The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-21
Tho Rurdett Impeachment.

The taking Of evidence in the trial OF
John S. Burdett was resumed at the usual
hour yesterday morning, Governor Jacob
still occupying the witness stand. The
question prOpounded by the managers in
relation TO the semi.annual reports OF
the Treasurer being objected to by the
counsel for tho respondent, it was with.
drawn. The Governor stated that the
Legislature had failed to pass any law
fixing a time at which these reports
should be made, as directed by the Con-
stitution. The reports began to be hand
ed in after he (the Governor) sent q cir
cular note to the several officers that the
reports must be made.
Mr.. Doddridge, Of the Merchants Bank
OF Charleston, was recalled, and explained
his testimony in relation 10 the deposits.
The letter OF John s. Burdett to.Speaker
Monroe urging an examination into the
Treasurer's office was read by Mr.. Good.
The checks OF Treasurer Burdett on the
Merchants Bank Of Charleston, also GER
tain portions Of the Treasurer's annual
reports for 1s7S-1S74, were admitted as
evidence.
G. D. Reynolds was called. He was
cashier OF the Kanawha Valley Bank in
the year 1871; stated that W. I. Burdett
had $4,000 stock in that bank which he
purchased in 1871 or 1872. Subsequent
iy an order to the officers Of the bank was
made by the stockholders that parties
holding stock must pay for it. Sometime
in Nav or June the two Burdetts came
into the bank, and W. T. Burdett said he
was ready to pay for his stock. The
cashier told him he would also have to
pay the premium; he however did not do
SO at the time, but it was afterwards taken
out Of his dividend at the end OF the year.
The respondents counsel objected to
the question by the Managers as to what
amount OF dividend the bank was paying
at the time that the Burdetts made their
application or demand for the stock. The
question was allowed by the Senate, and
tho witness answered from 10 to u per
cent. The premium on the stock ut the
time Of this purchase was S72O.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The managers having demanded that
the semi.annual reports OF the Treasurer,
il there were any, be produced, that off,
Ger reported through his counsel that he
was unable to find any semi-annual re-
ports made by himselfto the Governor.
Mr.. Reynolds being recalled, stated
that at tho close Of last summer ]. S. Bur-
petit asked him to transfer that stock from
Williams to his own account. Witness
did not know Of any arrangement in favor
Of the bank in the way Of deposits.
Gov. Jacob on being recalled stated
that he had been unable to find but two
semi.annual reports made to him BY tho
Treasurer, one for March and the other
for September Of last year. He also stated
that he was fully impressed with the be-
lief that the reports were returned to the
Treasurer to assist him in making up his
annual reports. He thought the reports
were not accompanied by the affidavit OF
tho Treasurer.
Mr.. n. B. Cabell was asked II John s.
Burdett had drawn checks on other State
repositories in favor Of his bank, and re.
piled that he thought he had.
The State here rested It's case, provid-
ing, however, for the recall OF any witness
in case there should be any uncertainty
as 10 what such witness did state.
Mr.. Davenport stated that he had been
selected 10 open the case on tho part Of
the respondent, and having presumed that
all the afternoon would be taken up by
hv thN manaper9 he was mt nrabared IN
do 90; and asked the indulgence Of the
court until 10 o'clock this morning, which
was granted, and the Senate adjourned.