The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-23
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
ADELBERT AMES
Governor of the State of Mississippi.
ICoNTNUED.1


SENATE CHAMBER Wednesday Maro % ,eze
At lot o'clock A. the Presiding Officer Hon 7 N Stone
atve and si o the SENATE announced that Legs
o the purpose of proceeding business connected with the
OF the Governor of the State and thereupon
Inc Chief Justice entered the of the Senate advanced
mani CO. a mar ana announced the Court Impeach-
nation. o " ~ ~ niaAe procla-
Inc usual formal proclamation then by the Ser
The Secretary instructed the House that the
Senate IS organized Court Impeachment and ready to
IN the matter OF the Impeachment of
previously been in took the oath administered
by the Chief Justice, in the words following:
of the Impeachment of Adebert Ame Governor of the State
Oh mississippi now pending will do justice according law
and evidence SO help me Cod
Inc Managers on the of the House
the eergeanat Arms and invited by the Chief
Thereupon Messrs Managers Featheston Tucker Percy
Mudrow Spgh and Barksdae the Senate
and took the seats provided for them
Messrs Duan and Clancy of counsel for the Respondent
appeared in their seats within the bar
The Journal of the last days proceedings to-w Friday
18th March instant read and approved.
Hon. Thomas j. Durant of counsel for the Respondent
then presented and read the following Pleas
the Respondent to the Articles of Impeachment preferred
against him by the House of Representatives, to-wit:
o RESPONDENT.
Before the Honorable State of Mississippi
sitting High Court of impeachment
In the matter of the Impeachment of Adeber Ame Gov
of the State of Mississippi.
Adebert Ames Governor of the State
of Mississippi to the Articles of Impeachment exhibited
Representatives Mississippi in support of
their impeachment against him for high crimes and msde
meanors, supposed to have been committed by him.
This Respondent the said Court and protesting
that there high crime misdemeanor particularly alleged
the said Articles of Impeachment to which he be
bound by law to make and saving himself and
all hereafter all benefit of exception the nsuic
Articles and the defects
therein appearing point Of law otherwise and protesting,
that he ought be injured any by any
of form in his sub he
following, by way of Answer to the said Articles
For Answer to the Article Respondent says
the begianng of the month of August 1875
third day of said month"; he did receive from
Stevens Treasurer of Noxubee county letter. copy
of which is embodied in the said hrs Ace that SAID letter.
he recoects either delivered to him. personally
Agood President of the Board of Supervisors OF said
Noxubee after the receipt said letter.
called upon regard thereof by the said ALI
this Respondent great hostility W. NJ Conner the fact
being said Agood and the said Conner rival
ddates for the office of Sheriff of Noxubee
county, nomination about be made in the month
September following and the election for which by the
people, place the beginning of the month OF No
Your RESPONDENT took the subject of the said
consideration proper to inform him.
self order that he might make his mind as to
the subject he became convinced that very probable if
entirely certain, and Respondent was then inclined
to believe and still believes that the said Conner not
eaulter county of Noxubee and your Respondent
further due of proceedings in said
county, the matter had been brought before the ano jury Oh
said county for their action the said Grand Jury of the
county reported the said Conner owed the county OF
Noxubee nothing. 90
Your Respondent further states that the Board OF euevs
os of Noxubee ordered suit to be brought against
said Conner civil action in the Circuit Court OF SAID Noxu
bee county, reurnabe the October Term OF SAID Court Tor
said county still pending, as he is informed and
undecided - -. ;:
further states that Dill mas neen IN
dnced into Honorable the House OF Representatives, TO
authorize the Supervisors of Noxubee county TO en-
NOV some person take and state an account between
Tax Collector OF SAID county, ana
M former of said county, which bill was passed III
said House of Representatives. ~ -,
your Respondent that in reference to the dong
t fob and alleged said first Article he acted to the
hest of his knowledge and ability with the sole view OF DONG
;o between the people of said Noxubee county, ana the
id Conner and IN fuflment of his duty to the state
And for answer to second Article your says
that rue it is he appoint the persons named IN bne a
To the offices named OF Justice OF tue Feace anu
Constable in Washington county, but ne says ne was ~ IAN
vacancies had occurred In the salo
enes which could have been filled until the oeass re-
:d bv law for notices election from the proper ocers
IA ~ned unless had made the SAID provisional appoint
snts which he made to the end that tnere snou oe SUI
aes In existence his provisional appointment uufih9
ha DELAYS: and that his action was 9aseu a 81;
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