INDEX.

INDEX.

The figures refer to the sections.

A.

ABDUCTION,

competency of husband or wife, in action for abducting wife, 169. ABSENT WITNESS. See DEPOSITIONS.

ACCEPTORS,

of bills, competency at common law, 65.

ACCESS. See HUSBAND and Wife.

ACCESSORIES. See ACCOMPLICES.

ACCOMMODATION PAPER,

competency of parties to, at common law, 65.

ACCOMPLICES,

competency of, 21.

wife of, 170.

credibility of, 188.

who are, within rule requiring corroboration, 228.
necessity of corroboration of, 226.

sufficiency of corroboration of, 227.

cross-examination of, 252.

waiver by, of privilege against self-crimination, 269. ACCOUNTING,

by personal representatives, who may testify on, 130. ACCOUNTS,

copies of, when may be used to refresh memory, 281. ACCUSED PARTY,

competency of wife of, 170.

fees of witnesses for, 306n.

statement of, without oath, in certain States, 153.
waiver by, of privilege to refuse to answer, 269.
See DEFENDANT.

ACQUITTAL,

effect of, to restore competency, see JUDGMENT. ACT. See STATUTES.

ACTION,

by witness, for fees, 306n.

ADMINISTRATOR.

See EXECUTORS: PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

The figures refer to the sections.

ADULTERY,'

competency of husband or wife, in prosecutions for, 170.
corroboration of prosecuting witness, in trial for, 225.
See CRIMINAL CONVERSATION; SEDUCTION.

of deceased principal, testimony as to transactions with, 130.
competency of agent signing bill or note, 73n.

cross-examination, sufficiency and effect, 250.

refusal to answer, generally, 257.

because of liability to civil suit or loss, 258.

penalty or forfeiture, 259.
disgrace, 260.

self-crimination, generally, 261–268.

when privilege allowed, 262.

not allowed, 263.

how and when to be claimed, 264.

privilege personal to witness, 265.

who to decide on tendency of, to criminate, 266.

The figures refer to the sections.

ANSWER OF WITNESS- Continued.

effect of refusal to make self-criminating, 267.

pardon, limitation, or statute, to remove the privilege, 268.

comments by court or counsel upon refusal to give self-criminating
testimony, 267.

APPEARANCE,

credibility of witness, how far dependent on, 183.

ARBITRATORS,

competency of, 45.

privilege of communications with, 275.

ARIZONA,

enabling statutes of, in civil cases, 101.
competency of accused persons in, 153n.

ARKANSAS,

enabling statutes of, in civil cases, 102.

ARREST,

privilege of witness from, while attending at court, 305.
ARTISANS,

as experts, 298.

ASSAULT,

on wife, her competency against husband, 170.

ASSENT,

necessity of, to validity of release of interest, 95.
ASSIGNMENT,

of interest, to restore competency, generally, 89.
of partner, 70.

ASSIGNOR AND ASSIGNEE,

competency of, at common law, 52, 130.

who are, of choses in action, under N. Y. Code, 130.

ATHEISTS,

effect on competency of defect of religious belief, 11.

ascertaining competency with reference to religious belief, 12.
statutory abolition of incompetency of, 13.

ATTACHMENT,

of recusant witnesses, 301-304.

ATTENDANCE,

modes of securing, 301.

privileges during, 302.

fee for, 306n.

continued, fee for, 306n.

punishment for refusal to attend, 302.