The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-05-05
A BOSTON SENSATION.
GENERAL BEAST BUTLER PUT OUT
OF COURT.

Tho Hero of New Orleans Forcibly Re-
moved by judge Carpenter of the Uni
ted States Court, which Bring Tears co
the Old Spoon Thieps Eyes.
BosToN, MASS, April 27.-Gen. Ben
jamin f. Butler was forcibly elected
from the United States district court
room Tuesday by order Of Judge Car
penter. General Butler is counsel for
Mrs. Clarietta Johnson, Of Lowell, who
has been convicted in the United States
district court for perjury, and who was
brought up for sentence before Judge
Carpenter that morning. On Tuesday
last the general again appeared in
court TO argue motion in arrest OF
Judgment, but on rising to address his
honor he was peremp torily ordered not
10 ADDRESS the court "nOw or at any
other time"
AT o'clock when the court was
about to adjourn, General Butler came
In and took his seat by the side of Dis.
trict Attorney Allen. Mr. Allen asked
for sentence, making a strong plea for
mercy, when the following colloquy
took place
General Butler Ito Mr., Allen)-"You
ask to have the motion for the arrest of
Judgment overruledP'
Mr.. Allen
The Court.-"I understand you to
say that the prisoner does not want to
be heard on this ?"
MT. Allen" understand your hon.
or, that the prisoner is ready to have
the matter decided to-day"
The Court-"I think it would be bet
ter If l could look over it and see If
there could be anything that by any
possibility could be argued, and if so,
counsel will be assigned"
General Butler.-"I am ready your
honor"
The Court.-"Mr. Marshal, Mr.. But
ler is disorderly; will you kindly re-
move hinl from the roomp"
The Marshall and two of his assis-
tants advanced to General Buffers
side, and took him by the arms to carry
out the courts order.
General Butler again endeavored to
address the court, when the court called
out;
Mr.. Marshal"
Marshall Doherty to General Butler.
You heard the order of the judge,
General Butler?"
General Butler.-"I am ready to-
The Court.-"Remove him, Mr.. Mar
shal. Don't allow him to create any
further disorder"
General Butler.-"I am here
Before he could finish the sentence he
was taken hold Of by the marshal and
his assistants and was escorted from
the room.
General Butlers voice was very much
affected and his eyes full of tears as he
exclaimed: 81 yield to force"
When he had been removed outside
the court room the general turning to
Marshal Doherty, inquired: "Do you
intend to hold me a prisoner, now that
l am outsider"
Marshal Doherty replied in the mega
tive.
"All right" said General Butler, and
he Immediately pushed his way again
into the court room.
The judge had just left the bench,
however, and the general, having looked
around exclaimed: "Wel the room
smells little better now than it did a
few minutes ago"
The general says he intends to take
legal steps, though what they shall be
he has not yet determined,
General Butler has characterized as an
"inferior judge Of an inferior court of
the inferior State Of Rhode Island"
Mrs. johnson was brought into court
later in the afternoon and sentenced to
pay a fine of $40 and to serve six
months in Jail.
The general said this evening; 81
was never removed from court be-
fore in my life, and have practiccd
before all the courts in the country for
the past fifty-six years. Nor have l
ever seen any lawyer removed from
court for attempting to address it on
behalf of his client"
General Butler will be seventy-three
years old in November.