They are not allowed to cross-examine prosecution witnesses....

He saw that the book in whose prosecution freedom was attacked was the book for the freeman to sell; and the story of our guest shows that in all this England and America are one.

On what did the case for the prosecution rest?

Thus a whole prosecution story is put into the mouth of police, witnesses for the defence though called in are not allowed to be examined by the defence counsel....

Most of the States by this time have statutes compelling persons to give testimony in litigation about trusts and exempting them from prosecution therefor.