The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-26

touched nothing less white than It
self In their name l say to you, as
the great Hebrew judge said to the
people of Israel in the olden time /:
Behold here l am witness against
me before the Lord and before His
Amounted, whose OK have I taken?
or whose ass have l taken? or whom
have I defrauded? Whom have l
opposed? Or of whose hand have l
received any bride to blind mine
eyes Herewith And 1 trust the
answer of this Senate will be like
that which the people of Israel gave
to Samuel. They said, Thou hast
not defrauded US nor oppressed US,
neither hast thou taken aught of any
mans hand
"Upon the evidence as it is and as
it will be laid before you, these
judges appeal with proud confidence
to the Senate and the whole country
to attest the purity and integrity of
their intentions"
At the afternoon session
JUDGE FURCHEs TESTIFIED.
OF this the Charlotte Observer
correspondent said
He made u good witness for him
self and Judge Douglas. At the be-
ginning of his examination the judge
did not appear to be feeling well and
spoke in a distinct but subdued tone,
at which Senators in the back part
Of the chamber complained. He
stated that he had been i'll with
bronchitis for two weeks, but would
do the best he could, and in a few
minutes his voice improved and he
spoke in q distinct and straightfOr-
ward manner. [ believe his general
demeanOr on the stand made a favor
able impression on the court. The
Judge is 6S years old, and he looks it.
His hair, which is perfectly "white
with the snow that never melts,"
was cut close and he wore a short
CLllA DCdLus N1lCl was d1SO ELO"N
white with age. While he was
apparently much affected by the
proceedings and the nervous strain
connected Herewith, he showed this
afternoon that his spirit was I'M
broken never once did he display
any indication of a whine, and re
peatedly declared hat he had done
certain things and would repeat
them under similar circumstances.
He appeared somewhat nervous at
first, but by taking time with his
words he to d great extent Overcame
his nervousness. His answers to all
important questions were indeed
dramatic. For instance, when Mr..
Long inquired if he was influenced
in his decision in any of the cases
coming before him by prejudice, pO-
liticial bias or any consideration
other than Ii desire to render a Just
Judgment, he raised his hand and
after hesitating d moment, said in
the most vigorous and deliberate
tones I was not; or if So, l was
entirely unconscious of it, and l be-
lieve l know myself we'll enough to
say my only desire was to render a
just verdict. He said that while he
had paid no attention TO the matter
heretofore, he found upon examina
ton of the records that of the 50 or
80 Ofice-hOlding cases which he had
helped to decide, % or 24 of them had
been in favor of the opposite party
from that with which he was afili-
ated. The most interesting part of
Judge Furches' testimony was when
he discussed the differences between
the judges, and told of
JUDGE CLARK's ALLEGED THREAT
that if an order were issued for the
payment Of the White salary claim,
there would be three vacant seats
over there When that statement
was repeated the whole assemblage
appeared to arouse ITSELF wave of
intense interest sweeping over the
court and spectators"
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.