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Kansas City Massacre — Part 17
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whether the evidence mokes a primi footie case
for the proseoution sufficient to muke it
necessary to hold the party for trial, anf no
to dcternine whether th: evidence is su Lunt
to Justiry a gonvictlon,
*; urthe more, the suffioiecncy o the indi otmont
is to be determined by the court in thich it was = -
found, amd fs not o mutter of inzuiry in removal ;
proceciinca. In other words, the comitting -.
magistrate eannot o nolusively
mnt to be either good or bad, or pass finelly
vpon th: cuilt or innocence of the acousete > Bee
His decision disohargins the prisoncr neith:r
annuls the incictment por blots out the offcnses
The tri:i oourt alonc his plenory jurisdiction: :.”
over the cause, and consecucntly it alone has. ve
Plenary po..ecr to pss upon the sufficicnoy of ‘the a
indiotmnt as the pleacing which initiated and is. Te,
the foundation of the prosecution.” ~— . a3 :
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Judge Linley of the District court of the ao
Fastern 3istrict of TLlinois in the above casc further | _ &
held: a.
"The crand jury of the Northern District )
Ghio, ander the Constitution ani laws of the United
Stutes, found thet there tas probuble cause and
returned on indictnente Final tric] onn be had
only in th: aanc forum. But it bas been Fepeste
edly held th:t in such ouses the cannitting macise
trate ezcreises something more than os mere mintes 33.
terfinl fusotion, involvin= no judicial discretion, x na
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He must look into the indfotucnt to ascertain the-. .-:
th:r an off-nse av.inst the United States is charged,
find wh:ther there ras probable enuse, ani deter. -
nine whether th. court to which the eccused is couche me,
to be renoved his Jurisctotion of the sanee™
Judge Lindley further soyst 2 ee
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"But the indiotnent 4s to be oonsidersd as
empetent evidence. The covernient sutmiitted it - a nee
upon such theory and rested. Certain evidcnoe -*
tas then submitted by the cefen ants, and, in- = -..
oonncotion vith its orossecyaminntion of the
ty
Gefencents® witnceses, th: soverm-nt subiitteé 7t: a
adlition:] evidenoe, Uncer the rulin~ of the 3ue" _
- prenc court, this court must acoent every allcre=
=li-
edjucge the indiot- Pe :
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