, 1876-07-25
THE COURTS.
A Judge Who Will Protect Wit
nesse9.
Tho Governments Detective Systom and
the Employees.
Record Of Proceedings In tho Chicago
Courts Yesterday
PROTECTING WITNESSES.
THE TESTIMONY OF A DRrRcTlvE.

D,~ro.r Mtch Univ IA nns tlcrnrtufn
DE1no.,, s'.,'' ., & say a, - s" .,,t p Ips haan
on tho part o1 tnc semen, anu QUO 1nn. als o.s.'
too long deferred, was takcn ny uhlteu o.n.os ,',
Circuit Judge Einrnons III the late trial OF Will
INN Mills and Rohman Loircr in tho Southern
U'sIf'.1 " ou .a..ss1. .,.s ao~.nr.,,n ~ tho
departure was towaFas tte co1Ice'lon =. ~
atrocious abuso of thelr privilege Dy counsel ~
criminal cases TO assault witnesses whose testi-
,nony stands unl.npcae,,cl, and who, having TO
,no'y 49," es t., nn,lt nro vho,,v nawnrIoss Ia
legal Status Ill co"'s' ".o m',ony Po"l.'''o y.
defend themselves. 4n ti's ease' ZOE tno
lrst time III the history OF our
Jurisprudence, judge Of ona Of tho highest
,s,l,,n,la Inns not hesitated not only to charac-
u'ouAs ., ~, ..oran,,. nract,ro ~ thn nar "a It
tcrzc t'sc Outrageous ptastsu " 1.o ~ - a.,
most summary manner. Ills opinion upon these
,uints las not vet been reported, but your cur-
rsa',o,,unt Ia t,crmlttcd tn copy from the
.espouos"s ,r,1n1, In ;1ooa ohot ia rcr.
tainly the most keen, pungont, 2nd telling a., A.,
tack upon tho outrages puItiea'ly peFpctraleu
BY the Bar aver iI''lae , ,.noa d., A.,
Very eminent co,1nse! were Gngaeea IN tilo
Que, anl T. e. CAnpbcl!, Esl., IN tue other.
Both nrc gentlemen " tho Alrlest lcspectnnill-
~ md tniiue'ier. warner IT. batetntoa ..! ht Esa'
United States District Atso.hgy, a..u n.s aadMt-
nut, Mr.. Richards, were LOT tno doFcfhnient.
Iii opening one Of tilc easos, nciore Tug INTRO @
durtioi of testimony, counsel attaeKca, Wlth
,nore tlan ordinary Yiru!enee, one u tiie WI
ncsscs to hc introduced ny tno uovernnehts
hasinE Ills nttack Bulesy upon t'lc assumption
tiut the witness was dotectlvo engaged u buy
Ing counterfeit motley IRON cflnl!nals ior ING
purpose q tcst,lyills 10 tNo aast " courts 81
justice. Tho Court at once % cailea counsel 70
gree ,lisrcspestiul, wu,l 10 toscrutGa II refer
elee to n citizen as yeI 1nsMorli, agalhsG Whom
ITO Impeachment llne neeii ohereo. Cou1!sel
would S Wusss IN is ulo Sat ea To-
slattn ma asrl.onous StM'esm aa s 1at pe ae-
In actual rruof fllo inquiry WGs nla;!c, II allcl'
peamsm. m W. T. T.. ,'sssrtaln III liz oc C,9rt to II.
rcetel w opening 70 prueecu W'Inout amy 1e1ef-
cnec 70 th9 c!araGter VI the ~ltt!ess.
WITH uiilcrInE acgfees " ehfnesdnessl coith.
g! f both eases askeu the Jury to isbrl!cve The
I've. Tue nrgNmGht was inauo tlat the calling
Of onc who would uGaecnd e. 70 the service Of
dealing III ennntef,elt money. and associate
ins tlem . justice, vas in It's ,at,rc 40 dSgrat-
!ns, aiid Ill US consequences go Immoral as to
STRIP thu ciilzSn VINO Wyniu @ thus engage h'Il-
geli from all t!tie ~ - pSlsl Wien M under oath:
~ this reslcyt more violent nItl extreme than
that u Mr. DnttcrWorth; but the charge OF the
Court 'Fas substantially e!is saie III bot'i caseB'
.tcr rcfcrr,ur to a. cs iaars Of te ccsc III
speaking, upon ttss subject, his Honor said
that, With mere than ortlt'ury eatacstncss, he
desired 70 rall thclr attention 70 ING very mi
portant principles Involves n INC argument Of
The prtso'iGrs' COUNSEL, W1tMout any llnpcagi,-
Meitt ol tle character OF tne witness, With
nothing "hatevcrt ~ SNOW tllat no liad becn es,'
gagged ~ crime. ttas he ulI not sS'npnthlze with
the a1tnlhistsat1oM o. tha aw as taliy as the
ncst Gitizs!ls ~ laa oeeu assanea LIN one WIG
would III LIES capAGlty nlu INC Government III
1!c detection oI cf'E'ihals WAS attGfly unworthy
u bellct' 10 1cit Il us lisfy to
submit 10 thc't most serious eonsidcTat!nn
whether tiisre NJ, . was ~ tha H., naprg l tie
ng u a, iS r' wess yv Il ",s S,.r,Ia u ond s1
9blssarate .lle oyo u trnth ns 70 1ssyretlt nun;
Il WINS unnecessary !oS tlie Go.rt - a!senil nli
a.srsspT,ct t los e .e ce,'Ise essy, nna more
cspccnliy inc Vtfy eminent eltIethsil co1cvr'l-
el u, tt,ss ease' Whei1, y osder u illustrate
nnnelhis, as ae thonGns Mo souM' M more eile,cnt-
y az t!!ah ~ aay niller way, ny t9htsAstea bc,
iyrG tllen IVY ,sa.ns i"!neua.ety CONNECTED
Win so ndsillnlstraton " 1ustea III our cu,itl-
~; mMst t u 'u easem nr, M''vse ~
" " Was 10 Hetset, EXPOSE, anti pllhlsh crime,
i"o tIa' " anG Witness WY % anu 1esm attaSkeo