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By the way, I would give written information and keep a copy." "I gave the man my word not to inform on him and so I can't do it to-day, but I'll tell him of it to-night." "And have him commit suicide or give himself up first and incriminate you? Nonsense. Just release yourself from your promise. That's all. He'll trust you." "Yes, poor wretch, I'm afraid he will."
It ought to be the aim of the court to let him incriminate himself to make him do so if his testimony will. In our courts that natural method would serve the ends of justice greatly better than the one that we have. Testimony of the guilty would assist in conviction; that of the innocent would not.
For two pins I'll incriminate you! See? Be reasonable for if it comes to a contest of brains, you haven't a rabbit's chance against a fox. Tell me all about the will and what you've done. You've got to for, by the Lord Harry! I'm going to have my share. Come, now!" Pratt stood, in a little hollow wherein they had paused, and thought, rapidly and angrily. There was no doubt about it he was trapped.
And how does it happen that so many pens that busied themselves greedily with scandal that touched the Borgias should be similarly silent? Is it unreasonable to infer that those revelations did not incriminate him that they gave the lie to all the rumours that had been current? If that is not the inference, then what is?
To the service of that end defendants and prisoners should, I think, be compelled to testify and denied the advantage of declining to answer, for silence is the refuge of guilt In endeavoring by austere means to make an accused person incriminate himself the French judge logically applies the same principle that a parent uses with a suspected child.
Hammer demanded that the court instruct his client regarding his constitutional privileges. Mrs. Newbolt leaned forward and held out her hands in dumb pleading toward her son, imploring him to speak. "If the matter which you are withholding," began the judge in formal speech, "would tend to incriminate you, then you are acting within your constitutional rights in refusing to answer.
The President, also, is aware " She reddened deeply. "I know," she said, in a stifled voice. "The President, too, is generous " "On his on Mr. Rand's side, certain men whom we need not name. That he has secured their silence, events have proved, and I take it for granted that he has been careful to recall and to destroy any writing that might incriminate. He is, I think, quite safe."
'There are some tough customers in the country, he wrote, 'and it's foolhardy to have too much money in our old safe. That money, several hundred dollars, was never banked. It was not found on his body. Where did it go?" "Even that doesn't incriminate Quinnion, you know." "No. The rest is pure guesswork on my part. Guesswork based on what I know. Not enough to hang Chris Quinnion, Bud Lee.
The second day of the Riel trial brought out sufficient evidence to incriminate the prisoner, and to lead the Crown prosecutors to waive the calling of other witnesses. During the proceedings the prisoner, it is reported, manifested more interest than he did on the first day of the trial, and his dark penetrating eye restlessly wandered from witness to counsel, and from bench to jury.
Sir Stanley walked to the window and stood looking out, his hands thrust into his pockets. Presently he turned. "There's a bigger mystery here than I suspected," he said. "Have you asked Miss White for an explanation?" Stafford shook his head. "I thought it best to report the matter to you, sir, before I asked her to " "To incriminate herself, eh? Well, perhaps you did wisely, perhaps you did not.
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