The herald., 1896-03-01
ions, when the following colloquy occur.

red:
The Court-Do you want tho language :?
Mr.. Williams-I would like to see it,.
The Court-Well, Mr.. Logan, let that be
embodied as specifications of language
to the clerk And let Mr.. Williams % have
a copy of 1t, and Mr.. Reporter, make a
copy of the statement that have made
this morning, and you may put that in as
specifications and IS a part of the lam
guage used, and let Mr.. Williams have a
copy Of il:
ever furnished the language make an affi-
davit.
The Court-Oh, no. This matter will
proceed according to the courts idea on
this side OF it. / am simply going to vim
dicate the honor of q court Of justice, and
the dignity Of court of justice. and aIa
going to conduct the matter OH that basis.
As to the witnesses, you are probably
more familiar with the parties present
than I am. There were good many peo-
pie in here who heard it. There were some
OF my jurymen who heard it, and you can
have their names if you like, or recollect
who they were.
to know the names of the parties who in
formed the court of my language, because
the court was not present.
The Court-I will say now, Mr.. Williams,
that as to the witnesses who will be called,
they will be people who were present and
heard 1t. and we will see what it amounts to.
Mr.. Williams-I insist as a lega! right
that be given the name of the party who
informed the court.
The Court-The court has nothing more
to say in that regard now, Mr.. Williams.
We will dispose OF it when it comes up.
will! take it I'D Monday morning.
Mr.: Williams-Very we'll. l object to the
od1 Nf thea ~, ol,o
of contempt made against me, upon the
ground that no affidavit has been fi,ed by
any person charging any contemptuous
language against the court, or any affidavit
showing that the judge of the court was
present at the time any language was used
rejecting upon the court; and upon the
ground that there is no affidavit presented
showing that the court was present in per-
son, in order that may have an opportun-
ity to deny the allegations.
As to the jurisdctional facts, can state
that the court was not present at the time.
The judge of the court, as | remember it,
had adjourned, and had withdrawn to an
adjoining room with the reporter, and the
door was closed when any language that I
may have used was used, if used any
contemptuous language.
The Court-Well, that can be set up in
your answer.
Mr., Williams-Now, / insist, that before
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by affidavit the necessary facts, that am
entitled to know by affidavit what those
facts are, az the court did not hear the
statements.
The Court-We have been, over that once.
You need not repeat it, 1t is in the
record. You have stated that once.
Mr.. Williams-All right. simply want
q fair hearing.
The Court Well, will not discuss that
with you. When we get to this matter it
will be disposed of.
Mr.. Williams-For those reasons OBJ
ject to the jurisdiction of the court.
With this the matter ended for the time
being. Mr.. Williams left the court room,
and the regular business was proceeded
with.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
The cause of the serious difficulty in
which General Williams has involved him
self, and which has led to his temporary
disbarment, grows out of his conduct in
the Horace Lawn perjury trial. The case
was very holly contested on the part of the
prosecution, and on several occasions dur
ing the progress Of the trial it looked as if
there would be an open rupture between
the prosecutor and the court. At times