Daily globe., 1878-02-02

mouUeIS OI Gue COIuIulICee save MI. HICKS.
Judge Page signifed his willingness
to proceed with the trial, and
desire to have it pushed to as speedy
a consummation as was possible. There
being no other preli1ninaries to be arranged
the committee asked that the witnesses be
called, and Mr.. Layfayette French, ex-county
attorney was shortly after two o'clock put
upon the stand, which he did not leave un-
til s, and then only to resume it again at
half past seven. His direct and cross ex-
animation occupied more than six hours, and
was very rigid and covered almost the whole
range of changes preferred against Judge
Page.
LAFAYETTE FRENCH ON THE STAND.
Mr.. French's attention was first directed to
what was known as the temperance riot, on
the evening of May 80, 1874. He testified
that prior to that time series of prosecu-
tions had been commenced against the
saloon keepers; that tie county attorney
and himself, as attorney for the temperance
union, conducted those prosecutions; that
during this time the temperance people of
Austin held public meetings, and
meetings in private, and organized
a crusade force against the
saloon and liquor meu; that at those meet
ings Judge Page was present, participated
and assisted in the organization of tho un-
ion; that the prosecuting committee at these
meetings made reports, and that resolutions
were offered, speeches made and line of
procedure marked out; that at nearly all
these meetings Judge Page was present and
made speeches, and otherwise participated
in the meetings.; that at one of these
meetings a resolution was offered by
Judge Page that committee be appointed
to procure testimony; that the committee ap-
pointed refused to act, but that the ladies
promised to go and procure evidence if some
gentleman would go to protect them; that
Page remarked, the sheriff would go with
them and that they did go on the evening of
the goth with the sheriff, George Baird, to
the saloon of George Zeller; that they went
into the saloon and Mrs. Kimball attempted
to take glass of beer from Alex. Fleck;
that he threw it in her face; that they
then went out doors on the side
walk and commenced to sing and
pray; that this attracted the people, the wit
ness being one of the number; while the
crowed was there Page came down and or
dered the crowd to disperse, and requested
the Mayor also to order it to disperse; ordered
the sheriff to do the same; that the crowd at
the request of the Mayor were leaving when
Page came on the spot; Page ordered the
sheriff to arrest the crowd, and commanded
the sheriff to call on certain parties present
to act as his assistants, and thereby created
| q oro1 4ho% 4l,o
that on Monday morning he drew up a
complaint himself against c. M. Beirseihner
and other parties who participated in the So
called whisky riot, and had them bound over
for trial. Mr.. French's testimony was of the
most explicit character, covering nearly all
the charges made in the petition for the i'm
peachment of Judge Page; of the endeavor
to prevent the allowance of the claims of Geo.
Bond, ex-sheriff, and Thos. Kelley, constable:
of his charge to the grand jury instructing
them to find against the county officers, par
| ticularly the treasurer and auditor, of the as
sertion that they had violated their oaths
and perjured themselves by not returning
indictments against such officers, and of the
several other acts charged in the petition,
and which have before been repeatedly
made public and which MIR. French's posi-
tion as county attorney made him intimately
!
Page in suspending Mr.. French from prac-
/ tice.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session Mr.. French was
again put on the stand and his cross-examina-
ton continued, Judge Page acting as examiner;
and propounding the queries with the rapid
ity, directness and skill of the experienced
cross-examiner, The witness did not leave
the stand until half-past ten o'clock, but
during the whole of the examination he did
not swerve from the original story, nor did
the cross examination develop new facts Il
anything it served to strengthen the prose
cution, and the anti-Page men regard with
qualification the result.
MR.. WOODARDs TESTIMONY.
Before Mr.. Frewell had concluded his
testimony. Mr.. t. w. Woodard, justice al
Austin, was called and briefly stated thai
while he was acting as Justice in 1873, roac
up before him, and Page then being Judge
put in claim for $40 dollars of fees for ser
vices he had not performed, and wrote tt
him letter making demand for it tha
, the demand was not complied with and Pag,
proceeded to sue him before Justice Merrick
} and got judgment for the full amount; tha
l IN the case in the justic,
court Page then being judg,
7 appeared in court and plead his own case
: addressing the jury for about an hour, ant
3 during the trial, having previously brow bea
7 the witness at length; that an appeal was ia
ken, whereupon o. E. Wheeler, the late part
: ner of Page, called it up in the spring o
s 1874; that Page put it upon the calendar
and upon application of Wheeler, judgmen
! was entered by Page in his own interest, an,
r that further, both Page and Wheeler drew
] from the county treasury witnesses fees il
: the case $1 for each of them; that in the an
= plcation for judgment he was granted n
hearing, the judgment being confirmed il
his absence.
MIR. CAMERON ON THE STAND.
Mr.. NJ. Cameron was the next witnes
;, : called, and testified to his knowledge of tn
charge made to the grand jury and the re
buke they received from Judge Page upo1
= failure to find indictments for irregularitie
n against the county officials; and also in col
o roboration of the testimony of Mr.. Wood
. ard given above, in whose interest he acte
. at the time as attorney. The testimony Q
J: Mr.. Cameron was not concluded when tn
J. committee adjourned to meet again thi
afternoon. It was nearly midnight whe
this action was reached.
a G,s,.boat Commander 44yrested 70
Murder.
), Lake City Sentinel.
We learn that the notorious George Earle
! keeper of gun-boat, located in the sloup
e opposite Wabasha, on the Wisconsin side
e was arrested last week by the Sheriff q
Buffalo county, charged with, or accessory tt
: the murder of man from ST. Clond wh