The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-14
THE STATE vs.. E. A. BENNETT
Conclusion OF the Bennett Impeuch.
ment.

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Tho Senate having gone into secret
session on assembling WedneS day morn
ing, the doors were thrown open at II
o'clock, when tho President announced
that at 11:20 The Senate sitting as u
Court of Impeachment would common &C
to vote upon the articles. There was
large crowd Of spectators gathered in the
lobby, and a good deal Of speculation
mad been INDUCED in as to the probas
bic result.
The same formal solemn proceedings
were gone through with as in tho Bur-
dett case. The vote was taken on article
! first. Tho article charges the Auditor
with perjury and malfeasance in failing
to make certain semi.annual reports OIL
fees, as required by law. The vote
stood as follows:
CURRY Berkshire, Bishop. Cuu.
bingham, Grantham, johnson, LOOMS,
Scott. Sherrard-S.
Nor GuILTy-Arnett, Bennett. Bur.
dett, Caldwell, Camden, Clayton, Den
mis-, Dickinson, Eastman, Ferret, Golf,
Custom, Mcdonald, McGinnis, Price,
Sbelton-16.
On article 9. which charges embez.
element of certain insurance fees, the
vote stood:
GulL1Y-Berkshire, Bishop, Clay
ton. Loomis-4.
Nor GulLrY-Arnett, Bennett, Bull
de,t, Caldwell. Camden, Cunningham
Dennis, Dickinson, Eastman, Ferrell,
Grautham, Golf, Custom. johnson,
Mcdonald, McGiuuis, Price, Scott,
shelton, Shcrrard-20.
On article 8. which charges corrup.
ton in receiving $500 for q deposit Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad check in
the Merchants bank at Charleston stood:
GuILTY-Beunett, Berkshire, Bishop,
Caldwell, Camden, Clayton, Cunning
ham, Dennis. Dickinson, Grantham,
johnson, Loomis, Mcdonald, Scott,
Sherrard-15.
Nor GuLrY-Arnett, Burdett, East.
ham, Terrell, GOif, Guston, McGinnis i,
Price, Shelton-9.
Less than two.thirds having voted
guilty" the respondent was acquitted.
The vote on article 4, charging extor.
ton in collecting certain fees, stood:
GUlLrY-Johnson and Sherrard-2.
Nor GuIL1Y-Arnett, Bennett, Berk-
shire. Bishop. Burdett, Caldwell, Cam
den, Clayton. Cunningham, Dennis,
Dickinson, Eastman, Terrell, Grantham,
Golf, Custom, LOOMS, Mcdonald,
McGiunis, Price, Scott, Shelton-22
At this point The Managers an.
noun ed that they abandoned the pros.
ccution of articles 5 and s, and asked
to have proceedings as to them dis,
missed, which was accordingly done.
The vote was then taken on article G.,
which charged the Auditor as Secretary
81 the School Fund with improperly
drawing S2.l00 from the First National
Bank Of Wheeling and stood as follows
GUILTY None.
Nur GulLTY-All the Senators-24.
The vote on article I, which charges
On improper proposition made to Isaac
n. Smith, President Of the First Ma.
tional Bank at Charleston, stood:
GuLTY-Berfshirc, Bishop, Cald-
well, Camden, Clayton, Dcnuis, Dick
inson, Grnntham, johnson, LOOMS,
Scott, Sherrurd-12.
Nor GuILry-Arnett, Bennett, Bur-
dCtt. Cunningham, Eastman, Terrell,
Golf, Custom, Mcdonald, McGinnis,
Price. SieltOn-12.
Judge Raymond announced that the
Senate having concluded tho vote on the
articles of impeachment, and the rcspon.
dent having been acquitted OfthC char
gcs. stood discharged The court then
took recess until i o'clock in order to
give the clerk limo to make up his
journal.
Thus has ended the last Of these i'm.
parchment proceedings, which begun
nearly year ago at Charleston, ono Of
The accused having been convicted and
the other acquitted. The large vote
for acquittal on the majority of the ar.
iicles indicates that tho Court thought
that there was but little in them. The
vote on article 9 would Indicate that
the Senate concurred with the Attor.
ney General in lis construction Of the
Insurance laws
It will be a relief to tho people Of
the State to know that these proceed.
ings arc at an cud, for they were prov
Ing quite expensive to tho tax payers