New-York tribune., 1872-08-14

STICkkI1 CLOSto lio AitpNh''--
OF MR.. BEACHS ADDRESS.
lRY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNE
S.PAToGA. Aug. 13.-Now that the DAY Is
close NJ hand when Judge Barnard WIN near ' -
sentence in his case, there is much dispuline noio
the exact result Of the trial. Aoqmttal' IL Is no' W.
mnch 10 say Is scarcely thought Of SO iar, 'ho
.urc enough but doubts hinge on the question "ne'n
dscualifcation will be added TO the punishment % ~
moyal number of Baruard's friends are mere
IN his interest like beavers, ana ,, 0O
~buzzing" Of Senators is going on AL tno 80
A. one of the gentlemen who has oeeh iueu'' -,
the case from the beginning remarked To-Day nv
80 hoio rnembers of the Court before dinner anu
er dinner before supper and after supper ano, ior
that matter before and after breakfast anu eAi -
influence toward o modification OF the just scn'onVo
which the prosecution-the representatives. Vi ' pp ~
- 1oree-are striving TO obtain" whether they WIN
sucoeed or not is OF course, uncertain put "eneh '
,oo ar disbelieye in the justice of their pleanss rs
NOT half so uncertain They remember one very ssin
cant fact which the members OIL the Oour" "nN
partieularly the Senator's have by no means Iorkoo'
and which will have its particular weight among 'no "
nuences which as Mr.. Beach has more than once suB
-oa,ad snrronnd this trial It is remembered that
a Good while ago the friends Of Judge Barharu
uero strenuonsy willing promise unanimous
vote II the Legislature would only consent
move him from Office and not add the oeserNeu ~ p"
meut OF disqualification. These PROMISES inui'
ncf that the trial would result in the douby disastrous
sttutes strong argument in favor Of such VeIuc@
MR.. sTCKNEY's ADDRESS
Mr. suckney resumed his aTgument1or the prosecutor
this morning aud occupied two hours OF the oay S
sion He rapidly covered the various points WHICH
no had no time yesterday to touch upon, cited many
authorities on the question Of conspiracy including the
third volume OF Greenleaf "Eyidencc" section 49,
Roseoe's "Crmnal Evidence" p. 3S5, ana the IouI'n
volume OF Wendes Reports, p 259 He shoWed thdt ai
the orders in the sherwoodLane case and the Albany
and susquehanna Railroad litigation, were granted on
the application of Fisk, Lane and Gould and certain OF
their friends 1t strange, this sudden shliung Oh
favored SUITS when in Judge Barnard TO use nus
own words run these Of the state but there
was an explanation TO all this In the fact that mpeao-
inent proceedings were begun by them against Judge
Barnard Then indeed Judge Barnard found 1t advsa-
BILE nay imperatively necessary, TO stop the pattle
AGAINST Fisk or again using his significant words
he concluded to close her up" Thus does the Judge
whose eyes metaphorcay speaking are bandaged wmle
on the bench become frightened at the appariuon OF
destruction and h.sten 10 the arms OF those VINO
would kick him ont. Thus also does he make himself
one Of parties u the fight and presents the spectacle
Of a Judge OF the Supreme Court fawnlDg upon the
hands which spurned him Mr.. Stickney then handled
without gloves the subject OF Barnard's dinngroom
chairs which were the fruits Of his connection with the
Ere Office, and drew vivid picture OF the judicial
reclining upon chairs upholstered with Erie money
and bearing monogram engraved at Erie's
expense The point OF BaTnards test-
mony which has hurt him beyond calculation was
not forgotten by Mr.. stiekney. His own words
were that he regarded the Office Of Justice Of the SUI
preme Court prize which he had vOn and the pat.
ronage of which he entitled to gave his friends; and
that OF ITSELF counsel cOntended, sufficient ground
holding office He cited the case Of Lord Bacon, who
was impeached for receiving presents although they
parties against whom he decided and decided
rightly Tie charge IN that case was not a feathers
caught deciding against his friends Fisk and Could and
If these the days when Judicial robes were worn
Barnard snoud have been sitting ON the bench OF the
Supreme Court in James Fisks livery, or IN ac"P and
bells.
After slight pause, during which universal rustic Of
anticipation was heard through the room, Mr.. Beach
rose to reply. He well known TO NewYork readers
that he needs introduction to them. He chosen
10 CONDUCT the defense evidently account of his
caustic talent. lie is just the kind Of man to be en-
ployed 10 defend desperate case-a man who can
wheede Judge blackguard an opponent at the op-
perfume moment. Those who listened TO him for the
fret time we're not disappointed in his oIatorca abih-
tes though all in his choice Of manner GrandQ-
quent at all times deliberate, careful and correct III
expectant OF eloquence But eloquenee must be accom-
lacked both. Beginning WIN an admission OF the
anxiety which the respondent and his counsel enter
tained he turned aside TO attack the composition Of the
Court charging II boldly with being pohtcal Dody ad-
verse and hostile to the respondent, and EN-.
bttered by widely circulated vihcations against hm.
And Mr. Beach raised his voice he cast the reckless
imputaton that the Senators would give an adverse
teal authority Next the correspondents Of the New
York press the subject of ltempered assault
and OF augry uttered charges OF Misrepresentation.
Then the managers from the Assembly he caused to
stand before the mental OF the Court and pointed
them out as "mere dummies" who had delegated tho
conduct Of this tTia TO the subtle and stealthy ennis
Saries OF the Bar Association.
Altogether, the opening of his address was marked
failure, its impression the audience is
eerned The day for denouncing jury as argument
IN favor OF the acqual OF criminal is past and Mr.
Beach has always been considered a Of sufficient
to avoid IT, yet he treated the honorable gentle
men who quietly listened 70 the insults he them
though his client utterly independent Of their action
and II they corrupt and the property Of pot
all this harangue lost by Barnard, who had
not yet come In but Of his counsel
hastily out, just Mr.. Beach was getting 20 the
richest part, and soon reappeared with the dis
nngushed respondent who received the full benefit OF
the sensation which hs late arrival OF course, always
creates Mr.. Beach wound up the at
tracttye part OF his address, and then in a
about which there is no dispute, namely that
Judge cannot be impeached for error OF judgment.
lie enlarged greatly upon this point and nOwithstaDd
ing bus COntemptuOus dismissal two weeks ago, of the
English case OF impeachment, which he seemed 10
Imagine occurred In semibarbarOusage he eondescend
ed 20 entertain heCOur with long quotations from Eng
Dsb authorities although he avoided those which lnd
Court, however, by the (Which had no nten
uOn should be interpreted II unavOidaby wal that II
corrupt motives proved against judge he ought
be removed. Mr. Beach only reached the eighth
IN his argument and viii probably consume all of tOnor
THE ARGUMENT CONTINUED.