THE PRISON IN LAW AND LEGISLATION
... THE PRISON IN LAW A:ND LEGISLATION. Sir William Harcourt deserves great credit for the robust character of his refusal to let the bribers out of prison. These men were duly convicted after trial by j ries of-corrupting their fellw-towfnamefl in. Macclestield and beal. It was pleaded in their behalf that everybody did it, which is quite true, but that would be -no defence for fraud, although ...