Daily Republican., 1879-09-18
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{INGlN " HITEWAsHiNG.
sove Chaases In with tine
e.x- The famous Lime-KiIn
L.,d IN the Shade - rhe
70 Makes several Deei.fons
ys,tety Entertainment. IN
N the Gestle Murme' Ing Oi
nokx" MSnxies with ths
ns Of sLOr "A Miserable
ldy on Jnsiice Last Evening
b,l.y crowd asssmbled'at Esquire
pfice last evening to witness thu
hugs in the cases OF the two
bles, Hickman and Brooks, wht
bargsd upon the osths Of ssvera
with neglect Of Official duty iI
to arrest persons for whom they
rrants afler they had been point
to them. Long before the hou1
that hearing to commence th'
began 10 assemble and when tn.
called the Conrt to order At 7. 81
ly room was just literally packed
but the only vacant space lef'
NV inches in the rear OF th'
) big spittoon. .s3
were present Dem"cratie off.
high and low degree, in al
hapss and styles. From the
,ss,d official whose oontented
,d rotund figure spoke plainly
1t salary enjoyed, down to tht
red ward roundsr whose illu'
! nasal appsndsge told just 81
of his frequent conu union
irits. In a little while a Bort o.
bdor began also TO prrmeatt
osphers Of the court, an odoI
p-cullar to gatherings of tht
INV ashed.''A odor that had o.
air about it, and made very sv'
e fact thst numerous pedal ex
) III the room, had for quite, q
period foresworn the uss 81
Linen Borax or Higgins Ger
nndry. In fast when the hear
msnsed the room was about ss
a place to while away Al no II
8 would besths top OF an open
ack on an August afternoon.
4 those present for the prosecu'
r. Messrs. Higgins, Bradford,
bert, Cloud and Howard. Chas
Esq, appeared for the dsfsncr'
psnlng Of the proceedings in
es made az to whether Mr.
9 had been summoned, and !,
|rtainsd that he had not been
u Pritchett however volunteer
10 for him while one OF tn,
bus was being tried.
rst case tried was that Of Con
ickman on the charge Of ne
to arrest Reynolds after b
requested to do 50 by Mr.
Pile.
uire called the first witness II
when Mr. Lore arose and in
ndsr what statute and in &C
with what code Of law thes'
bad been brought, against thss'
ggins.--I brought one Of thes'
It's.
|re--Mr. Hi. gins you are a wit
|ne Of these cases, / understand
the stand in that capacity
a right to testify; but yor
right to act D, counsel in these
less you have authority from
rn-y General, aud act as his
That has been decided in onI
In the case OF Booth. SOM
10, | suppose you remember
iggins--No sir, I'm not tina
re--Well, II was then decided
Prosecution had no right toem
sci to act in the capacity o
r, the court deciding that i
puch Of a temptation to worl
money and they wanted non.
Bgins-Well, sir, l am not wit
bis charge, but | am interested
you ask at the outset undel
ute these charges are brought,
stlce Of the Peace, with all
ct to Mr.. Cole, is not, as a gen.
B, nor is he requ red to b.
the law, AMI Us part Of th+
IN one who is interested in See.
men brouEhtto justice II they
| have the right with the
PERMISSION Of explaining til.
he 50 desires.
Cole-V-ry true Mr.. Higgins
tue right and | appr-ciat.
agness 10 aid me, a. am 81
ons to learn from them who
the law. But a. the qurs-
Bon asked me will sndrsvo,
'wer it. In the Rev issd Code
Of a Justice Of the Peace are
y, ard l would inform NJ,
claim the authority to heal
ges under Section l6, Chap
hs Squire read the section
nder section 10, same Chap.
he also read
fe--That means when IN Of.
plty Of . criminal neg lsct o.
simpls neglect, but, mark
|al. Mr ',.-
ole-Thers 10 another para.
page It's Section 2; which
any Constable shall bt
misdsmeanor," stc.
That was . speoia; sct
govern a Constable appoint
fovernor--a State oiioer.
Dle-Yss, but It reads "ol
1t means or any other
per.
le-lt reads "or any othsr
lns--l guess the oonstsblss
good and faithful when my
nd was Attorney General,
er had occasion to study the
All right,I only wanted "a
what statute these men
tried and Ihavs asosrtained
ready to proceed.
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