Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-10-19

and Seward was another; that his father
was from South Carolina, his mother
from Florida, and he was rebel and didn't
care a d-n for Governor Stanford, or
any other man. There is only one mean
er rebel at Mokelumne Hill-and that is
my brother, Al. Dudley.
John Finnegan sworn: Heard Hardy
drink toast to jeff. Davis at the st.
George Hotel, when he compared jeff.
Davis to Washington; made him swal-
low decanter, two tumblers, and silver
pitcher.
Here the State rested, and the defence
called
Thomas Laspeyere: Haveknown Hardy
81 years; was attorney in the case OF Doe
VS.. Roe, and in Smith VS.. Jones; his de-
cision in both cases was confirmed by the
Supreme Court; every case ever appealed
to that Court was affirmed; Hardy was
ALWAYS an attentive. industrious, sober,
impartial, dignifed, learned, and most eX-
cellent Judge; have known him init
mately for thirty-fve housekeeping with
him every night and been with him for
the last twenty-seven years. Never saw
him intoxicated; never saw him drink
anything stronger than buttermilk; he Is
church member; attends regularly; never
heard him use protane language.
Charles I. Bolts: Have known Judge
Hardy Is years; he was born on the Ar
ooStook, Maine; is a member of the Sons
of Temperance belongs to the Temple OF
Honor; he drafted the Union League Law;
he is loyal citizen; wanted to resign be-
ing Judge to form, a company for Coz.
Forman' Regiment; have repeatedly heard
him denounce Jefferson Davis as a Rebel
and Secessionist; never knew him to drink
at all; has named his youngest son John
Brown Hardy.
DIR. Aylette sworn: Has known Hardy
since he was small infant; Hardy stud
led divinity with Henry Ward Beechcr,
then went to the law office of Wendell
Phillips, Esq, of Boston; he is profess
Sor of religion and member of the Hard
Shell Baptist Church; saw him immersed
through the ice in the Connecticut river;
he belongs to the Sons of Temperance;
never saw him drink glass of liquor in
his life; he is life member of the Moral
Reform Society; l think he is an ANAL
gamationist l know he belong to the Alb
clifton Society of Boston; he aided fam
lily of blacks to escape into Canada; he
voted for Lincoln and Governor Stanford;
l have heard him express loyal sentiments
at the African Church on Pacific street, at
a PRAYER meeting, and on one occasion l
heard him say he thought John Browns
soul was a marching on; never heard him
use a profane or vulgar word; he is very
studious in his habits; is always reading
law or the Bible; is very conscientious,
honorable, high-minded, and of great per-
sonal dignity.
Several other witnesses we've sworn Tor
the defence, and all united in testltylng to
his upright character as pure and learned
iurist, his high moral attributes, his indus
trv and devotion to his Judicial duties.
1t was clearly proved that he was Re-
publican of ultra sentiments, loyal, de-
voted to the Constitution, the law, the
flag, and that he has private burymg
ground of his own where he buries dead
Secessionists. The witnesses for the State
were all impeached. One hundred and
twenty-five witnesses swOre they would
not believe anv of them under oath; that
they were drunkards and liars, and that
this was black and wicked conspiracy.
The State called two hundred and fifty re-
butting witnesses, and proved over again
that Hardy was corrupt, drunkard, a
rebel engaged in secret Vaccinations to
overthrow the Government, belonged to
the knights of the Golden Circle, and was
in favor of Pacific Republic. Several
LAWYERS swore that Judge Hardy did
wrong in the Terry trial. and several more
swore that he did right in the Terry trial,
and the whole thing is in just as much of
muddle as it was before the trial COM
menced. When Alex. Campbell makes
his speech, the muddle will be thicker, and
the Senate will vote just as they would
have voted two weeks ago. Only think
of it, the State pays $6O,O0O to enable
Campbell, Edgerton and Gen. Williams to
discuss jim Hardy's temperance princi-
pies. Highly should argue the articles
where Hardy is charged with deciding
against him. Alexander Campbell should
attack Hardy for unprofessional conduct,
as he has had experience in that line, and
Edgerton should close on the temperance
question. This trial has two aspects, and
neither of them honest. 1t appears to us
that there is a dirty Democratic puarrel
among a very contemplate set OF lawyers
and politicians in Calaveras county; they
have brought their quarrels to the Legs
lature, and they have been taken hold OF
by certain class of political loafers to
make a Job, and out of which they expect
to make political capital and money. In
our opinion the whole proceeding is un-
wise, dishonest, and most disgracetul.