Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-12-10
Reminiscenoe Of the Impeachment
NA W t5ie Trial, llN M

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The nrese,co ofAnaro,, i.
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morahIa ,mnoocn,man, ~ '.v ,;',, u
he was dofndsnt ,o,rs,d III a., ""s' :
his term of off;cs AZ ~ Pc prss;Sant | 'os 90 II, =
lIJnited States Tha ,ata Corno,;, @ -
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psed n sav ,ho, Mr fonns - '':. %
mi was o,,r;hm,a III o.ssV" ~ au4u,s :
posed To The ab;I;,v ana ,hs y oIonuend, sap
Of tho dis,inan;shca M ,ouns"i I vsssnot :,
bv him hat 70 ,he rso s at No. SP''{ W. :.
never understood ~ ~
h;msalf G,rn;shsd on,. ~, IS sI".v ~ s'' .
\ patti, afrnougn Tue parties iH who si al
yanced IL uno,,estionabIv countod pror
personal advantages TO tbemselves r.
result from his appreciation and graft
lude after the trial should be over
Mr.. Wendells story was as follows
The idea of saving Mr.. Johnson Ind
been almost relinouisbed bv his friends
his conviction seemed foreoone CON
clusion. and was almost nniversaIlv
spoken of az certain. when on Sunday
while Mr.. Wendell was sitting in one
of the public rooms AZ Brown5s Hotel
since changed to tho Metronoliianw
he was accosied bv nm acouaintonco
who asked: "Wendell do Won want
| TO bet a hundred thousand dollars that
johnson will be convicted ? beca,se.
| if YOU do. / will take that botD
Mr.. Wendell said he at once com.
pretended what the pronosition meant
and after little further conversation
requested little time in which 10
make IN his mind. and apnointcd n
later hour in the same day for another
meeting with the marty who had
made Il. |
al flow round.D continued Mr.. Wen.
dell. aand after seeing several persons
found that I could raise sixtv tbous.
and dollars; SO when this man came
back again. | said 10 him. | will bet
you sixty thousand dollars"
al don't want to bat sixty Thousand
dollars" was the instantaneous renlv
al offered TO bet YOU one hundred
thousand dollars if Won do not wish
to take that wc will let the matter
drop. | will bet that or nothing-no
smaller sum.
Wendell now nerceived that tbe
man was nnouestionnblv in earnest.
, and that If be took the bet the result
would be one of two things-Johnson
would bo acquitted or he would win A
hundred thousand dollars. He re.
auested further time, which was ac-
corded, with the understanding. how.
ever, that at the next interview the
money was TO be put up or the neeo.
tiation was TO be al an epd.
Mr.. Wendell knew where and to
whom TO 90 to raise money for such
purpose no man in the country knew
better; and although sudden dc.
mand for 90 large a sum taxed his en-
ergies severely, he succeeded in getting
the amount together within the time
limited. The terms of the bet were
fully complied with, and the money
was put up.
President johnson. as we all know
to be an historical fact, was acquittcd;
but very few persons in tho country
have hitherto understood how il was
done. Nut
Mr.. Wendell said that somc of the
money went to quarters which would
have been among the last suspected !;
whereas certain Senators against whom
suspicion was most rife never touched
q dollar of the money. Mr.. Wendell
also said that they had several more
votes secured to be given in favor of
acquittal in case they should be re.
.uired 10 ACCOMPLISHED that result !:
but if not needed to acouit, then to be
cast for conviction.
One of the most curious things about
the whole transaction was the man
ner in which the money was Maid over
after tho acop;t,oI had t,l.en nIaca
II was not HANDED d;roc,Iv ovpr from