Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-04-04

81 $50 some two months ago. MIR Y an
tis received Sl25 the reward offered for
the arrest Of the aforesaid George. He
was doing "smsshirg" business as a
paper shaver" until he was Enabled. !"
He was taken North on Tuesday.
t. The DETACHMENT TRIAL.-The
trial 0. President Johnson Tor High
Crimes and Misdemeanors" commenced
on Monday las, before The u. S. Senate
sitting as "High Cour. Of lmpeach-
menl." Three arguments without limit
Of time. are allowed on each side. Gen.
B. F. Butler, on The part of the managers,
opened the case in speech OF three
hours lens tn and then followed the exam
inalion of the Witnesses on the part OF the
prosecution: then will come the speech by
The Presidents counsel. giving the out
line of defense; then follows the de(en-
dsnl's evidence to support his answer;
then speeches OF the managers Of tie
House; next the two speeches, opening
and closing for the defense, and ,6nsuy
the closing argument Of the managers.
Mr.. Boutwell, and Mr.. Bingham are 10
make The remaining speeches for the pros
eculion, and i, is understood that Messrs.
Sianbery, Curtis and Evs7ls are to make
tie main arguments for The President
MessIs. G oe beck and Nelson from time
to time discussing interlocutory points
that may be raised in progress Of The trial.
On Tuesday the trial was varied lii
tie By Judge Chase claiming the right 10
decide, in The first instance, upon the
character OF the testimony TO be admitted.
This was furiously resisted by the Radi
cal members OF The Cour, and after a Sc
cre,session of three hours Judge Chase
carried his point,
Rumor says, General Butler has threat.
ened 10 inpesch Judge Chase for thus
assuming power tina, does no, belong to
him.
On Wednesday the trial exhibited no
special point OF interest. except an abor-
tive attempt of Mr.. Sumner to recover
from the discontinue which The impeach-
ers had suffered in the vote of the court
in secret session, ustsinIng by vote OF
thirty to nineteen The ruling of The Chief
Justice that he had tight to decide, in
the first instance, questions OF law and ev-
idence. With this view Mr.. Sumner
submitted on order that in giving The cast
ing vote on Monday upon the motion to
go into secret consultation upon The ap.
peal taken by Mr.. Drske sgsins, the ru-
ling aforementioned the Chief Justice
had done that for WHICH there was no
constitutional warrant. The order was
rejected by vote Of yeas d, nays d.
This uas the second failure Of those ex-
tremists whose programme is to make the
Chief Justice mere ornamental 6gure
in the court Of Impeachment. The ques-
lion as the adnissibilj,y of certain tesli-
mony OF Mr.. Burleigh, land which i, was
understood tina, the Chief Justice had de-.
clared TO be sdmissibe) relative 10 a con-
versation between Mr.. Burleigh and Gen.
Lorenzo Thomas, in which the latter is
alleged 10 have declared his intention 10
expel Mr. Stanton from the War Office
BY force. and which was objected TO by
the Presidents counsel as being irrelevant,
and as being that FOR which Gen. Thomas
only was responsible. was srpued and
submitted TO me Senate. and that body
decided to receive The evidence by vote
OF 81 to IL. So far the evidence really
appears to amour, 10 little or nothing.