Salt Lake Times | 1890-11-25 | Page 1 | He Refused to Answer

HE REFUSED TO ANSWER. Anil wai Fined SOU by Jul lll.iiig.tt tin. MurninB. Ciik aco, Nov. 25. In tho ca-e of Charles Counsnliiiaii. bead of the Riain firm of that name, whj refused to answer an-swer the question of tlm federal Brand jury regarding tho al-lejfeil al-lejfeil receipt of rebates a:ul cut rates from the western railroads, J ml go Hlodtrett, in the federal court, this morning rendered a decision that Councilman must answer, lie was taken before tho grand jury again and again refused, and was returned before Judge lModgett and fined SC.00 and ordered into rustody until it was paid. Ho will demand hw release on a writ of habeas corpus, and if refused he will appeal to the supremo court of the United States. The point involved is of much nnment, as, if tho witnesses cannot be compelled to testify, the interstate in-terstate commerce law becomes practically prac-tically a dead letter.