Litchfield enquirer., 1830-01-21

which was afterwards ascertained tn be the
property ot Thomas Malicote, Esq. VIM.
Malicote, meanw lille, went in search of gun,
but Hughes awaited not his return. They
thus parted with mutual threats, and Friday
Mr.. Hughes attempted TO use the same whip
in the same way on MalcOte that had been
practised on him by the latter hut a few days
before; on this occasion MacOte ran, and
Hughes became the pursuer but unfOrtu-
na!ely fell, which MalicOte perceiving, turned
and run up to him, and as he was in the oct
"f rising, pIunGrd with savage barbarity, a
large dirk Immediately through his left lung,
lntO the heart. having previously armed him
self for the purp"se-and fearing the interpO-
sltion of the law, he speedily mounted a Norsc
provided for him by his brother Robert Mali
cote, aud made off, in the presence of manv
officers Of the peace. Mr. Hughes was in his
18th year.
Trial Of Judge Wiiliams.-'The trial of
Judge Williams. of which we have SO fire.
quentIy had occasion TO speak. was concluded
on Monday the g1st ultmO. On the first
charge, Judge w. was unanimously acquitted.
The second was withdrawn by the managers.
On the Sd article, specification 1, charging the
defendant with corrupt partiaIity in deciding
question respecting the operation of the
statute of limitations, the defendant was ac-
quilted by vote of Is to Q. On the cd
specification. charging the defendant with cor
rupt par'iality, and pre- JUDGE towards attor-
neys, as evinced by his causing nOnsuit in
one cause and continuing another on the same
day, he was acquitted by vote of IA to 8.
On the 4tll, 5th and 9th Articles, which all
relate to one transaction, accusing the Judge
of having illegally taken the examination Of
Mrs. Taul, as to her execution Of IA deed, out
OF court, having falsely certified that it was
done in court, and then permitted the record
OF the certificate TO be passed over and not
! publicly read with the minutes of the court,
with intent 10 deceive and defraud her rr!a
tlVes and heirs of law, he was declared guilty,
ny vote of ~ to 5. n constitutional ques-
| ton now arose, as to the effect of the decis-
ION ON the two last articles. 4 provision of
the constitution on the subject of impeach-
ment is" No persons shall be- convicted,
without the concurrence of two thirds of the
members of the whole house."
The Senate is composed of twenty mem.
bers. Two were absent from indisposition
during greater part of the trial and at the
time OF giving the opinions, and one was ex-
cused from sitting ON account of his interest
IN some Of the questions involved. 1t be-
came necessary therefore to decide, " hat con
StitUGCo tuc WuOte house.. Is II the entire
Senate, or is it the whole number Of members
who have been engaged in the trial of the
| cause! According to the latter 10 are suiii-
{ Gent. 1t was finally settled that two thirds
OF the whole number elected, were necessary
to a conviction. The question was submitted
to the court on a motion made by the manag-
ers on the part of the State, shall judgment
OF removal from Office be pronounced against
| Nathaniel w. Williams, Judge of tn. Sd iodi
cial circuit, on any of the articles of impeach-
ment preferred against him by the House of
Representatives and on this question the
votes wore as fol!ows-Yeas, II; Nays, 6.
There not being two-thnds, according to
either construction of the constitution, in the
affirmative, motion was made by the coun
sci for the defendant, that his discharge be
entered ON the journals, and the question l,av.
ing been submitted to the court. was declared
by the president to have been carried and the
clerk accordingly entered it on the Journal
that the defendant was discharged.
N. Y. Spectator.