Show A questionable METHOD INKING the proe progress bress gress of the rudger clawson trials the alleged grand jury minutes were made to playa play a cons conspicuous part they were several times time brought into requisition by the prosecution during the examination of witnesses they were vere made to do service pervice as a sort of sword of damocles hanging over the heads of the thee hapless witnesses who were so sought ugh to be intimidated the way these alleged minutes were used was pecullar peculiar to say the least le ast the prosecution would say will yon sweir swear that you did not testify so and so before the grand jury the witness never having testified anywhere as indicated dica eilea ted would say as was the case with two of them that thai they had no recollection of having testified to anything of the sort and so the matter passed this awful scarecrow was applied toa to a witness bitnes s yesterday mr dinwoodey but bat he promptly signified his readiness to take oath that he didiot did not te testify afy before the granil jury as indicated indic c by the prosecuting counsel and aud the matter dropped the tae nesses who were thus bulldozed could have done the same inthey as they were also innocent of having given implied by the prosecution but they probably suspected that some trap was about to bo be sprung upon n them we submit nit that the grand jury juny minutes scarecrow process Is avery asery a very questionable method to use in a court of justice |