, 1866-10-31
THE MARYLAND TROUBLE.
The Police Commissioners to be Re.
nsorcd-TheIr Counsel Appear Before
The Governor-Thc Witnesses 10 be
Cross-EInn,fncd and Countcr.Testl-
mouy TO be Offered.


nsored-ThcIr Counsel 4appcar Before
The Governor-Thc tV1tne<Scs 10 be
Cross- Examined and C0untcr-Testl-
mouy TO be Offered.
iFrom the Ncw York Trihune.1
ASNARoL1s, Friday, Octobe4 70. 1850.
AL doubt as to the course intended to be
pursued by Governor Swami, In regard to the
Police Commissioners of Baltimore CITY, cau
safely be said to be removed. AfEer the re-
marks OF the Governor to-day, Cnionists con.
slider their displacement l'y Mr. Swami only
2 matter Of TING. He had an interview with
President johnson on Thursday night, aud ey-
identity came over from Washing
ton this morning with lis plans
for the reconstruction Of Balti-
more City, the defeat Of John L. Thomas
and Mt; Stewart, and the election Of u "my
policy" Legislature favorable to making him
United States Senator, fully maturcd. It is
even said here today by gentleman from
Washington that q member of the Cabinet
has declared that the Commissioners must
be removed before election day.
announced himself as ready to proceed with
the case, when Mr.. Stockbridgc presented
the following to his Excellcncy:
To the Hon. Thomas Swann, Of Marylana:
,Inaa9 snn; 9n Monday las. "a init bs undersigned
end San7ucl Iindcs, Police Commits sfoncys, Balii-
more Ciiy. AT that time We presented 70 you and
.he al!egaiioEs Of memorial Which hal BEEN la!d
e tar as t,e same affected their character .? Of
soners sought to place themselves III thcir CORRECT
legal position by excepting 10 the Jurisdiction Of
ors onr sxselsnSy By assering shsi5 Esht t. trial
anu recognizing the power OF your Excallcncy 10
accort. tile prayers Of the memorial and remove
item from the high oflcc co.icrrcd and recon-
feircd by the Genesst Assembly Of The State ouiy
after they shonld hare bscn convicted Of Official
misconduct BY those tribunals. At tho game time
they FELT It ane4 not more to themselves than the
whose place they were the conservatives, to show
toyons Exccs1cncy the utter eroandlcszuese Or the
allegations msas aeain:t them,, They therefore
and IN detail to each and al Of thcsc allegations.
1onf E1rci!cncy was pleased 10 decide
aanst ,tlr potltion to iske a1slieon and
And to mxestigaec the charges ulatle in tho me.
morfaI. We deemed II our duty 70 Withdraw from
a sEs ease Esa ans leass ! u yous hands We did So
nsr position, aad 60 :st v:hdrsW taeis pe1 10 70
ovc1su'ed. and you: Exceilency has deciied 10 in
test1Gafe the case they think 1t due 70 Justice que
to sonE EMassllensy, M and due 70 ,he!r fe!!ow-eiu-
which You may mahc shall lie such az to sct forth
he facts already before you and the world and
to the e1d that It shall te surrounded and shield
has shown to BE- most ci1caciuus for eilc1ti1c tr,h
mud protecting Innocence they have therefore re-
Qucsted, instructed and directed rs to return to
Investigation to cros.-exsn1nc wltncssce pro5uccd
BY The n.emoEiallste, md 10 offer such surrcs-
.os: , sneh ~ ad9tionnl = t. stlmony o. eeanere:tl
require: For that purpose VIC are present.
1Hos. $. ALEXANDER,
a. eTEnL1Su, d..
n. SyocEHn;DoE
Mr.. sch1ey objected to the reception Of
the above raper, styling it extraordinary,
SAYING that, as the Commissioners had de-
MED the Governors power to act In the mat
ter. thei7 counsel had no right to be heard
III the cnse at all, and had no RIGHT to usk
any question whatever. lie insisted that
they should eutcr denial to the complaint,
Mr. Alexander said that they should with
draw tue plea Of ons}urisdiction. During his
remarks hc said that when the Governors
Judgment was pronounced, If that judgment
should be against the Commissioners, It
might be the duty oftheir counsel to inquire
whether there was any protection af-
hnIa7 1orded them BY any other til
tsined that the % seVeTnors T decision shs Woad would
be open for appeal elsewhere, and coase-
qucntly the Commissioners were not bound
to take their plea from the record at this
TING. Several propositions for harmonizing
the opposing views Of the counsel were made
.cstion, the Ia per read by Mr.. Stocktridgc
wae. amended By the addition Of the fol-
lowing:
..fel that raPoss We arc present, and. not
which VIC desire 70 sland record, 10 avaIi a. It
mas be on behalf of our clients, we plead not
guilty 70 the charges advanced agafnet u.s.
At this stage Of tho proceedings Governor
Swami made the following significant re-
marks:
Iw,1l take occasion 10 make another suggestion
IN taking n thls case. Tue GoEetuor desires not
not propose to be KQyerued Uy the tcchnlcalftiea
Of Tic lay IN making his Investigation. ] only
iii. direeted lie Poiios comm.sfoasss f to be be
snEmoned tefore tho Executive Of Tho State.
ions Of he law. clam that have right to ~
them and tlcht 10 remote them claim fnr.
1heE that am responsible to no t.ihunal but he
port when fnal action kha be taken in this case
have been 60 particular tn regard to crery step
esEs essS e" ss e. C. oSer e ss s a
i1 ssas ~ .te arss si'u ssnnoas nn 'sssnIss0'' essIes
sent sent e thess gentlemen M object was to have
might psopound questions to them. as we'll as 10
other utinessrs that might be required to attend
shonla have those eccMmissionesz before him with
their hooks and thclr papeFe In order TO s.t,sIy
himself as to II hat Instructions bad heen eiv;n
the police orpantzatson. and whnt action they had
taken In REGARD to Lecpins them wish,n the iimlls
Of the Law during the late municipal e1ecuon.
summoned them herr hefore nc. They denied |
eause+ I looked upon it - little less than con-
tempt OF Executive authority, 80 plalnly and
ever, determined noi 10 relax my e5oit to Gauss
these gentlemen OF The police commission to opca
their eyes q. 70 the heasy responsio,ts they wsrs
i s IL! "io heif II
iluct or malpractice IN olca, ii such was proven
upon 1hsm l. .hers!ofe, a. &c counsel has etstsd,
Governor. directed that IN other sumnops should |