The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-06-09
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Contempt Case Ended.

The Daniels contempt case. ~hsch
ran through the better part of last
week, was terminated on Friday be-
tore Judge Pri,ehard. sitting In RAJ
sigh.
After a brief session In the Federal
court room there, Justice Pritehard.
u the United States Circuit Court.
announced that he had carefully look
ed into the matter; that there Was
nothing in the Law to warrant Judge
Purnelfs rule for contempt against
Editor Daniels, and he accordingly
dismissed the sction ana dt,oharssd
he respondent from custody.
The counsel for the respondent had
fair field. no argument being made
in behalf of Judge Purnell and no OBJ
lection filed as 10 the proceedings.
There was some effort at a demonstra
ion when Judge Pritchard announced
his decision but this was quickly
suppressed.
A few minutes before three O'Clock
United States Marshall Dockery took
10 the Federal Court Room his pris-
oner, Editor Josephus Daniels, and
when 3 O'clock struck there was
Notable assemblage III the room.
Judge Pritchard entered, a striking
figure, fine in form and feature, state
= Ii L 81 hn 20 a
standing until he was seated. Dan
ieIs, in a brown linen suit looked very
cool and collected. Beside him sat
bis brothers, Frank and Charles, and
in front were his counsel, Messrs.
Jarvis, Gray, Busbee. Pou, Womack.
Winston. Fred. Woodland and Watson
| MARSHALL Dockery read the writ OF
habeas corpus which Judge Pritchard
issued yesterday at Alexandria, Va;
| said he produced the body of Daniels
and stated the reason for Daniels de
tention. Judge Pritchard sked Dis
trict Attorney Skinner WI ether the
practice of the court was that returns
should be in writing and being In
formed that 1t was, SO instructed the
marshall to make his return in writ
ing.
JUDGE WINSTON'S REVIEW.
Attorney Gray read Daniels peti
tion for habeas corpus, which was sub
mitted to the judge at Alexandria
Judge Pritchard asked the district
attorney If he represented Judge Pur
nell Skinner said he did not regard
it as his official duty to represen
T"dan pnrnnli. % h. nod not hnar
notified 80 do so, and so had not pre-
pared himself for the case. Judge
Pritchard said Judge Puflell ough
to be represented and he thought 1
SINNERS duty to represent him
Judge Prtchard informed Daniels at
torney that it was not necessary t.
read the record In the case. Ex
Judge Winston, Of counsel, said h
would seek in a general way to es
tablish the proposition that the fact
in the petition were true, adding tha
no evidence was taken below AM
none would be offered in this court
but that an endeavor would be mad
to show the Judge, from high authori
ty, that be had jurisdiction. The la1
ter said it was not necessary to dis
cuss the question of jurisdiction
Judge Winston forcibly reviewed tn
case from last Saturday, after tn
receivership order for the Atlantic
North Carolina Railway had bee
made by Judge Purnell, to last Sur
day, when the newspaper article al
peared, and so on. Winston cited
powerful array of authorities a
showing that the act of Congress {
1881 was drawn by President Jane
Buchanan and was for the specis
purpose Of limiting the power OF tn
Federal Court to punish editors fc
, contempt, that the law was passe
for this express purpose and wa
3 sweeping, complete and conclusive
The celebrated PEBBLES conteml
: case came to an end at Raleigh Q
9 habeas corpus proceedings Frida
, the order being issued to release tt
parties ordered imprisoned by Juds
PEBBLES last Saturday. The case hi
e been a notable one, and much inte
est was aroused throughout the Stat