St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-16
In THE TESTIMONY GIVEN.
Hints Of Impeachment Pro-
ceedings From the Com
mittee Room.
RESPONDENTS WITNESSES
Have Been Subpoenaed and
Will Ee Given q Careful
Hearing.

Indications now point to the con-
clusion that Judge Frank Ives will
be called on to stand trial on arti-
cles of Impeachment, based on the
charges heretofore printed in the
GLOBE.
Though misunderstanding of in
formation, it was yesterday stated in
these columns that there was no evil
dence to show that Judge Ives is
incompetent. The fact is, however,
that the great bulk of the testi-
mony so far received is considered
to indicate incOmpetency for so eX-
allied a position, if nothing worse
A witness from Moorhead, when
asked on Thursday if he considered
Judge Ives competent, replied that
he had never heard him accused of
that virtue; and this reply epitomizes
the evidence so far heard. A leading
member of the committee so stated
yesterday, apparently without re-
serve.
From the time the first witnesses
were heard the committeeman have
been as dumb as oysters, and as seri-
Gus as owls. If the character of the
testimony did not impress them seri-
ously, this would not be the case. be-
cause In the very nature of things the
average man does not relish a disa-
greeable duty, and will be happy if he
can see way to avoid it. Then, too,
the impeachment Of a judge is so
We1ghty an undertaking that if the evil
dence will not warrant it that fact will
be discovered early in the proceed
ings, and the jury will most surely
bear witness to their relief in their
bearing.
VIC ON THE STAND.
Clerk of Court Wig, of Croo1ston, was
on the stand all day yesterday, until
temporarily excused late in the after
noon, and made most admirable
witness. He had with him a load of
court records and papers called for by
the committee. In his answers and eX-
plantations Mr.. Wig proved entirely I'M
prejudiced, and the committee took adj
vantage of his presence to learn
every possible fact bearing on the vari-
Gus charges.
The legislative grand jurors are pro-
ONNN@A'So SAONAJ anu Will 6AlTeHe eau
ton, for the reason, as one member
limited, that Judge Ives is a Populist
and the legislature is strongly Republi-
can. 1t is also learned that the COM
mlttee has subpoenaed eight or ten wit
nesses for the judges side, in order to
be absolutely sure of their ground be-
fore making a report.
Up to this time not one-half of the
witnesses have been examined. The
questioning and cross-questfoning is
being done by Messrs. Littleton, Joh,.e.
and j. D. Jones, although every mem
Der of the committee is privileged to
ask any question he desires of the
witnesses. Yesterday only ten mem
bers out of the seventeen-iust one
more than quorum--were present, but
the indications are that these ten will
remain in town over Sunday, in order
that the witnesses, who have travelled
long distances, may be examined and
allowed to return home as soon as pos
sible. In this connection it is only
fair to state that it was not Treasurer
koerner who struck out the item of
hotel expense on a witness voucher.
but the witness himself when he
learned that the state simply pays the
witness fees and mileage allowed by
law.