The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-19
Interviews with the Friends and
Foes Of the Accused,
Rufe Andrews on Barnard's Chances
Of AcQuittal.
A Manager ON His Chances of
impeachment.
The City Injunction and the Eric lnjuIGtlOns
as Pleaders On Opposite Sides.
SARATOGA. July is. Is


Last evening the record books of the Grand
Union hotel bore the following names among the
late arrivals
Mrs. G. G. Barnard and children, New York.
Miss M. Barnard and maid.
Miss +. Barnard
Master G. Barnard.
Master J. Barnard.
Early this morning it was known that the whole
body OF attorneys, witnesses and fuglemen Of the
Bar Association and some said the accused himself,
were also In the village, and that band Of min
strcls who had engaged the Town Hall had been
crowded out to accommodate the Court OF Impeach-
ment. The great wells Of English law and Of Sara
toga springs therefore continued to bubble up in a
becoming manner, and the race track lost some OF
ats Importance.
THE COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
1t was hot everywhere except In the breezy loft
or the Town Hall, where all the windows were
Open but even there managers, lawyers, Senators
and Judges were tanning themselves. Saratoga
has oil the facilities of sweat bath-mineral
water, sand, hollow for site and no breeze to
speak Of 1t is place to get thin and eat to pine and
be recuperated, to court the ladies and sentiments
over bumpers of cathartic water, and be happy
with dripping silk handkerchief in your hand. 1t
hoes everybody good and everybody grumbles. The
mountains are close by; but Mabomet sits by his
desert well and will not go to them. And the first
Court OF Impeachment ever convened in the State
OF New York to try Supreme Court Judge found
MI these contradictions their experience.
In the agreeable but nearly empty Town
Hall the two long bows of Senators
and Judges watched the trial behind their desks;
the managers were hudded at the beck OF MIR. Al
word around the managers table with the keen
cute lawyers OF the Bar Association thrown out as
skrmlshers; the grave and watchful counsel OF the
accused sat behind the opposite table, grim
Rs perennial directors intrenched in law
books; the Lieutenant Governor, big enough
And military looking enough to preside
over the court martial of lieutenant general, kept
hts perch on the top Of the tall dais with the gray
clerk, the spruce sergeant-at-arms and the indus
trious Official stenographer below 1t was justice
In the warm weather, and the band Of music In the
street was footing up the happy unemployed to the
horse race.
CALLED TO ORDER.
At ten O'Clock the Lieutenant Governor raped
with his gavel and called up the new arrivals to be
sworn. There were present thirty-two men,
bers OF the Court and about fifty spectators.
Seven ladies were in the gallery determined to
pee how 1t was done by the time they should get
she Suffrage and places on the bench. Later In the
morning some OF the village girls took seats on the
lower floor; but by the time they got smoothed out
she pesky thing adjourned.
THE JUDGES OF APPEALS.
The Judges Of the Court OF Appeals took places in
the 'front.' row OF Senator'S, right opposite the pre-
siding officer; the statesman-like head and effec-
tive port OF sanford Il. Church one side and the
hecorous and gray-haired Judge Allen, of Os-
wego, across the aisle, beside the redder
aud gaunter Judge Peckham, OF Albany.
Beside Church was the quaint Jacksonian face and
body OF Judge Grover, tail and spare, and wearing
spectacles above his stubborn jaws and positive
mouth Next came the prim and midde-aged
Folger, and, the youngest OF them all, Judge Ra-
pablo, formerly partner OF Ii. F. Clark.
BEACH AND VAN COLT TO THE FRONT.
To the relief OF most people Mr., Beach took charge
Of the of the accused his agreeable, suave and
dignined address making good impression. Mr..
Beach occupied that part of the counsels table
next to the bench, his clear. regular
features, thin brown hair, bunchy white goatee
ana quiet legal address, he asked for delay that
he might consult with his brethren, contrasting
not very widely from Attorney Van Colts sitter
and harder bearing as the latter for the prosecu-
ton cOncurred.
Requests thus made in the spirit OF courtesy
could not, without i'll manners be denied, but
there was some little feeling shown against such
REPEATED DELAY.
And one Senator exclaimed, taking up his hat.
'l'm tired OF this foolishness and shall take the
train and go homeW
A Saratoga authority said :--"These folks have
had ST., 900 set aside for this trial most Of them
have their families here; they are In no hurry
one juvenilish Senator rose and asked
and to have the audience cleared out. Here
Judge Church shook his head, and Judge
Grover sad Tel US the sense OF It, and Wen vote
voted down; one-half the people laughed one
third muttered, and we oetook ourselves to the
horse race. Legal sheep had no course to run this
day
Nj. Townsend, with small, ferrety features; Mr..
Laurence resembling IN appearances and siZe Judge
Curtis OF Brooklyn, and the three counsel for the
managers, were all present to-day besides Bartlett
and Andrews.
TWO INTERVIEWS, PRO AND CON-
feel no desire to take sides in this trial, and
therefore content myself with couple OF inter.
the points at issue--one OF them manager and DO.
litical opponent of Judge Barnard and the other
These conversations embrace without any extenua.
ton the possibilities OF this trial.
WHAT RUFUs ANDREWS THINKS.
"Do you feel confident that you acquit Judge
Barnard, Mr.. Andrewsfp
II feel confident that II the Court sustains our
points %nsS Of law ne a % De acquitted"
Just about what the HERALD intimated to-day;
the irreguarity OF the presentation OF the articles
OF impeachment according to form as proved by
tho Journals OF the Legislature; the fact That more
than half the offences charged are not pertinent to
Judge Barnard's present term, and have been pass.
ed upon In the higher court OF the people by reeect
ing him; and that the impeachment II 1t be IN the
nature OF an indictment, requires as strict ad-
hcrence TO usages as any indictment at common
law and we are entitled 10 the benefit OF any errors
omissions
'rhcre Will be no EFFORT made TO prove Judge
barnard corrupt III the way OF taking direct or In
direct brides ~
NO BRIBERY.
''No, that is disavowed expressly by the House OF
Assembly In presenting tie accused. They say
that by corrupt conduct they do not mean pocu-
mary corruption. In short, his offences are re-
duccd to allegations OF favoritism toward certain
counsellors and certain referees and receivers;
30 abuse OF his authority TO stay processes and
grant iDjunctions, and TO injudicous remarks made
while sitting upon the bench"
"W Judge Barnard In any event or at any stage
OF the trial resign his seat 7"
BARNARDs BEARING.
\ mo sir; he has never shown any OF that sort OF
stun"
Docs he take these proceedings with any sensi-
fiveness fn
Gle does not show IL. He is q man Of rare mon.