New-York tribune., 1872-08-16
THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS.
END OF mr.. BEACHs oRATIoN-MR, VAN Colts
ADDRESS.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH.l

GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHl
SARATOGA, Aug. 15.-The Court met at 10 a.
M % members present Mr.. Beach. Of counsel for the
respoudeut, continued his argument He said, at the
time of the adjournment yesterday, he was calling the
attention Of the Court the fact that Commodore Van
erbt brought action to s5O0OO in bonds in
order TO settle the Eric litigation, and this action was
onnosed 10 the last by Fisk and Gould. sun, Justice
barnard In the Fall Of 1871, rendered judgment
soainst Fisk and Gould This showed that he was not
a. charged always acting in the interest Of those par
tics II showed the contrary, that he infex-
e and incoTrupble judge, rendering judgments, not
an favor af this nor that man, but ia favor Of
,,ice only Counsel then proceeded 70 explain the
origin Of this litigation, which was in effort made by
o,nmodore Vanderbilt to get control OF the Erie Rail
road and said he, the struggle is not yet ended 1t is
q matter Of great and Overshadowlng importance;
a. a. no mere personal interest interest
ened 10 any one or two, or three men. Vast COM
nercal interests and have been involved in it,
was Judge Barnard the only Judge who had become con-
reeted with this litigatOn other eminent Judges had
taken action similar In all respects one way another
with that taken by Judge Barnard and this Court
Aemps him it must condemn all. Counsel then called
attention another instance Of what he termed not only
just and WISE but bold action the part Of Judge Bar
nard; he referred TO the injunction upon the NewYork
city officials When other Judges shrank from the respon
sibility Judge Barnard, with bOldness worthy the
memorable examples OF the past came 10 the rescue OF
the interests OF the people How, he asked this
tiou De recOneied with the charge Of corruption flip
PANTY and pertnaciousy hurled at him This COurtmsy
not like his manners but, he submitted, he unde
serving Of the charge Of being corrupt and interruptions
He but ~ years Of age, and 10 OF those have been
spent upon the bench. His whole life has been scruHn
a perhaps mans has ever been before and yet
what do you finds The Committee OF the Assembly,
which had made a most thorough examination, declare
that they could not charge him with pecuDiay corup
ton.
BARNARD ENORMOUSLY DEFENDED.
Counsel then referred the witness Garyey strain
OF scathing sarcasm, saying that the most profgate
pluDderer of the age here to mpeach the upghness
OF Judge who had uDvailed his iniquities He submit
red that the testimony Of such witness could not have
weight here then referred TO the christening pres
ent by Fisk TO child OF Judge Barnard, and related
tbe circumstances Of that event He asked II man
marrying woman must reject bridal gifts because he
is q Judge He also referred 10 the matter OF the
chairs reminding the court that sn0t only the re-
spondent jbut highly esteemed physician In
the city testified directly that the chairs were
purchased and paid for by Judge Barnard In
Ioticng Of Judge Barnard that having driven
set out Of the State, he was going to
6ys spotbey Opt tbe counsel ssid tbe fact was that