Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-05
THE IMPEACHMENT
LONG Days SESSION OF COMMITTEE
The Judiciary Committee Take an All Day
ants---Tne Witnesses Swear just as They
We're Expected to---Defendant's Witness
es not yet Present.

The House judiciary committee resumed
the hearing of testimony in support Of the
charges preferred against Judge Sherman
Page at o'clock yesterday morning, and
continued until late last evening. Only five
witnesses, however, were examined. The
committee was not all present during
any part of the day, and the practice of
with the examination, while the others give
their attention to matters imperatively de-
manding their time, has been adopted. The
committee hope in this manner to accom-
plish the arduous task they have before them
without serious invasion of the other duties
devolving upon them. The first
witness called yesterday morning was
Senator Geo. w. Clough, who was one
of the members of the now famous grand
jury. He told the same story as the other
anti-Page jurors and was submitted to the
same rigid cross examination, under which
he did not stand so well as some others. He
occupied the stand nearly three hours.
COUNTY TREASURER NGMUNDsoN,
the subject of Pages particular regard in
the charge to the grand jury was next
called and gave evidence upon his treatment
of Page subsequent to the alleged irregu-
| larities in his Office, being examined as to the
manner of his treatment after the jury ac-
quilted him of them. He testified that Judge
Page had refused to speak to hina and had
| otherwise ill-treated him. The matters
| involved in tho alleged Irregularities
were also brought in on cross
examination. He was released after having
submitted to the cross examination of Judge
Page, lasting more than two hours.
WILLIAM RICHARDS,
the chairman of the board of supervisors.
and father-in-law of Mr.. Lafayette French,
was called and testified to consulta-
tion between himself and Judge
Page, in which he made threats
to land French and others in
the State penitentiary, and endeavored to
influence Richards to prevent French from
marrying the daughter of the witness. The
testimony is understood to have been of a
decidedly interesting character, but direct
and positive.
l OTHER EVIDENCE.
Thomas REILLY, chief of police of Austin,
testified simply to Pages command to him
to dispense the crowds during the whisky
riots, and other matters pertinent there
to, but was dismissed without being
cross-examined at any length. He was fol
lowed by @. Fl. Davidson, one of the pro-
prieters of the Austin Register, who gave
evidence concerning an article published
about Page which involved his firm in Ii
bel suit, of the repeated postponement of the
suit and the annoyance given them by
Page, and of the final withdrawal OF
the proceedings upon the publication
of an apology. Mr.. Davidson also testified
concerning the meetings prior to the whisky
riots and in which the accused participated
and reading from his note book showed the
part Page had taken in the meetings, which
was that of approval, and his subsequent
public dismissal of the mob. Mr.. Davidson
was released from the stand shortly before
ten o'clock last night, and the committee ad.
journed until ten O'Clock this morning. wher
it is understood they will call Mr.. D. S. B
Mollison, the author of the article in the
Register which involved the publishers in {
libel suit.
NEW WITNESSES.
Chas. West, P. T. Mcintyre, county audi
tor, D. S. B. Mo]lison and Lyman Baird
witnesses for the prosecution arrived to-day
from Austin, and two additional witnesses
are expected, when the direct testimony fol
the prosecution will close. AS far as it is
possible to ascertain no witnesses have ye
been summoned for the defense. The pas
sage of the resolution in the House granting
mileage at the rate of six cents per mile, ant
per diem at the rate of two dollars
a day will accelerate the summonins
of witnesses, and as the prosecution
hope to introduce numerous witnesses in re
buttal the case promises to drag on for som,
time. From each witness Judge Page elicit
information as to the amount of their con
tribution to the sum raised to carry on tn
prosecution of the charges against him, ant
there is no denial that such fund has beef
raised: It is probable the committee will
conclude the taking of the testimony of tn,
witnesses already called to-day.