New-York tribune., 1868-04-06
THE TRIAL.

The TRIAL.
At 70 o'clock the Chief-Justce entered the
Senate Chamber and took the chair which had Just been
vacated by the President pro TEN Of the Senate. Pro
clamaton was made ard the Managers and members OF
the House were announced usna the former being all
present AS well the Presidents counsel After the
journal had been read Mr. l.. L. Wabrdge was eNaAihed
by Mr.. BUTLER.
MR.. /. L. wAIBRrDCEs IEsTMoNY
O. What is your business A. anna short hand vr,er.
O. How long have you been engaged IN that business
a. Nearly 10 years.
O. Have YOU had during that time any considerable er-
perience and If so how much IN that business A. Yes,
Sir have had experience during the whole ofthat time,
including newspaper and outside reporting.
O. With what papers have you been LATELY Connected
A. More recently The Missouri Democrat previous TO that
time The Missouri RepuLlioan.
O. DO the names Of those papers indicate their party
proclives OF they reversed They are reversed sir
O. The Democrat means Republican, inc hp'o'e"h
means DeInOcrati a. Yes. SIR.
O. 10 what paper were you attached on or about the
SIN OF september 1851 A. The Missouri Democrat
% DID Won report a speech delivered from the balcony
OF the hotel in st. Louis 10y Andrew Johnsont A. DID
O. Was there crowd in the streetsI A. hes eiri thero
was on the balcony also.
O. Did the President come out 10 answer to call from
so. know there was very large crowd the street,
and continual cres for the President nresp0nse 10 those
O. state whether he had been received in the street by
procession Of charitable and other socletiesi A. lie
had Sir been received n the afternoon by The mucai
authorities. 49,,
Had the MayOr made him an address a lie bau.
q. Had he answered that address, n; He had, slr.
q Did you take report OF that speech A. did slr'
g. How fullyi A. / took every word.
q After It was taken, how soon was ~ written OUT
A. Immediately ,... ,,o..,,a,
o. BY whOm1 A. The first part Of the speech previous
10 the banquet written out IN one OF the rooms oi
should think We then attended the banquet, at which
speeches were made Immediately after the close OF The
dictated the speech TO Messs Monogram and MclIenry,
two of the attaches Of The Republican office.
O. You spoken Of banquet; was there banquet
given 10 the President by the city, A. Yes, Sir nned
atey after speaking from the balcony. -, r..
o. AT that banquet did the President speak a. lie
O. Now, Sir after that speech written out was it
q. Whenl A. On the next morning. in The Sunday
T. After it was published did you revise the publication
| by your hottest A. did Sir. , --..
published iii the sunday morning Repnbcd" went down
TO The Democrat office N company with my associate MI M
| speech for the Monday morning Democrat
q. Then It was on the same day the same sunday
you made the revision When you made the revision
| had you your notesl a. l had, Sir.
q. state whether you compared the speech as pnted
with those hottest A. Yes, Sir did ut that time aud
O. When you compared it did you make any corrections
that there two simple corrections, errors
either in ranscribng or on the part OF the printer
that is all that remember IN the way OF correction OF
| that speech.
O. When was that A. think, sr, that 1t was little
| over year ago. - -, - -.
O. What occasion led you TO revise from your notes
| them A. was summoned by Tho Committee ON the
Orleans riot think II was little time after recely
ing the summons; hunted mp my notes and again made
O. How far did that second comparison verify your
| cofreetnessl A. II was perfectly correct, sir
| O. In regard the particulars OF the report, we're
YOU enabled 10 report 80 correctly as 70 give iDaccura
cies Of pronunciation A. YES sir did 10 IN many III
o. Where are your original notes nowi A. can't tell
Sir searched for them little after Was summoned
o. You had them at the time you were examined
before the Committee on the New orleans mott A.
Yes, Sir have no recollection VI tuem slhce that
time. ,.,...-.., rhov. e..
& win you produce III Witness produces printed
| paperJ q. Is thlsitl a. 1t =, ,s,to, ,.o
| o. From your knowledge Of the manner IN Whieh you
corrected IT, state whether you now enabled 70 Gay
that paper which hold in my hand contains an ss
that occasion A. Yes Sir; am able TO say that is an
Mr. BuTIR said he proposed # there no osjec
ton TO offer paper In evidence, and he proposed 10
do also if there was objection ,r lLauSh'srI
O. understand that you took down the entire speech
from the Presidents mouth word for word as he delY
In the transcript from your and in this publ
cation aid you preserve that form and degree Of accuracy
and completenessi A. / did IA,
| O. Is IL all of the speechf A. ii ~ ,,, ~
O. No part Of it - condensed or psragraphedi n NO.
q You 81 say that beside the revision Of the speech
which you made on the sunday iocwus ap eap Am
O. For what reason and on what OCCASION A. AZ the
fine that was sIninOned before the GOIgmiee 0 Con
| gress ON the New Orleans riots.
| O. At Washington A. Yes. .,..,, q,
O. We're you then inquired OF in relation 10 'n' Spee'h
A. Twas c.,,,,,,,..,
o. And did you produce it then to that Comnhtteef A
| / did. ,...a , Va.
| Mr. BUTLER-Was your testimony before lhe HeM-Or-
| leans Riot Committee pullsDedf n 4in "'' A"aio
| whether 10 was or not , q, r.. n.
Mr BUTLER then put n evidence TIE 81 LOUIS De'n9-
erars report OF the Presidents speech In St LOUIS made
| ON the sth OF September 1866;
ITbe speech read fall by the Clerk The Ho o's"s pof
ton. Off are set ont in the third specification OF the h'h article Cn
ouy enough paragraph predicting that 'h MIN congress
II constituted a. h, XYXIXh Congress would ty 10 npeih and
,oo,. him from once on zone preisnss violating TIE Constitution or
| refusing 10 enforce Law.
| Mr. JOSEPH 4. DEAR's TESTIMONY. -, .
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