The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-08


On motion of the Respondents Counsel, it
was ordered, that all the witnesses IN the
case should be required to leave Inc Court,
and one only of them be examined at time. |
Samuel p. Haypayd, SCION Nash, and ,
Charles C. CleUeland, were severaly sworn
and examined.
The Court, then, it being nearly eight
o,clock. was adjourned till IL O'Clock to-mor-
row,
WEDNESDAY, FEB. l, 1926.
AT II o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Gray, the
Senate resolved into Court of impeachment,
the Managers, Respondent, and Counsel hay
ing came in.
The Counsel for the Respondent then pro-
ceeded to cross-examinc Charles ?. Cleve-
land, whose testimony in chief was taken yes
terday.
.afiernoon.--The Court was re-opened at
half past three o'clock. The cross-exsmina
ton of the witness, Cleveland, continued till
nearly FIVE o'clock He was then briefly re-
examined by the Managers and Court.
asr. Gushing, one of the Managers, then an
nounced that the testimony on the part of the
Impeachment was all in, unless it should be
found necessary, in the course of the defence,
20 support any part OF it.
Mr.. Knapp, Counsel for Respondent,) then
moved the Court that he might be permitted
~ Cdll d lew WITNESSES btlOiN AS
opening the defence OF the Respondent, and
the motion was sustained.
Mr. x. then called Capt. Warren Weston,
and Charles w. Apthorp, who were sworn,
examined, and cross-examned. And the
Court was adjourned to tomorrow, IL O'Clock.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2.
The Court met at II o'clock.
The parties being all present, Mr.. Knapp
rose at Is minutes past IL, and opened the
defence IN an eloquent argument of about one
hour. He analysed the articles of impeach-
ment, which he pronounced to be most extra
ordinary-enumerated the points which the
Counsel expected to establish in the defence,
two of which were, that there never existed
any such men as NJ. S. Taylor, who was pur-
ported to have signed the Memorial to the
House of Representatives, as Capt. e. O, Hes
ton, or T. T.. Sampson, who are represented
as having applied for certificates by letter to
Mr.. b. and that they were Menof Straw and
that the further impeachment originated in a
foul complot, and had been prosecuted with
falsehood, forgery, and perjury, unparalleled
in the annals of conspiracics. He concluded
by citing various authorities on the subjects OF
impeachments and improbable Offences
He then called, az witnesses 10 prove that nc
such persons as E. o. Weston and T. I. Santp-
son, who had been reputed in the prosecution
LO nave iVSQ Ut FcSluGu III SOnhSStl ouN
Bridgewater, have ever been known of in
those places, William B. SWEET, Nahum Mitch
ell, Esq. ARENAS Hale, Esq. member Of the
House from Bridgwater, James B. Turner
Esq. member from Scituate, Benjamin Thorn
as, Esq. member from bingham, Mr.. Nichol;
of Cohasset, and the Hon, Messrs. Bayies and
Burnell Of the Court, who testified 10 thtiI
places. f1e also called Hawkes. Ii coin, jr
to prove, that the Memorial supporting to be
from vi. 5. Taylor, and on which the impeach-
ment had been founded bore marks Of having
been altered, and that the alteration was III
the handwriting of person (whom hs was
not permitted by the Court TO namc) who was
resident in this city.
Mr. Cook, (Refpoudent's CounssD then re-
marked, that the case in hearing was one On
which evidence Of general character might be
offered, as the Respondents reputation had
been assalicd n The papers introduced into
Court; aud requested that the Hon. Harrison
&. Otis. Jos'al, Quincy, Joseph Tilden, John
Faiker, Thomas Denuie, and several others
might be sworn.-Sworn accordingly. The
tour tr't named only we're examined, who tes-
tilted that they had known the Respondent
for from thirty to forty years; that they had
always considered him a man of high honor
and fair character; that they had transacted
business with him, and found him scrupuious-
ly exact.
Mr.. Knapp then concluded the opening of
the Respondents case, in an impressive APP
peal to the justice and magnanimity of tie
Court.
Mr.. Sumner, one of the Managers, rose a
few minutes after six o'clock, and continued
his exposition of the evidence adduced in sup
port OF the charges, till about o'clock, when
the Court adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8.
Joseph E. Sprague, Esq. was sworn, who
testified, that he had heard nothing of letter,
mentioned in the proceedings and said to have
been addressed to him, till this morning.
Mr.. Sumner then continued his remarks on
the evidence adduced in the case-read seve-
raj authorities in answer TO authorities read by
the respondents Counsel; and concluded
Cat 10 minutes after IL o'clock) with the hope
and expectation, that, if the charges against
the Respondent had not been substantiated,
he would be acquitted, hut if proved, would
be declared by the Court TO be guilty.
Mr.. Jarvis, of Counsel for the Respondent.
then addressed the Court. He continued his
remarks till within few minutes of 2 O'Clock.
when the Court adjourned.
4alournnent.-The Court met agreeably
TO adjournment and
MIR. Jarvis recommended his argument inn
medi0tely after, and closed very eloquent
effort at o'clock.
After short pause, Mr.. Rand rose and
closed the defence for the Respondent at 10
minutes after o'clock; when the Court was
adjourned.
SATURDAY, JANA
The Senate met, according to adjournment,
r. a Court Of Impeachment, and after the ar.
,suments on both sides were finished, the
Court adjourned to Tuesday afternoon. =