{"newspaper_name": "New-York daily tribune.", "edition": "01", "page": "p1", "byline": ""}
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RIG,rrs OF \ WIrxESs-A complaint was made
a few days ago to the Grand Jury at Albany
against the author OF pamphlet alleged 10 be IL
belous, entitled 'Pulpi, Sketches, or Dreams OF
Pewholdcr.' Joel Munseli was sworn as witness
He confessed that ne printed the pamphlet, but
disclaimed all responsibility for the authorship He
was asked, Who is the authorr This question
he declined answering on the ground that 1t
might crimina,e himself The Jury asked tie IN
terpositon OF the Cour, 10 compel the witness TO
answer. The Court, after argument, decided that
all objections must be taken at the threshold and II
awi,ness begins 10 tell 4 transaction, he must go
through with H. 1t was also held 10 be the pro-
vince OF the Court, and not OF the witness, 10 Ge-
,ermlne whether any given answer would crlmi-
nate the party The defendant, had admitted un-
der oalh that he was the publisher, and denied that
he was the author. Then BY no possibility could
his answer 10 the question, Who is the author =
criminate himself The Ceurt ordered that Mum
sell paw fine of $3.50, and in deiau, OF payment;
that he be committed TO the County jail for thirty
days, unless the fine was sooner paid The de-
fendanf Maid the fine.