Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-26
The Impeachment Cases.
The Richmond Dispatch, says:

The Richmond Dispatch, says:
The Committee for Courts of Justice have
received authority FROM the House to send for
pa,s ms and papers 10 the case 1t Judge Aylett
Nlcol, of Prince William county, charged with
fraud aud corruption 10 Office. OU Wednes-
dav, the "a prt ximo, the matter will be heard
in committee, aud accused will be present.. The
committee fud in the Constitution two differ.
ept plans of procedure laid down for their gull
dance:
Governor, Judges, AID all other officers offend
ING against the State by mal-admioistratlon
shall be impeachable by the Houss of Delegates
and be prosecuted before the Senate, which
shall have the sole power to try Impeachment
&c.
Section 90 of Article vi. provides that
Judges may be removed from ofhc. by a COO
currept vote of both Houses of the General
Assembly, but majority of all the members
elected TO each House must concur 10 such
vote, and the cause of removal shall be en-
tered 90 the Journal of each House. The
Judge against whom the General Assembly may
be about to proceed shall have notice thereof.
accompanied by a copy OF the causes alleged
for his removal, at least twenty days before
the day on which either House of the General
Assembly shall &C. thereon"
1t is under this latter section the committee
will recommend the l. g~lslature to act, If To-
deed any action looking to removal be found
necessary.
The Enquirer of the same city, says
The Committee on Courts of Justice of the
House has decided to take up the impeachment
case of Judge NicoI, of Prince Williau, 90
Wednesday Of oext week, and the House yes
terday, by a vote, authorized them to send tor
persons and papers. MIR. Davies, who ulak2s
the charges, is a lawyer of high standing in his
county, and 10 his affidavit he alleges that
Judge Nicol Was one Of the stockholders ct the
Potomac and Manassas Railroad, that he bought
the undivided interest 10 eleven lots OF land
situated 10 the towo Of Carboro and appointed,
as Judge of the County Court, a Board 0fCom
missioners to coDdemn land tor the use OF the
compaDy that the COMMISSIONER condemned
the land be owned, aud submitted their re-
port, which be, IS County Judge, approved,
and ordered the President Of said company to
pay the amount Of said condemnation that 1T
appointed a commissioner 0! his Court 10 as.
certain what proportion he was emitted TO, ana
corruptly combined With another party to share
the result Of the speculation that the company
was mol in any proceeding rcpres Dted by au
attorney TO protect its Interest, and that the
action of the Judge 10 the whole matter was
arbitrary and corrupt; that he agreed to re-
ceive a bribe of five hundred dollars for ap.
pointing fIceholders TO appraiSe the Iaods Of
the company. The affidavit and petition are
lengthy.
THE MONTREAL ELoPEMENT CAsE.-lt was
stated yesterday that Mrs. Nina Mackenzie, Of
Montreal, the clipping wife of q prominent mer
chapt Of that city. mad eiudcd her relatives 10
New York % Suturlay evening, and arrived at
the Continental Il 'toI, Philadelphia, with heI
paramount, 7. Fl. Bridges. o.. learning these
facts Mr.. Andrew Allan and other relative:
who had acc )mpanied him from Montreal,
when he came 90 to New York 10 search Of BIZ
erring daughter. went to ? Philadelphia, whittier
they were followed by Mr.. and Mrs. G. j.
Bridges, the parents of Mrs. M4ckerzie's com.
paniou, who had also com t. NV York in
search of their SD. The Philadelphia Times
of Yesterday iuroishes the f1IIowidg 10 regard
to the scandal:
1.-THE elopemeut case of Lieutenant Bridges
aud the wife Of Mr.. Mackenzie came to a conclu,
sion here last uigh,. The ruuaways arrived here
at midnight on Saturday, ADD went to the q rard
House, where they registered as Mr.. and Miss
Crawford, of L,pdoD. On Sunday they wenl
to the Continental Hotel, and the names ID the
hotel register we're MIR. Brydges and Miss
Brydges. They were assignee separat. rooms,
and stayed there until yesterday, when Lieu.
tenant Brydges's father and the father of Mrs.
Mackenzie arrived there with Mr.. Abbott, her
lawyer, aud a Mr.. Mckinney, a barrister for
the Lieutenant. The reason assigned Tor com.
ing here was that Mrs. Mex nzie desired TO
enter suit fJr divorce. a lawyer was C rnsuited
and both parties we're advised to returu TO Mon,
treal. A conference was held 10 their rooms
which was said to be OF u very amlcable nature.
The effect of the consultation Was understood
10 be that it had been arranged all around that
the LADY should return to her fathers house IL
Montreal aud wait the result of an application
by her husband for a diverse a ~Vioculo matri.
monii, after which she wculd bestow her hand
where her heart has evidently already gone, the
young man agreeing to regard the proprletIcs
meanwhile"
Mr.. ALLAH, with his daughter and other rela
tives, LETT for NV York 10 Que train and the
Bridges party iD another. The Times says the
parting of the lovers al the ContiuentA was
described as that of very discreet persons.
To the Editor Of the alexandria G1=ete::
| see by a caro- signed "A. Nicol,' dated
January 2lst, 1876, and circulated with the
last issue Of the Manassas Gazette, 10 which
"A. Nicol' pronouoces aoy aud all WHO had
preferred before the Legislature charges OF
fraud and corruption in his off sial conduct, or
those who bad endorsed them or any who cir
cu!ated them, liaIs, slaDderers, towards aud
scouudrels. He also stated that this card was
stuck up aud read in the presence Of WIN. +
Lipscomb, the reputed author Of the charges
and that he was as dumb as an OYSTER" |
presume the impression rested upon the minds
of all who have read this card, that covered
10 the presence OF this august Julge. Inorder
to correct such 40 imprc>-.oo, | oeg leave to
state that he card was not read by Nicol, nor
BY any other person in my hearing, nor was |
aware of the contents OF the card, nor do | con-