New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-20
RARNARD'S FATE.
TIE CAREER or AN ERIE JUDGE IGNoNlNl-
ALL OIISIY ENDED.
I-r Is UNANIMOUSLY REMOVED, AND Dls NN rI,lo
FLED by VOTE OF TTdRTf-Illl'LE ~ wv
frtp CI OsING PROCEEDINGS.

-fTE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRBuNEl
SARATOGA, Aug. 19-It is now hVe wooH0
since the High Court OF Impeachment Assemoio" "' "
complete the work Of reform when tne aSsep 10
heenn Some idea Of the magnitude OF thls ul"i ' :.
abaipcd fron1 the ouan ty Of labor performeu' INC 49,
moss of which is attested by the 25CO printed pak
rcpresent the daily proceedings OF che Court anu ~
.xpsnse attending each daily session. inc Cos
81 s01 twr day, exclusive OF witnesses anu oo -, =
I,ut tho result to-day, which leaves George '"
victim, of the inst punishment which 10 mas eso"P
a. many wears was well worth the labor. well worth '"o
oxpenSe and it will be hailed everywhere as ofias
x.,dicaton OF the peoples rights, ana as raiuoO "
Dromise for future judicial purity Az TINS moment
,,j,c busy crowd Of Senators. judges, politicians
and others is gathered in the spacious corridors OF n
Grand Union Hotel discussing the exclung event
~ tho dav the removal OF Barhaiu
tron, Tho bench OF the Supreme Court anu
his decentralization from after holding any ouoo VI
tust honor or profit IN the State OF New-fork ApL'
nom tho throng and in one corner stands group whcn
attracts many glances and occasions many ren"N''
so figure in H. group Is the object OF ser
TN ,ylicb ne bears or tries to bear with ehure
oooluess ard Indifference. 1t Is inc ueposSu
Judee. George G. Barnard Taller tnan n'
gentlemen who form his little re'lnue on 4oui
PALE and dressed with scrupuous neaness
an an entire suit Of black including black SIX naVno
,,opd. among them, his restless black eyes ghhcing
here and there he talks and smiles ana laughs 10
Tho INEXPERIENCED observer he is stu the same man 1naV
,neered and scowed and dared on the Bench ana the
remark is frequently heard, "Wen, he don't seem 10
care ANYTHING about this Just look at himl Bee him
Taught
Those however who know him better, who have seen
him before the Court OF Impeachment witness ~ De-
half of broken cause know that he is me same reo0.
man he showed himself to be then; but underneath
all they see poignant regret-an acute reahzauon Oh
The Terrible disgrace which has been brought upon MS
L ff,Y liz
more than ALL a perception that the power ana
nosition which might have given, II rightly appre-
eiated, riches, honor an enyaDle repula'ioh'
and an old age fun OF happiness and respect nave no"h
from his grasp and left him desoate Inc news Oh MS
conviction came 10 him through OF his friends,
and though certainty Of removal was long ago ad-
nitted and the probability OF disqualification had Lately
become too papae for doubt yet 1t is said that the al
most unanimous vote for the second grade OF puhlsh-
ment as predicted in TIE TRIBUNE to-day, came upon
HIM with no little shock, he had forced himself to eX-
pect greater lenlency from his friends IN the Senate
TIE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
OF course the Court being in Executive session, the
Judge was not present. remained all day at the hotel
eonversing with friends upon the only subject he was
interested and exchanging eoneetures as 10 the PROD
able result the courtroom the scene was solemn
and even affecting On Saturday all the articles up
10 the XXXIs were disposed OF. To-day the remainder
were discussed and voted On the XXXIst, in
reference to Barnard order granting excessive allow
Ances in the suit Of Sheppard agt Thompson Tge, and
Duff all voted not guilty. The XXXIId Article
which based Barnards astounding order in the no.
toous suit Of Frederick A. Lane against John Doe and
Rohard Roe, promptly found proven by unani-
nous vote. Articles XXXuI., XXXIY., and XIV,
which rece the orders of Barnard in the suits against
the NeYork Pier and Warehouse Co., wherein the de-
PENDANTS were commanded to make q report OF their
election for directors and TO count in the votes on tho
5000 shares held by Lane the proxy Of Daniel Packer
wherein ~ A. Prentice appointed receiver and sher-
wood was thrown iuto jail, found proved IN the
way, all voting guilty. On Article XXXVI, charg-
ing conspiracy between Lane, Fisk Barnard and others,
all voted guilty except Senators Benedict, Chataed,
and Foster
THE FINAL VOTING.
On Art. XXXVII, which charges Judge Barnard with
and language on the BENCH with tavorisn
TO some abuse and intimidation of Others there
interesting discussion which would be given in full were
II possible obtain it. AS it required twOthirds to
carry vote way the other, the specifications
under this article voted separately The first,
IN reference appointing referees, found proven
the second, which gives specimen Of BarnaTd's
Obscenity on the bench, testified to by
Judge Brdseye, was lost, those voting guilty
beng Judges Allen and Peckham, and Senators Allen,
Benedict, Chatfeld Foster, MCGOWAN, Madden, Perry,
and d. p Wood The third specification, where the
cused Judge charged with refusing to appoint Judge
Clerke referee, because he had lied about him,
found p.0Yen. The fourth which aludes TO remark Of
Barnards in reference TO the assault on Dorman j.
Eaton, was found not proven. The fifth, about
Barnards boast Of driving set Of
drels out Of the State, was found proven,
Judges Andrews and Rapallo and Senators Bowen Har
rover, Lewis, LORD aud d. p. Wood dissenting. The
sixth, reference indecOrous language found
proven The seventh eighth, ninth, TENTH eleventh.
twelfth fourteenth and fifteenth, IT will be remem-
bered excluded. The thirteenth, charging favort
ism, was also found proven On the last article, the
XXXVIlIth, which is general allegation of the bad
effect OF Barnards decisions and actions 1t was not
deemed necessary take VOTE and Of II was as
matter Of form, not proven.
The character Of the votes the different articles lie
general surprise There those who believed they
could guess who would favor the accused Judge and
who were his enemies, bound TO convict him
on everything. But the mixed nature of
the voting threw ell calculation to the
winds 1t is almost universally believed that
the voting governed by the purest principle and
desire justice and nothing else. Members Of the
Court who have BEEN and are friends to Judge Barnard
voted squarey against him. and showed Partially
several Of them, conversing with THE TRIBUNE cor
respondent little later stated frankly that they felt
sorry for the whose friend they wanted to be- but
they could overlook his misdeed and voted as their
eOnseienees directed
When the voting the articles was finished the ques
ton OF removal up for the action Of the Court and
the most serious and solemn duty of the hour was at
hand. witness Of the scene when the
vote this question and that Of disquaH-
hcation taken, describes 1t as melancholy
and affecting In the extreme. The vote was unanimous
and the fatal words Guilty" Guilty" came from
every lip and every side like a death sentence As
each name called the Judge Senator rose from
bis seat and announced his vote, with an explanation II
he desired.
The ACCUSED DISQUALIFIED.
On the question OF disqualification only Senators Lord
Qduof