New-York tribune., 1868-04-17
TIE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

AIR sTANBEES SILL ABsENd-A r.ls syN,Tr
MSS FOR THE PREsibtN1--.n ~ oN'.'Sn
NUNS OUT IEEELEVANF ThStlMON,' ~ nCD
10 TvtRTs ErsIs FOR TIE DAi-GbN'
. ,-.,rr NyI,ss , ROUND OF aPPLhUSE-TtiE
1I.I~1rs OF THE lXECUTiVE DErARf-
SENT.
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w,sulSGrox Thmsday, Aprlio lsCs
AZ the opening of The Impeachment Court this
.,o,ninr. which was in the usual stcreotyped form,
,le galleries 'wcre but partly filled, owing - the
4,,pesinr rlin-storu, which continued through the
morning hours and until long after noon. AZ
o'eork however. every seat was ttleu lmmedia'eiy
after the organization. Mr.. Sumner, with view OF
expoii,ing business perhaps, and OF sweeping away
an the obiections which may hereafter bo urged
against the trial by plrtsaas oiicJcG an order pro-
yidng Tor the reception of al the testimony not of
trivial or irrelevant character, which either side
may oaer But this did not meet tho wishes OF the
Senate and II WAS voted down, 50 to y. Mr. EYarts
uoyt expressed his regret that Air SapbNy was sun
orallc TO attend aud said that Che ffesi-
dents counsel would, hOwCyer, oilef suCh
evidence is 10 was possible 20 0n01
without the advice of that gontlemaa hl'et tno
presentation of some documentary evidence tne de-
fcuse called Waters. Cox, lawyer O. this cty VINO
was retained by Gen. Thomas st 90 time OF his
.Uhomas',l arrest last February tir bGtler oD
icrtcd TO This testimony on the ground that II was
totally Irrelevant and that Cox had nothing hat
.oyog to do with the ease Ihon came tho tedious
fcrcality Of reducing hc question TO writing, ana
tlen more entertaining passes bctwcon counsel bli'
Curtis offered 10 prove Dy tho witness that he was
elnpoycd by tic President 10 defend Thomas. anu 10
,.to sh proceed,ncs in the case as would bring it
up in the supreme Court, 80 that tie constitution
aity or the reverse of the Jonure OMco law might
. Itu. By which,
IN anv other Courr. would have been sui
pcent to exclude IT, but which, under tho
recent rilliues of the Senate, woro insufficient
1T IS" said Gen Butler IL evidence that tic resi-
don't previous To this told Io0C.-Gen. Sherman thaJ
the lawyers could not make mp q case; and now TINS
witness is called TO provo that the President was
seeking to do that which ho before held to be mpcs
Gble" Mr. Eyans replied. and Mr. Butler rcJo!ncu-
Mr. Manager Wilson followed IN few trench
ant sentences which laid the whole subject
ba.c. The law raised the presumption Of
rii;l.y intent ia the fsct of the
removal of Secretary stanton and appointment
Of Thomas and no subsequent orders OF the Presi-
dent 10 any one could bo introduced to Icpudiate
that intent MIR Fyarts followed, saying that the
intent was the only question involved, ana 80 Tar rs
the articles of impeachment are concerned the iE-
tont IS united TO the ayowmcat thorcin contained
Mr. Butter came TO the assault again, and showed
how and by whom % QUO warauto proceeding could
be iuitiated. Mr. Chase then decided that under
the ruling of the Senate on similar
rocs,iops he considered the evidence admissible
The Yeas and Nays wero demanded, and IT was ad-
rn.;ed by % TO H. Mr. Cox then proceeded with his
auswer which contained nothing new, Gnd referred
altogether Ia the proceedings before Judge Cartier
IN tue District Supreme Court when Thomas was
discharged. Nr. Butler frequently objected to parts
of the Witncsss testimony, which Cox q lawyer
should lave known wcrO not proper testimony. Iho
honorable Manager objected 10 bis Conclusions" and
his thoughts etc. and the objection rather both
cred the respondents counsel and provoked tho
laughter al the spectators. Objection was made 10
the reports of what occurred in court, wnch should
he proved by the record. IL was the first Tine n
counsel Of 2 criminal was ever called IN a court Of
justice TO prove the proceedings IN that court as cy
dcncc foT that criminal The witness, however was
allowed 60 so on. and had got again TO the White
House and q declaration Of the President, when OBJ
lection was again raised MessIs Butler Curtis and
Bingham had short skiunish and the testimony was
excluded bV a cird vote. A question to witness
by the Presidents counsel TO what other proceed
mgs he twtness had taken 10 bring tho case before
the Supron;e Court led to another objection on the
part OF the Managers which the Chicf-Justeo over
iGled and which mlng tic Senate sustained by a
majority Of four. The reply was substantially that
soarraHto. This stage Of the case was rot reached
until 2.lZ when q recess was moved and carried.
The CourS laet again % 90. Mr. butler then be
gan tho cross examination Of the witness who i'll
sisted that &c considered himself counsel for the
President ina tat case and that IL was lis purpose TO
get the proceedings bei0fo tho Supreme Court The
examination cf The witness considered OK
rrcdingy adizit, and the witness who appeared q
most willing ,vtress for the President aad qbbled
two OF three tines. was forced 10 male some lmpoI-
tant admissions which the Managers viii use with
good effect in tho summing mp, and which were used
in the crOss-examination Of the next witness, who
was also lawyer and the partner Of Mr.. Cox.
AdjntantGen. 1homass counsel ho SAID, moved the
discharge in the District supreme Court, which Of
course put the haheas corpus business ont Of tho
question Mr. Ne1.ck went on the stand az 307
o'clock The first few questions wcro not particularly
Objectionable AID they allowed to DO answered
wiE43ut any interference NJ Butler. however,
olsec ed 70 the iuquiry whether he had co,nmuui-
i Gated 10 the President what had occurred IN the
csufl; but he subsequently withdrew IT, and the
qucstSn was allowed. Mr. Nerrick went on and
deliqesod a set speech. volunteering his opinions
witRon cnrtailmeDt HE Managers appealed to the
Senate 1ut without avail The witness testified that
he and tOrney General SanbeTy consulted inS9ier-
nce to sotting il iuis the eoalt. Tie clossexamna-
ton vase cry brief peintcd and piquaut. Mr. beT-
Tieb, styas ge to say coed hardly recoect anything,
tleueb lie remembered ,lat be WIS Suratts counsel,
an3 that Bradley ser. now dsbaTej gaye some
t33,i2e n she matter Gen. Butcr dismissed him
" h ,Elpolitcness, substantially reaerbng tlat
ne would No taH his recollection further
no. pcTi, OF Brooklyn. Eho has .uICl as Secge-
tTZ q every National DeBseatic.Y Y0nvoati0n that
has leal IeI6 duTjng fac {..t tyre,.tv wears was