrat'on and had determined 1t needed .hetr
lis duty to bring t,n uattns 70 The attention Of tho
House IN order thai tho House might taks suea action
Ia 1 H. ns :, ...sa = a g. 51et s cod cs I'd
Or lad etso to snk for any Information that WA not
con:a!nui tn tho public reports, and WAS
NOT MA5,rEn or RECORD,
and Of public noor1ety. lie cofi!d very wall concuve
tha tbs gentleman from rrnn1y!van!a might not wish
to la called upon IN that Court 70 tossify 70 What
cona e !, s n n o Ts Pe' % 1say
~ W Mlstory could make m inorn, IA ne @ could not Sc.
N .. thSr .1 .a.s =. ~ y. Eo"4r nsa ~
sn,ined before ths Grand 5usy. Il the 1uttons wsrc
Will ~ ,nht ~ 1a,t -, ~ @ q. 'ao
a H. 70 esssnes ~ . M thov - o. n' ne
s I oSa sFsa o1 ms'e
tIroushoai tho isnd md Would eo.s ,,l svenu@ u Of
A. blaine reminded NJ cly'psr 9 shas 's own ply
power 70 70 oomf,o! MN 70 Icsuiy;
MF G}ner VT Ictente tas ho Ind ssated to the oortt
''A' Az ~" Nv. .mT.-e nns.I@ ~. ~ ,,,~,,r,.
>, FLED hs .,6 s1s ~, rAttILEnk,
anything which should 10 rIshtfuny known to sha
NJ. Robbins. anoshsr member Of tho c,nzlaes,
matse Ike statement n reference "a Ats being rub
not the design, ~as to intamdase Witnessed sud sh1otte
'"s,SHGn: ~ HsnSo; ,no,r ,ra,,s- a, TIM ,,,,,,,.
e,i In ,a r.. ~ sa o. snG 5.
hs Mnad 1Es 70 Know from the NhethsT any
suaoal lin testimony ha been taken bsfoF' t0 cotn
IT. L!nar a1 on5eetA @ TO thas Question.
AT. naahs-lho oo'ecslon must como from most
IL. Mnss-lt % n.sy be motive llat you nlseon-
cc.se, nut naFcrtloksa, II ta motive which lave,
mi ,as1 a' ne ,n Of 'Is
nat ~ inahpcl i'as i'Ghs 10 Fssta tue 50
cs5 H. q 91!nsr tur aad .s- ~ .
mon{ tskan ne9fo ~ Committee bat he inrested
~ r4,i, t tur ,t "uas ~ 1osMtIou sn
~ tt ,ni1,o ,, III ao'nl'a o'ee pe aoa1"ea1
Mr' GisIacTne1s should 10 no division or seeming
n hr ypo1ous urrseoton nf pnb1ir crtn.ia W,t
Tss ~ ths set Il iii. in1csttsatin exn,t Il trina
cenere e 70 sriminI tusiceS o Committee vons u5s
u1n hoa nsa 9atmea Everybody Knew 'nas 's MAN
Mr. oiymsr@1 havo s,a,cd tho f.cta os thu ca.s II,
shst sonso' nnn r., ~. 1Hts - % 49, ' st m.
s soos ~ ,p.rn onn ~ III II rsT a rr eHss T. ~
VIE KS s 1rs out s ets o. e H. 'e
hiu,scl,. 0'@ e''~ 'S''''~'''''' -'~' N''
s1n1ne 10 i,nnnte tn mn nottyoa wh1" In mi fn,cr
stsnd nr ~ to mt tnsinuattms IN Inv n,nnts ~ .hie
b baye not 81 uttered, '''''' 'A ~ ''''4'- "A'~0
soiI 1,o W.. MT nt,rnr,eI nj lin nrcn Sin.e. nn
msnfeste1 ny tho acnsicusu iron, hans
~, nssn ~ ths E.oiso ~ , xt W.
10 thrn.to fnyestiaation' and To- a,1ord nmnutty,
Ia cTimais. Lnt hs iii snv tst ,,n,c.. iii, Ind n1;.
oes atonncI I'm rnuntv .vnni5 toit.xa ths+ hst
VA the rsrpusc. and ho woua believe Il too fA:e.
plsuso ou ii,c % Democratic eide md sucsoa bv H.
,ho Country that the Committee had cvpnyci At .ho
soseonding Of IN important witseas, asast tas pro-
# snaosss e. nsass F. r. A. c21m'.ss.
f;stjv fsao. md bo on,v wnntcrsi th.t tc.n Henh,
lcsn members had SLOWED It 10 70 out on tic!r
that 1t would e utterly impossible ever to convict tls
sspt by .nr ,,..,,,o,,, -, ...o,..,,
nee % 10 'e 81 ssee IT
e 9o 10 as .hs pF1ss @ M Lei Guilty sn e.
man who dr. M on ho's who as u sataqr
-: J.t,at,m. ah.. @ aeaHo snas sne 'u.a.aone ,s ~
ston1ed md thst II wnu,d bo tttrTly n,ossih1e 10
Gacr.tto III X, Ineas .nsto % w.
10 used soainst tnc1n. 1' ~ "'Ne''S' "'o"'A A''