Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-06
IMPEACHMENT.
Summary OF the Tri Al of Ju0 ge sherman
Page. OF the Tenth Judicial District. BE-
fore tine Minnesota senate, sitting as q
Court of Impeachment.

Page. OF the Tenth Judicial District. Be
fore tine MINNESOTA senate, sitting as q
Court OF AmVeachment.
MONDAY, May 27.-There was no quor-
um at the Morning session, and after waiting
for an hour for absentees to arrive, the court
adjourned till2 o'clock. when nearly full
Senate was present. ID s. b. Mollison of
Austin was called by the managers, and tes-
titled to the facts connected with the indict-
ments for libel brought against him by Judge
Page, and which constitute the basis for the
first article. He claimed that his bail had been
fixed at an excessive amount, and there had
been great delay in bringing him to trial al.
though he frequently demanded trial. On
the cross examination he acknowledged that
he had never been ready for trial. Mr.. III.
Davidson, of the Austin Register, testified as to
the publication of the libelous article and its
retraction, during which there was good of
sparring between counsels as to the admissl-
bility of certain evidence. Mr.. Davidson ac-
knowledged on the cross examinat' on that his
firm had paid s., $50 towards paying the ex
penses of the prosecution.
TUESDAY, May 28.-The entire fore
noon session was consumed in the argument
of the motion to quash the tenth article. It
was overruled. In the afternoon the testi-
mony was resumed. D. W. Cameron, r. o.
| Hull, Lafayette French, and A. W Kimball,
were examined as to the libel suit against
Mollison. The cross examination developed
the fact that Judge Page had provided for the
trial of the case. but that Mollison had not at
| tended to it. Thomas Riley and Lafayette
French were sworn rs to Judge Pages inter-
ference as to bill against the county held by
the former. The cross examination was not
concluded.
WEDNESDAY, May 29.-On the opening
of the court Lafayette French was cross ex-
amined relative to the second article, and ad-
mitted that he had consented to striking out
the stipulation between himself and Mr..
Kinsman, of which complaint had been m ade
M. Riley, G. G. Kinsman, William Richard, G.
| w. Cameron, E. o. Hall and James Grant, also
| testified as to Mr.. French suit and the claim
of Riley against the county which Judge
Page had ordered disallowed. The third article
| alleging that Judge Page had refused to allow
Deputy Sheriff w. T. Manderville compensa,
ton for his services. and several witnesses
were examined. Article four, alleging that
David FL. Simpson, a deputy sheriff, had
been insulted and Inundated by Judge Page
while in the discharge of his duty, was taken
up,and Simpson was examined. His testi
mony was rather damaging to himself as 8
public officer. A secret session was held in
the evening, at which it was resolved to cut
down the compensation of the managers tC
S. day.
THURSDAY, May Testimony was
taken in regard to the Simpson matter il
| WHICH OudSe L age OIucIcu EIlL1p 10 TeIuTL
fees illegally collected in the presence of the
grand jury. The bill of particulars to the
tenth article, prepared by the managers, wal
presented, to which the defense entered a de.
murer. The demurrer was overruled by a vote
of Is to II. Article five was passed, without
prejudice. Article six was then taken up ant
large number of witnesses examined
Judge Page is charged with having accused
the grand jury of being bribed for failing t.
find an indictment against one Ingmundson
who was thought to be guilty of an offense
Without concluding the court adjourned.
FRIDAY, May Sir. A. Jones was the
first witness and testified as to Judge
Pages conduct in the Ingmeundson case, ant
the subsequent language used to the CRANE
jury. W. E. Wilkin testified as to the Judge
charge relative to the alleged irregularities il
the auditors office. G. c. Crane, Levi Foss
A. E. Woodland and W. H, Crandell were alst
examined relative to the same matters
without developing any additional facts, ate
which the court adjourned to Monday after
noon at $50 O'Clock.