, 1879-02-02

s'":-ctt III Us construction OF tnc law, was II
ny -. 'uu.c b'''.ets nau tou YOU so:
urn" '.:' conversation ~,
:'r'cr in's'o' saa tol. cooper. more ln Pa
i':i''' "aut ;lil ais"ef " tllat quEsafon.
- never tola the drano Jury anYthng that
wasn't true
~ men, IL you DID tei! the 1fano Jury that
'fudce Drumu1ond and Judge biodGctt agreed
y ills const1uc;on ut 1neh IT was true 'na1 Judge
B!odgett so told vout"
III did tell thc Gr3nd Jury that Judge blod-
Eett did tell Inc, ne nd tell me"
"Then, il YOU told this to the Grand Jury,
judge Blodgett had SO told 1t to Tou:"
ayes, SIR"
Mr. hrottr-"Now, what did you tell the Grand
Jurv?"
'*Just exactly what my language WAS, don't
remember: After having had the interview
with Judge Biodgett, l went straight to the
Grand JurstToom, 4nd nl told them had heard
tlon Of the law under which Hubbard had acted
in making those reports which they had alleged
to be false was given to the Register by the
Judge himself on an express application of the
Register for that purpose; and that If that was
the case, and Mr.. Hibbard had acted upon it,
there certainly wasn't ground for an Indictment
for the crime OF perjury, That is what / told
the Jury; and that Judge Biodgett had reaucst-
ed me. il the jury had any doubt on the sub
icct. or any question of the law. to ask
The Jury to present themselves in open
court and he would instruct them from fhe
bench. And / requested the jury to 60 into
court and get instructions from the Judge,
renncstp pn it on nv own behalf and on others
VIZ o,,;fe sn1icjtons that thev should do 81.
sav At once mai there was some fee1inr on the
mart of certain iurors. and some of them stated
that they didn't want to go.''
Hr Knott-1he oupstinn IL. in sxhat vnn told
+ha ;,,rr aid ro1, sav thot J,1dva EIoduett had
tn1d vom .fud,3e nr1mmond concurred in his re-
s,ortF
!. if ror nil, -vcnsc rne dee;re IN tske II in
the order in which # caIne.n
s.Stote sim NV the nature of the renort n1ease.
,.,1 ,,ot 1onr ;n}erenccs u
- YES sir. The Grand Jurr said that they
7re,a 1.;1i;no tn rake NV st;tement Of JudCc
p,oSro.t1s c0rs4rnction of tl,e Law and the fart
1hst he had 10 Construed it as coming from the
ImdoaIIaEa a. t ~ IL A. II he had tnld it to them
=. ,.ore, o-,,~+ AM tlon come nuestion arose
n1,o',t t1a ;nd;ct mcnt Thcv still desired to
houa - nresen4e5 / st,,ei n them that had
haan ad1,;ead hr Tndpe Rtodevett having asked
1;In-1hts question: Suppose the Jury shall in
e;sI .1t.r he;np inst rucied by The Court, upon
ha';.,r *ha ;ndictment and having it presented >
- ia ~ hem that .tudge Blodeett told me
e 49, a - woutd he ,nv official 1I,,ty to with
ho,n :" t,1 1he ndictment-r
ri Cooner-.. hid he so tell you2',
w. 81; desIrc n he 50 understood. The
mi, ,nsseace he sent to the iury was for them
~. comc mo court. If thew had the slightest
as,;nr ~ sv,u ahon+ the law or the facts-if they
49, a;eza,isf;ed ut alto come into court and
ns4 s.',,id ;-e,r1ct +hrm from fhe bench.u
AZ ,xn;a 10 nesnme tt WAS r;ght t., instruct them
-, +ha facts );
a. * lue 81 aon,t thin,, 1,e did. It war the
e1h;. 81; iar;nn o.iren tj,e construction OF The
1ae. 49, y. ~ rafarrsd ~ K1nw,n- The femner of
@ -" .,'at "a ,he cornestness w,h whiri, they
tae 1nrs, ala .ns ~ mnttes had an nnnr:
ein,, sa i ,haI notwithstanding. they would insst
nenslu a;at,.nt 49, ND nrssantei that a1terna
pl a'e ~ 10 T,d1e and he Indoe ren1fcd that
-, ivy t,t ~ oe sn II wonId he nv duty to Withhold