, 1879-03-04


Drumn'ond. hna ho hgsoos MIN nso That It woulu
bon aseas wrong to ind m Indictment OF perjury
undns thu cifcimssaaecs. said' IN 1aa1cIme"t
Tor taking 'iicgn' tees u .
7ntstsNo N&TFsts.
bnt m Indictment foe neslusy 10 horlaus matter
AMI ought not 10 10 topnd unlcrs there IN good
reason, whsn all the facs nIe understood md laid
bafora tho Grand Jury, and Ii Tho possessson Of
| tho prrtoens!n1 oalcet to lusttfy IT,
"Judgu Dauys then said TO nc, 'Thfs arnad
Jury have got so:na eonssdcshhle feol'ns on the
subject Aud sHppolo t'.ey should insist upnu Ind
| iHg an indictment after they havo come lnso
courtf 'Ncl'.' sa1h i; tWui'. dndge
DanEs, It Will be Tins enough 10
sets1f thht 1aeAhoa When wo Ret 10
! 1t. bnt mT 'mpfctsioh would 30 that snnnlu they
ptFb[et in finding an indictment atleT sho court
tnsttnctt them they one't rot TO. II might ao tho
1uty of Tho Ntsss!ce@ Attorney 10 WITHHOLD II.
Ho"cFas, ! viii atate that when me question
nsise'.' think that wss all said. TINT Is all
sceo'lscs now" .-.-
/ Nil. nANoa' ACCOUNT
| Of The matter may bs gathered from Tho follow
| Ing:
o." Now, Judge Dangs. want Jou to state
1ast ~ denlte1y and particularly ~ roa can whcu
| you went in thsso whnt Judge nlodgstk said nud
| whnt you said.
A.--"The question of tho Indictment for pss-
Jury against Mf. hieeara came UP, aud how do
| not now reco!lect"
[ Q.-"Eow, hold on' inst wnit a moment. Vixen
you went in fnerct what did Judge B'odEett say ID
4 you. ~ ncRthh you can rbrsmbesi"
A+--"Woll, rcncmbcr diattnct1y Of his asking
me What they laa ahs!Rnca perjury on1"
What the Grand Jury haas"
A.-"fcs, nit"
Q.-"llow did hc know that they had assigned
perjury on anytalnBt"
h.-''oh. ~e's. II VIVA common talk that thcy
| had tnnna thu indictmentr'
o." ffad you told Judge Btodgett that they
| hadt"
A.-''l think II very likely. aon't rtmrua-
boF."
Q.--"yon lid frequent conferences with Judge
niodGett, had You rot; that il 10 my. yon we1e
thcso In the samo building dnring tho pcAson of tho
uraud juryt'
A,-"Oh, saw him orcry day, I should thsnk. ~
Q.--"He safd whatts
A.--'l lie asked what they had ass,rned tho Der
! Jury on, or what thor hai based II unan."
Q.-"What did ron tell hfmf"
AL told him was ppon thu report. I hap
rcncl to hhvc copy Of 1t IN ny sida pocket, mud
took It out AMI said, 'NeEe ts sample of tha re-
port.' They assigned It upun the iuras to the TO-
| port"
Q.~"Wc1l. they could not assign pesjnsy on tho
same report without there wes so7a matter Ia tho
report that was falss. Did you tell him what that
| A.--"1 don't remember the cxnet 1anzuare."
| Q.-~'.wc'}, the xuhstance Of tit"
A.-"I gavo him to understand that tho charge
! was TINT no had maize ta'4u report o, .,s fees,
md had sworn 10 It, md they had assigned perjury
upun that oath."
| Q.-"Sow what did Judge p1odgett say to
| thatf"
| A.--"My recollection IL TINT told him thu 70.
port as made under tho 1oh section OF tic amcnd.
,acnts 10 the bankruptcy act, ami picked M 4
| volume TINT happonca 10 lay IN ths taele and
turned TO II 1T oncp Tho Juqoo said he tccocnlxcd
| the act. md he said
I IT DID NOT BEEN n1our.
or wss wrong, or something Of TINT .u,,, 10 indie.
str. ltbbard for uc,]ury for TINT reason. heesuse
the Registers had cone to him when that il ycnt
| ;nto forcc,"
| O.-.uThe Rcp5,te,s,a
! A,-.Y Yes. elr: lint Ia the xsar nnanr.too;, T.
| for h,s con,truct,on onl he ha1 elvcn ,hn co,,'
etructIon nndpr vhch Mr. 11tnhora Ind. n,trs n,a
! n,,de h,s rcno,t.M wv
o.-Mrhe co,.t,rct,rn rnasp @v,,,c, II. ,,,b.
hnri Ind actcd 1fo,v did hn knntx ,sh.,
I u"o IT, rIhhora .rtos rnss,,,, -'e''' ~
| h."1 + aanst i,no,s s,r IA ,,. .s
n.. H. n..nnona thst H.. ts., 'o" 1f''''
| H--.. 7 donst t.now sshctn.r ~ no ...ut,oa !. =.
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