The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-25
THE JUDICIARY INVESTIGATION.

Protest of Judge Barnard Against Samuel j.
Tilden's Service on the Committee.
The Judiciary Committee reassemDled yesterday
In the Filth Avenue Hotel. several clerks OF the
Supreme Court were examined in relation to the
gold suits. Judge Cardozo was III attendance.
James c. Hays was examined at length. County
Clerk Loew was represented by his deputy, Mr..
Plum. who produced before the committee an inn
mense bundle OF court records. The committee 20
to Albany on Monday.
The following protest OF Judge Barnard was pre-
sented to one OF the members OF the Judiciary Com
mittee yesterday
To THE HONORABLE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Court Of The State Of New York. the First Judicial
That having been charges have been
him for capacity as ' Ju.t,cs
Of the G H ss w
cation respectfully enters his protest AGAINST the right and
Of committee during the consideration Of the for
Fra-T'hat Samuel J. rlden is member of said
Bar Association the prosecutors in this and been
ton endeasons to excite hostility to the and
n procuring and bringing aSoa. his before
removal from the odce he now holds
caused to be written inammatory articles Tor the public
By Sm apS s %
In Office with other high crimes and misdemeanos and has
with the design Of memSeSs Of the 40
TO compass the removal OF the undersigned from the Office
held by him.
Tl.drhat occasions in public speeches and in
false charges and false assertions against undersigned
and declared that he would all influence
ton member Of the house Assembly procure the
impeachment and trial Of the uudesigned before the High
Court Of Impeachment Of this State tho
ready to prove that The said Samuel Tden sought
nation and election member of the Assembly OF this
State with the avowcd purpose OF using his influence such
member TO the Impeachment OF the undersigned
undersigned will furnish to the committee and
by II desired. dsquafy and should disquafy
judgment Of all fairmnded the said Samuel j. Ttden
from sitting . member OF your committee, when the
charges hed the undersigned
He has constituted himself prosecutor and prosecutor
dice in the Investigation Therefore respectfully ask that
committee request the said Samuel j. Tdcn retire
from the body OF committee while the charges
myself under consideration and examination.
Conscious that have committed no wrong, only ask
fair Just and impartial investigation Seeking favor,
am only DESTROYS OF unparalleled examination OF my
ocA acts In accordance with the right
under the constitution OF State Should committee
have any DOUBT as TO rs authority exclude the said Samuel
Tlden from It's dcibcrauon duriug the investigation Of
said charges the undersigned respectfully requests
chairman OF committee this his protest
House OF Assembly ana take the judgment OF said Hou
thereon
While the undersigned the unlimited in.
such investigation, duty In this
proceeding TO place upon the record such statement of
relating to the qualifications Of member of this
that hereafter precedent may be established calculated
10 interfere with the Independence of the Judiciary
fairness and justice OF legislative investigation.
GEORGE q. BARNARD.
NEW YORK, Feb a. 1872.