The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-03-21
TRIAL OF
The JUDGES
IMPEACHMENT PE,s EkDlNa
BEGAN ON LAST
THURSDAY.
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The imp~chm.ni trial at Judsr.
Douglas AMI furcbc- t-gAn 30
thursday. the iith INST. The prv
0eIings we're limited fds the day -
tfse opening sTssch by R-prc--uts.
I've Allea OF Wayne for the mana
GER ON the part Of the Hou-s OF Rs-
pr,~sntativcs- Judge Alien dis
claimed the ids~, which .. plAinly
evident, tina, the prosecution Is pr
tisAn, and its parpo-r polltlo~l. Hls
speech 9as very lengthy. flling
nine ordinary newspaper columns.
Friday thu trlai again opcn~i.
with 4s Senators answering To- roll
call.
Senator Arlington offered sn
amendment 10 the Ruie-. No. Is. .
governing the trial. so - to permit
adjournment si any time, without
the formAlity Of . roll-cail, which
was adopted.
The President announced that the
court was ready To proresd with the
trial
Mr.. Guthrie: The first ples~s OF
evidence the prosecution viii Offer 10
. certified copy of the Official oath
Of Robert VI. Douglas, ~ Associate
Justice and sworn TO befpre the clerk
Of the court of Guilfori county. ia
January, 1897. THE formal oath
As signed by Justice Douglas. and
certificate of clerk We're then read
by Mr.. Guthrie.l
The next piece Of evidence We
will offer Is copy of the oath Of
David NJ. Furches, a. Associate
Justice and sworn to before A. G.
Avery, Associate Justice of the Su
preme Court, January l, 1895
which was then read.
The next piece Of evidence we
offer il the oath of David Mofitt
Furches a. Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, and sworn to January
- Ivoiy pfioif ASToCthts suT1tAN
Montgomery OF the Supreme Court.
tRead r. Others, with Secretary of
States certihcaiel.
The next piece of evidence We Of
fer is the certified transcript Of re-
cord from the Clerk Of the Superior
Court of Perguimans county In the
case OF White.
Counsel for prosecution then Of
fered a certified ccpy Of the letter OF
attorney j. &. l.. Harris making de-
mand upon Auditor Aver for the
warrant upon the Stat. Treasurer.
Counsel for defense objected
Through Nr. Osborne) and the doc
ument was examined by them.
Insisting upon this objection, the
prosecution withdrew the certified
copy and stated that they would
later offer the original demand, Mr..
Guthrie stating that they proposed
TO show that the demand for the
warrant was made on October 10.
1900, and that none had been pre-
viously made.
"rhe next piece Of evidence we
Offer" continued Mr. Guthrie, ''is .
certified copy Of the rnandamus writ
issued TO Aver, auditor, and dated
October IL, 1900 (which was read d.
Next, the nandamus writ issued 10
Worth, State treasurer, on the same
Kead.l
The above documents were fled
with the clerk Of the court Of Inn
lpeachment, and IL was announced
by counsel for the prosecution that
they would next introduce q wit
ness, Mr.. J. G. l.. Harris.
Mr.. Harris was called, but not
being In court IL Was several min
utes before he appeared.
u In the meanNme, Senator Lon
. don suggested that the hours fixed
; for the court TO TO 1 and 3 TO 81 b
changed for this day and that court
, sit till 2 O'Clock, and sent up an or
der TO that effect.
. Senator Foushee opposed this. We
/ have fixed the hours for the sitting
of this court, and they should b
! rigidly adhered to without change
unless there IL some very unusua
! and important reason for IL. Hi
. observation and experience had beer
: that this course was always produc
s tive Of the best results
Senator London thereupon with
: drew his order, and as IL was neari,
1 O'Clock the court adjourned q
meet at the regular hour, 3 p. m.
Mr.. J. G. L. Harris, who was tn
attorney for Theophilus White fl
his case against the Auditor an
D Treasurer was the first witness III
q was examined by Hon. Cyrus Z
= Watson for the prosecution. Nj
J. Harris WAS on the stand for an hou
z and half.
Mr.. Watson-"Wil you pleas
= inform the court as TO what couns<
d appeared In the case OF White againi
t the Auditor and Treasurer"
ls Mr.. Harris-"No one but my
II self"
o "who appeared for the defe,
dantse"
"Mr. +. n. Busbee and Mr.. G. A
Cook"
;. sIn what county was the suit IN
stituted?n
: SIN PerquimAns county"
: "Where were the facts agree
!, upons"
.1n this city,"