The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-04-16
Impeachment Trial,

IL is Impossible 10 give our readors
tho testimony in full Of this import
ant trial, but VIC shall eudeavor to
give q brief and correct statement Of
important points.
On Friday the opening argument
Of counsel for the President pro-
zressed was finished snd their frst wit.
ness was produced in the person Of
dd interim. The ruling os tho Senate
on the character Of the eyideuse to
be admitted excluded a great deal Of
oral testimony which the defense ex-
pocted to present.
The Managers we're sustained on
all essential points made by thom,
aud the counsel were thoroughly di'.
comiilted. The first step of counsel
in calling Gen. Thrmss TO the stand.
was, 10 its result, most uulur;una'c
for the defense, 70 far us it relied
upon Thomas testimony.
On taking the atnnd. he desired to
correct several points Of yesterday
evidence, aud all of them strong ones
against the President. Upon being
turned over 10 the Managers for
cross examination, Mr.. Butler pro
cSeds with him in a mnch milder
md more dign,fed manner than yes
torda.. bu: led him into entirely con.
Trajectory sta a'ements, aud into the
must absurS explanations, until as n
result Of tho whole cxa uInaiion, no
ouly has the course Of coGHsel oeeh
seriously damaged by Thomas, Dui
the eausc Of the Managers positively
strengthened
Following Thomas. Gen. Sherman
wns called, bur after replying to two
or three u0importlnt questions, WHOM
asked IL he had had any conversation
with the President concerning Stan
tons return 20 the War Office, Mr.
Bingham. on the part Of the Mana
gers, objected to receiving any de-
clnrntions Of tho President made pre-
yious to the commission of tho act,
for which ho was on trial. Upon this
similar question, lively debate
sprung up, participa cd in by Bing-
ham. Wilson. and Butler, on the part
OF the Managers, aud Stauborry aud
Evarts, Of the counsel On four sea
aud nay votes, tho Managers were
sustained, aud tho question put to
Gen. Sherman ruled out Twice Gen.
sherman by vote was allowed 10 an
swer question regarding the offering
OF the office of Secretary of War to
him, but by same vote aud after or
gument, lie was not allowed to give
his own replies, though these, as he
said, were iu each case made in writ.
lug, UpoA Que of Mr.. Stanberry's
questions ;ho Senate was nearly
unanimous against him, including
johnson. Dixon, DOolittlo, Davis,
aud IN fact, all but four Democrats.
Mr.. Staubcrry, towards the last, be-
came very much confused and the
whole counsel considerably discon
certod. Finally, Mr.. Stanbory arose
and said that, under such rulings as
the Senate had made, counsel could
not determine whether they desired
to offer any more questions for Gen.
sherman; and upon this, tho Senate
adjourned.
After a long coutost on Monday
the Presidents counsel got in the
testimony of Gen. Sherman, in regard
to HIS removal Of Secretary Stanton.
But they heard more than they ex.
pectcd ar desired. Tho President
said Stanton was cowardly y,and W uld
not resist, aud il was not worth while
to consider tho question of u big
fight lie said nothing t. Gen. Sher
man about desire to get the matter
into court. He was bound 10 remove
Stanton ut all hazards. The case
against the President is gaining
strength ut every stop. A vote may
be reached by saturday.
On Tuesday after tho opening of
the Court Mr. ESar,s stated tn I Mr.,
StaubSrry had been seized with sud.
den illness, and was confined to hi,
room by direction Of his physician
lilo desired tho Court To adjourn, as
Mr., Stauberry was in possession Of
the most of tho proposed evidence
nntiI his recovery, Tho court was
then adjourned until Wednesday at
l2 O'Clock - Messrs, Sumner and
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