The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16

the manner Of its execution he himself
calls attention to the following titles. By
the examination of which he IS wiHin :
that the utility CT his work may be test
cd:
"Accessors, Amendment. Arguments. OF
Counsel, Arrest OF Judgment, Bills OF
Particulars, Burden of Proof, Corrolor
ative Evidence, Confederation of Wit
nesses. Declarations lin ~eyidence). De
murrer, Documentary Evidence. Dying
Declarations. Examination Of Witnesses
Exceptions and Objections. Expert and
Opinion Evidence, Former Conviction OF
Acquittal. Grand Jury, Hearsay Evi
dence, Ide1n Sonans. Impeachment OF
Witnesses, In Forma Pauperis, Indict-
ment. instructions, Jeopardy. Judge. jur-
isdiction, M;striaI. New Trial. Opinion
Evidence. Parol Evidence Prescriptions
Privileged Communications, Prosecutor
Punishment, Questions for Court. Ques
ions for Jury, Removal Of Causes, Res
Gestae, Severance. Solicitor, Special Yer
diet. Special Ncnire, Statutes. Trail, Va
rance, Nenire. Venue, Verdict. Waiver
Warrant, Witnesses.
In explaining the second part of the
book I adopt the language Of the authCr
himself.
The second part OF the book, the
Cited cases feature, is an alphabetical.
list of the nearly t~wenty-eight hundred
criminal cases to be found i'll the one hun
bred and t~Wenty-fcur volumes Of reports
with every citation of each case since il
was decided, the point of law to which
it was cited, and whether it has been
oyor-Tu!ed. criticised. doubted. or distin.
guiSlleI. \ very large number CT civil
eases. in which CRIMINAL cases nave been
.ifnl n11 lli.c,,-cnr QUO 70 no To,,,11 a1n,,
with the criminal cases. The way of its
use IS simple. After having found 4 case
III point i'll the first part Of the Book,
the 1ndeN-Digest, will be found all sub
sCuuent citations of the given ease and
many ether parallel cases.
Each case, and not 4 digest or index
or headnote. has been resorted to and
closely examined"
The work is designed as much fol-
those who only occasionally and reluct-
antly appear in criminal courts, as fol
those whose practice upon the crimina.
docket is extensive
J ouote also from Judge CIark's com
mendatiCn Of the work who is the more
competent to speak in that he himself has
also been 4 benefactor to the profession
by his Code in its several editions. He
says:
nave tNdll1lllcu WIFI care NtUl
''Crim;nal InGeX-DigcSt.'. ] congratulate
You upon tire th%orouGhncss and scientific
skill shown in the WORK. The profession
10th bench ard bar, are no less to be
congratulated upon the hours OF Labor
which your labors will enable them tC
save
Mr.. Walscr acknowledges himself to be
indebted to his brother. Il. /. Walsel
fer assistance IN his valuable enterprise
Both names aprcar IN the title q g ant
beth are signed TO the preface, and the
book may we'll have been the labor CT
two. They deserve the thanks Of thl
profession.
The book is appropriately dedicated to
the memory OF the Hon. Thomas NJ
Cooley. Mr.. Walser's former p~recept0r.
\ full and complete IndeX-Di"est of tht
decisions ON the civil law of this State
as this is Of the criminal law. IS the great
need of the professit1. This IS a WORK
of such great labor that | suggest that :
number Of the members Of the bar under
take it each continuing himself to SiveI
subject or subjects. The Bar Ass0cia
ticn could do nothing better than to en-
courage or %inausuratc this great work
Our law must be fully in4lexe1 before we
, can accurately know it.
w. i. PEEIE.