| Show I I I COURTS COURT'S RULING MAY END IMMUNITY UNITY ABUSE r. r v blI ln Supreme Holds i n a Witness lu Give Gin More lummi I Ic Negative c Testimony I I I Madison Wis April Apri 17 Wiscon- Wiscon i sins sin's supreme court today today- gave the first ruling by a C court of or review that has hns ms been given In Jn this country on time the construction of the tho much-mooted much lam lam- statute This decision not not only held that former Aldermen Alderman William Murphy and amid Robert Rudolph nudolph wore ivore not no Imm because lecuse of their their having havIng given en cn negative tm testimony before the grand Arnd Jury but It In effect re reversed he time ruling of Judge Humphrey lumphrey at t Chicago In the lie trial of the Chicago beef packers in the federal court and andset andset set sd before the tIme state and ana nation naton a virle virlie vir- vir lie Ho le interpretation of or time the immunity y statute statue which It If followed by the courts of oC appeal throughout time the country coun- coun cou- cou try ry will wi put an nn end en to lo the time abuse or at orho atthe ortho ho tho Immunity statute Must Give Gl Testimony T Tho Time Wisconsin statute on or Immunity chapter 5 5 of tIme tho laws law of 1901 t lana tean nn exact copy of or the act att of congress congro he tho same subject passed July Jul 11 1 1803 1603 as a an nn amendment to the tho interstate tato commerce acl act This act provided tom for immunity from om prosecution tn Li-i those i cases whore witnesses gave testimony I regarding the time of official cia I conduct of or any WIY official of a state or u n municipality I Before this decision today it I wa wa-s WU- WU I contended b by tho time attorneys for Cor the tho I complainants that the mere more giving ofa rf of f fa a negative c answer by a witness was ho tho ln gl giving of or evidence The fhe law I. I In lu I tho ho Murphy case ease is 16 that a a mere macre mer gen gi general g l' l I oral eral denial Is not the time giving of or tel tel- mommy nony but that the time witness mu must t give ghe something of an affirmative u b before fore he ho can be said sll to fo have luwe CI led fied d or Riven evidence Murphy and Rudolph were convict convict- tu di ot of while In office anti and r ser Hen to prison |
