Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-03-23

ed, and horse got its back broken by one of
these fish falling on it. I visited the place
about II o'clock, and the field and creek were
full of fish, and men and boys trying to stop
up the creek to hold them. have got one
Of these fish in my pond that weighs about
thirty pounds that picked up on the field"
Impeachment Rumors.
The excitement incident to the impeach-
ment Of ex-secretary Be1knap has somewhat
subsided in Washington. The principal wit:
ness, Marsh, who testified before the impeach-
ment committee, after being discharged by
that committee, went to Canada, and the diff
fculty is said to exist in procuring other wit
nesses to testify to the same facts though the
work of accumulating evidence, without refer
ence to Marsh, has been quietly progressing
for several days. The judiciary committee,
who have taken steps for additional testimo.
nv, have summoned the Fort Sill firm who
paid Marsh and Belknap, and one Ball, who
was witness to the contract between Marsh
and that firm. The committee on expendi-
lures of the war department al lso hope to fur
nish the judiciary committee with testimony
to make good the articles of impeachment
within the next ten days. In fact, another
one of ex-secretary Belknap's post-trading
operations has come to light, and the infor-
mant is C. S. Bell, man well known in
Washington; while late intelligence from
Washington indicates that Marsh will return
to Washington at an early day, on the pro-
mise of immunity from prosecution.
The Treasury Department is to be examin.
ed into next, and it is also given out that the
Secretary of the Navy will be investigated at
an early day.
The Trial Of Judge Moses.
The examination of witnesses for the
prosecution in the impeachment trial of Judge
Montgomery Moses, of the seventh judicial
circuit, was continued up to and including
part of Tuesday of last week, when the man
ayers announced that they had closed their
case. The counsel for Judge Moses then
asked until the next day to determine what
time they would ask in which to prepare their
defence. The request was granted, and the
Senate, as court Of impeachment, adjourned
until the next day, Wednesday. The follow
ing is a specimen Of the evidence elected
against Judge Moses:
John W. Rice clerk Of the court in Laurens,
testified that at the June, 1873, term Of court
Judge Moses had passed an order on his own
motion for him to transfer the public money in
NJ
had complied with the order, but the bank re-
fused to accept 1t under the conditions imposed.
He afterwards deposited the funds (about 5000 in
his own name as clerk of Laurens Court. Some
time after this, at Newberry, the judge said ne
wanted to borrow two hundred dollars, and he
(Rice) had told the judge that he had no money
of his own. The Judge said he knew he didn't
have any money of his own, but he could let him
have two hundred dollars out Of his official de-
posit. Witness was shocked at the judge propo-
The Judge said the money was subject to the or
der of the court, and he would protect him by
passing no orders for him to pay out money until
he had paid him back On this assurance he had
drawn $500 and let him have $l75. Another
transaction that he remembered was at the jan
uary, 1874, term Of court He presented his ac-
count to; the Judge for approval. The account
amounted to 800. The Judge said there were
some exorbitant charges, and said he would keep
it and look into it. Prior to this the Judge had
asked the loan of $780, and he had refused. In
the following November the judge still had the
accounts, and at that time the judge repeated his
request for the loan Of $500, and made arrange
ments with him to approve the account. He lent
the judge $3.50 and the judge approved the ac-
count, reducing it some little. The judge gave
no note for the $3.50, and had never paid 1t back,
nor the $l75 previously borrowed. Some time
after this, the Greenville Neps attacked witness
about lending public money to Judge Moses: He
iciency in the public funds
On the cross examination counsel attacked the
witness on the point Of his testimony where he
had said he had drawn 5000 out of the bank and
paid Judge Moses Sl75 and asked witness what
he had done with the S25. Witness said the judge
had told him that he had approved some unlaw-
full items in his account, and he thought ne gaoe
the Judge the $25 TO let the nsGtter stand' Judge
Moses always thought his bill Of costs, &C., too
high when he wanted to borrow money.
When the Senate re.assembled on Wednes-
day, as court of impeachment, Mr.. Rion,
one of the counsel for Judge Moses, requested
the Senate to allow until Monday night, 10th
instant, in which to summon their witnesses
and otherwise prepare their defence. After
argument by Mr. Rion in favor of the request,
and Gen. Elliott in opposition, the Senate re-
tired for consultation and soon after returned
with IN order denying the request, and order
ing an adjournment till Thursday night, 10th
instant, at o'clock. ..
The counsel for the respondent then asked
leave to retire and consult, and after brief
absence returned and made the unexpected
announcement that, as the time they had
asked was the shortest they could possibly
prepare defence in, and as this request had
been denied, they would withdraw and leave
the case with the Senate as it stood stating
further that they would submit, when the court
met, written statement of the considerations
moving them to this course.
On Thursday night the court met pursuant
to adjournment. The managers on the part
of the House were present, but the counsel
for the respondent were absent. swails, in
behalf of respondents counsel, submitted
paper containing recital Of the considera-
tions moving them to the course they had
taken. The Senate refused to have the paper
read, and, after Jecret session, rejected it as
improper to be received, and unwarranted by
any proceedings before the court, ordering it
to be returned to the respondent An order
was then passed adjourning the Court till
Monday, at 1890 p. m. when final action was
to have been taken; but on Monday, at II
NJ, after the Senate had resolved itself into
court of impeachment, Whittemore submitted
an order adjourning the Senate as court Of
impeachment until next day at 1890, P. M.
The Columbia Register, Of Sunday, prints
the substance of the paper presented to the