200
against Mr. Caldwell now that he has
ceased to be a
publie officer.
ex.
Indly It might be suggested that as Attorney General it is my duty to institute such proceedings
Officio. That Course is only justified by important considerations which, Mr baldwell having been dismissed, and having regard to the evidence and the comparative remote period of the acto
charged just
Seven
years ago
I Consider
do not enter into this case and upon- my responsibility I as Attorney General decline to advise or spontaneously to table it. Braly
The means of proving Mr Caldwell guilty of any crime are as
open in
and
the best means are
for
an accus er
to go
before a
Police Magistrate and there his charge and Substantiate it by
prefer his change
such evidence as
he can adduce, the low
affords the most ample
means to proceed
in this constitutional manner and it is
open
to Mr Murrow and
ti
every
other
man in the bolony to adopt this course.
iliustrate this by my
Anduct
on
May
two recent occasions. A gigantie
frand has recently been discovered out of
the acts of
felony
ariso
оне
of the parties a charge of
against him on which he has been since convictes although I was specially,
retained in the matter in reference to the
his
Case
civil claims of
as in that of any person ordinarily charged with crime. The ordinary the Constitutional
reference to the
injured parties
and
although the offence had created excitement