The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-05


OF ou'e' "'se' neiei' Sa'u Vorhfnissioii, OF u
ooeu'eiNv " i.s s"opo'ha, OF Gunner y
them, " IA ais sucf cause or processing
Nea'" DIN = teiuseu 70 answer thc uues-
iohs' auu i'V'n.hs was ieit 10 40 pu' 70
senu mn W gan LOT contempt wh'eh th'
co"t. VIZ" iheh ne sueu IN tho cirvui'
oour. ~ VIII ot haneas corpus winch
on sun on ninl nearing was decided
asai'is. ni,'' Ane" nc appeaiea 10 'he su'
oou" na'Ne" cohsressWen from i1t's'
,,nration ,nwver ~ Nav, ynrl rs,.
browns counsel. aud ex-senator George
+, Edtnunds OF Vermont appeared for the
sover, , haNins peeh specially en-
mission. Mir Browns counsel n,tacked en-,
act of February II, 1873, on constitutional
GROUNDS In their arguments they said the
@ ,,n "sa,ns' ii,i'oiii'''na'io" 's
In its very terms absolute. ,rhe words "no,
shall amy person. he compelled In any
criminal action TO bear witness against
himself they asserted, confer upon a wit
ness the privilege OF standire mute when
ever called upon to reveal any fact or
knowledge OF which would aid IN bringing
any act Ct his life within the definitions of
crime, ANY legislative enactment, they ar
gucd, designed TO compel from witness
any seif-incrlminsting testimony by re-
lievfng him OF the punishment for the
crime. II matters not how comllote IL may
he. If II leaves the witness In any worst
condition so TAR as the consequences OF
gun are concerned than he would be II he
''.N',,.",' 80" ", "a N'N,"''' w
Garter tn" " " U g oSs,-ard ean
40, ~ ,,,,.,,s,,,', w..
'u'e Oh '"'''"o' scope
Senator rAmunds in HIS argument
tool, the stana mat the ny.s,aent Inv a,,,p.
TING the ac, Of February H. 1874 made 81
proclamation Of nnrdon for nil oersons
forced by its provi.lous 10 TESTIFY "Rut q"
he snd ",,bether or moi congress- and tho
nr.s,dnut touatlor ,,,u s,r,nt r,,,ous thu
present case really involves no constltu-
fiona, question of TINT sort THAT ronrress
h.e no,v,t. to dsaun ,ybnt o,-,s mt ,r,,5r.
u. -, ~.
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VIZ ~ Vt N'''" ne Spc'Ns pcVo'1'N W .''n
peIi'.H' l''NVV't' '','nu III IoSp',t VI
"naV' nv ,NU nov p"Ss'o'S V,ln''''"" nm
ecu nae, .no'oiole' no,'ilns 10 0'"i,''
.he ueHen' vi s"V COMMUNE" "l,oh'
ID no, HSNVo % ii "a himself u"' ne
'Aheu 10 snow hi',Soil puio man anu
punio pe,l"iaVtot'
me 'el'n'"leu Nou'i-ei'u''i' chse IRON
nle"s' WIN ieurc 'no." OF I'ss IN WV
oceis'oh, IN NoNethoef' INV marie" 'o'li'-
sehnni "a' suhpoehhed 10 tes.l'y ocl're
the th''ou S"''eN E'anu jury IA '"i'"bo
| touehiht ""'Reu N1oiaNoiS Oh we p"1N'
ptoVisloIS OF 'ne INTERSTATE coihhe'Ve "V,'
ne NiheSa i'luA'u =" t.H'lS' uh VIC "i
| ieseu F'ou'u Una. MS teA''"'uhS W"u'u
teha 10 'rl,n'ha'e MN 'H Sou'iSr' pis'''
their roSi'ioh on tne hlVSod unr"nS.'u-
| tionhitN 81 section o." OF ,ho l'eN'sen St"t,
utes. Wlneh proNiles 'hat Witnesses Nh''ll
NOT Ne excused from toN'u l"s n't9"
thrir testimony may tohH ]" 'i,'hl'',i'
them ana mat such testiinoh! shhii not pc
used AGAINST persons 80 t'HluyhS VII any
| criminal proceeding. renewing INNS I" p'
Unconstitutional CouhseilnahH lawyers
advised nm to remain mute ana ne was
| hello IN an Tor contempt
NNIaHal had