The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-14
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His View of the Proceedings Against Him
 for Contempt
New Haven, Dec l2, 1895,

New Haven, Dec. l2, 1895.
 Returning a day or two since, after "a fortnlght's absence, the writer found the rumor abroad that the contempt ot court" proceedings brought against him last July before Judge Cable of the city court and kept pending ever since by suspended judgment, had been ter minated by an order of the court. No notice of such an order having been siv- en to his counsel, which invariable GUS tom requires should be done, the rumor seemed incredible; but upon eXamina- tion of the court records the entry was found: November 1S, excused by or der of the court'
 As neither of his learned counsel were able to consuue the term 'eXcused'' In such a connection, other eminent law yers were consulted, and all were equal ly at loss to understand the meaning of the term. Yet, while these able att torneys all agree that they have never before known of such an order in a case where there had been formal trial, they are also agreed that this order ended the case.
 During the four months in which this Judgment has been suspended, the writer has observed silence; not for fear of penalty, for his counsel have meanwhile done verything in their power to secure judgment and to avoid a dismissal of the case; but, out of sin cere respect for human law and deter mination not to do anything, under any provocation, that, in the judgment of the Christian public, could have the ap- pearance of disrespect for the powers that be"
 As the case is now no longer pend- inG, the long silence may without i'm prGpriety be broken with the simple re- quest that the newspaper press, which gave wide publicity to one side of the case when it was impossible for the other side to be heard, will now consent to reprint the following editorial com ments, made by leading religious jour nals of the Methodist Episcopal church, together with calm and colorless statement of some facts not heretofore published in their true relations, The public will then be able clearly to un- derstand the merits of the case.
 The following is from the Christian Advocate, published in New York:
 Crandall J. North, presiding elder of New Haven district of New York East conference, at the request of the New York Preachers meeting, recently gave 8 full and very interesting account be- fore that body of the investigation of the charge made against him of con- tempt of court. This case, which caus- ed a great deal of excitement, grew out of a conversation between Presiding Elder North and a reporter of paper concerning the probable result of the trial of a minister in his district before Judge Gable of New Haven. MT. North did not suppose that he was talking to reporter. The reporter told MT. North that he was on the Journal but MT. North supposed he said he was on a journey, and went on to talk with him. Then there is considerable difference as to what was said.
 Mir North denies that he said any thing derogatory to the judge, certain iy affirms that he did not intend to to so; but he gave his opinion as to what might and probably would be the result,
  cations that existed, the result of the circumstances and incidents of the prosecution, the relation of the prosecu- tor to the judge, and the effects of va r;ous mnwaTran'ted publica tions MT. North read to the Preachers meeting all the publications in the case, includ- ing editorials from several papers, the testimony against him and hts own tes- timony.
 We have read the various reports oi the judges decision The case ended in a very singular way. The judge did not infict any penalty but seemed te be under the influence of strong feel ing, and closed what some of the pa pers of Connecticut speak of as "a remarkable monoogue" thus: q fee this way after reflection, and have given this matter considerable reflec. tion, and tried to forget how I felt and have made up my mind that ir this case I will suspend judgment, not by way of pardon, but for reflection and consideration" There was at this trial a very large attendance most o1 our ministers within easy reach of New Haven, many laymen, and a number of prominent citizens of no denomina ton, or of other churches than tht Methodist, being present. If the judge had pronounced some sentence, how. ever slight, it would have been possible to take an appeal; but undcr the cir cumstances nothing could be done.
 The transaction is considered remark able, and various papers of the state have condemned the proceedings. It is a peculiar fact that the conversation between Mir. North and the reporter took place beyond the Jurisdiction ol the judge of a city court of New Ha. wen, namely, in Meriden The Hartford Post, speaking of the subject edftorially says: There is doubtless absolute ne cessity that courts shall protect them selves For any infraction of the peace of the court there must be i'm mediate and arbitrary remedy. But it is not generally understood that mo matter where a criticism is spoker or uttered within the limits of the state either in the street or at home, in pri vate conversation or in the public news paper, it is not generally understood that in such cases there is a punisha. be contempt toward a court having otherwise a limited jurisdiction If thf