Judge Alston G. Dayton; Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Sixty-Third Congress, Third Session, and a Special S
2012 · 542 pages
2012 · 542 pages
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915. Excerpt: ... said Judge Dayton to secure his services in the premises to prevent the indictment of said George Martin; that the said Judge Dayton sometime before the empannelling of the grand jury in his court, advised the said A. L. Helmick that one Charles F. Teter would be foreman of his grand jury and that the said Helmick could arrange the matter with the said Charles F. Teter so as to prevent said indictment against said George Martin from being returned; that when said grand jury was empanelled the said Judge Dayton appointed the said Charles F. Teter foreman, and when the said A. L. Helmick appeared in Dayton's court at the time said grand jury was empanelled he, the said Judge Dayton, directed that the said A. L. Helmick serve as a petit juror during the term of court then convening; that pursuant to the arrangement hereinbefore mentioned, no indictment was returned against the said George Martin for the offense hereinbefore mentioned. He went into detail and told Montgomery all the facts about it, and told him that Martin was a friend of his and did not want him indicted at the time the court convened. The Chairman. Helmick told you that? Mr. Belcher. Told that to Sam Montgomery in my presence. The Chairman. With reference to that, we have an affidavit here from Helmick saying that he is absolutely astonished that such charges were presented, and that he is at a loss to account for that. Mr. Belcher. Yes, but, gentlemen, that is exactly what he said, and the records can show what the facts are; the facts can be gotten. Mr. Floyd. When your information is based upon his unsworn statement to you, and he conies here and makes a positive affidavit to the contrary, what confidence can we put upon his original statement? Mr. Belcher. You may not be able to put any...
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