The news & observer., 1901-03-10
At the Hour of Noon the
Court VIII Convene.
JUDGE ALLEN WILL SPEAK
He Will Make the Opening Speech
For the Prosecution.
JUDGE BYNUM OPENS FOR THE Defense
It Is Believed That the Trial Can be- Completed
in Ten Days. The Senate Will be
Paid While Sitting as
a Court.

Court.
Tomorrow at noon the Senate, as
Court OF impeachment, viii proceed to
try Chief Justice Furches and Associate
Justice Douglas on a cahree of high
crimes and misdeameanors preferred
against them by the House of Repre-
sentatives.
After the proclamation, the calling Of
the roll and other ceremonies Incl
dent to the converting of a High Court
of Impeachment, Judge Allen, chairman
of the Board OF Managers will make
the opening speech for the prosecu-
ton. He will review the history of the
case, state the charges that it is pro-
posed to prove and discuss the legal
points presented by this case.
The delivery of Judge Aliens speech
will take about two hours and prob
ably consume all the courts time on
Monday as the Senate has not yet COM
pleted its legislative work.
On Tuesday the Introduction Of evil
dence against the judges will begin.
This can be completed in four or hours.
Col. Thos, S. Kenan. clerk Of the SUI
premc court: Mr.. J. C. L. Harris.
Whites attorney; Mr.. j. b. Holman. or
StatesVille, and Mr.. j. S. Davis OF
WaynesVille. The two last-named gen
tlemen composed of the committee ap-
pointed by the Legislature, at it's ex-
ira session in June, to ascertain from
the State Treasurer whether he had
paid any money to White contrary to
the act passed by the Legislature pro-
hibitng it,
The case for the defence will be open
ed by Judge Bynum, and after his
speech any evidence the judges may
have will be introduced This, an attor-
ney for the defense says, will consume
two days. There is a general belief. how
ever, that they will put on no testi-
mony, although ii is known that they
have subpoenaed several witnesses The
trial can probably be completed in ten
days.
A meeting of the managers and their
attorneys was held yesterday afternoon.
at which the details Of the trial were
gone over.
The Senate Judiciary Committee. at q
meeting held yesterday also decided to
report favorably the bill that passed the
House providing for paying Senator's 81
day while sitting as Court of I'M
peachment This bill viii be reported To
the Senate Monday. 1t has been sub
nitted to a number of the most dis
lawyers in the State and de-
clared constitutional.
1t is certain that the trial will at
tract many visitors to the capitol. An
impeachment is a most unusual pro-
ceeding, and as impressive as it is rare.
One is not likely to see such twice in a
life time.
The great trials of history have, been
lmpeachments The greatest of these,
OF course, was the impeachment of War
rem Hastings i'm England Hastings
trial lasted seven years and was held i'm
the Great Hall of William Rufus where.
thirty kings had been crowned and
where Bacon, the greatest and meanest
of mankind, had received his sentence.
Nothing was wanting i'm civil or mill.
tary pomp, we arc told, TO mark with
solemn impressiveness this greatest
trial of recorded history.
The avenues" says Macauley. the
historian, were lined with grenadiers:
the streets were cleared by cavalry.
Peers robed in gold and ermine were
maj SHdliSu uIueT the carter kIn2- at
Arms. Judges in vestments of state at
tended to give advice on points of law
One hundred and seventy lords walked
in solemn order from their usual place
of assembly TO the tribunal The LONG,
procession was closed by the Earl Mar
shal of the realm and the brothers and
sons of the King. There were gathered
together from all parts of the empire.
grace and female loveliness, wit and
learning. There were seated around the
Queen, the fair-haired young daughters
Of the House OF Brunswick. There Sid
dons, i'm the prime of her majestic
beauty, looked with emotion on a scene
all the limitations of the
stage. There sat the Historian of the
Roman Empire thinking of the davs
when Cicero pleaded the cause OF
Sicily against Verres. Reynolds was
allured from his easel: and there SAT
side by side, the greatest painter ana
the greatest scholar of the age. There
sat ladies, whose lips were more per
suasive than those Of Fox himself.
there sat Lord North, whose age and
blindness untitled him for the duties
of public prosecutor. The box in
which the managers stood contained an
array of speakers such as had nor an
Deared together since the great age of
Athenian eloquence. There were Fox
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