The news & observer., 1901-03-09
TIE REPLICATION FILED
A Purely Formal Document Reassert'
ing the Charges.
DECLARES THAT THEY CAN BE PROVED
The Filing Of the Replication Was Accompanied
With the Usual Ceremony Observed
in Impeachment Trials by
The Stnate.


ries TO an impeachment trial have now
been gone through with, and on Mon
day at noon the Senate will proceed
with the trial of Judges Furches and
Douglas, who are charged by the House
with high crimes and misdemeanors.
With the same ceremony that was
observed on Wednesday when the
judges filed their answer to the Articles
of Impeachment. the Managers for the
House and their attorneys yesterday
preceded to the Senate and filed their
Replication.
The hour appointed for this was high
noon, but the FIouse managers were de-
layel by the final vote on the Revenue
act in that body, and it was 1926 be-
fore they were announced TO the
Senate
The accused judges We're not present,
but We're represented by their attoi
neys.
When the managers and attorneys on
both sides had filed in and taken the
seats assigned them and the roll had
been called showing a quorum of the
court (i2 cut Of 50) present Judge AL
len, chairman OF the Board of Managers
arose and said:
The House OF Representatives has
adopted the following Replication which
we ask to nave read to the court and
fled.
Tie clerk read as follows:
Resolved by the House of Represen-
tatiyes: That the following Replication of
the House OF Representatives to the joint
AMI several answer of David NJ. Furches
now Chief Justice and formerly Associat {
Justice, and Robert NJ. Douglas. Asso-
ciatc Justice, OF the Supreme Court OF
North Carolina, TO the Articles of i'm
peachment exhibited against them by
ms House. be adopted, and that a prop
criy certified copy thereof be signed bv
ire Speaker and Clerk of this House, and
furnished tic Managers heretofore a3-
rcia,cd tc conduct the said impeachment.
with directions tc present and file the
same N the Senate sitting as a Court for
TIE tria Of Impeachment.
REPLICATION.
Hc9lication by ~ rrouse OF Rcpreson-
tativcs Ct the State Of North Carolina %
the joint end several answer CT David NJ
Hdschea, nov Chief Justice, and formerly
an Associate Justice and Robert M
bouSlas, IN Associate Justice, 'of the
Sumemc Court CT North Carolina, to the
Atvlcles CT Impeachment exhibited against
thc'a ry thc House Of Representatives
ne Hcuse cf Representatives of tho
stare cf North Carolina have considered
re Joint ard several answer of the said
David II. FuFches, now Chief Justice. and
loImeriy an Associate Justice, and Ro-
o1rt NJ. Douglas, an Associate Justice
OF TIC Supreme Court OF North Carolina
to Inc several Articles of impeachment
against them by the said House of Repre-
scDtatlvcs, exhibited in the name Of them
Selves and OF ali tie people OF the State
Of North Carolina, and reserving to ther,-
selves all advantage OF exception to the
Iary cyasicus, irrolovanceG, the arg.
mcntativeness and the insuffcency Of
said answer 70 each and all of the sew
eral Articles of impeachment exhibited
against said David M Furches. now Chfef
Justice. and formerly an Associate JUS
tucc, and Rc1ert ~ Douglas. an Asso-
ciatc Justice OF the Supreme Court of
North Carolina. do deny each and every
aycrmclt IN said joint and several an
swer, or any or either of them. which de-
MICS CT traverses The acts, intents, crimes
or misdcmcaEors charged against said
David NJ iaurehcs, now Chief Justice
ana formerly Associate Justice, and
Robert NJ. Douglas, an Associate Justice
af TIE Supreme Court of North Carolina,
IN the said Articles of impeachment. or
either Of thom; and for replication TO
SAID JOINT ard several answer, do say
lhat he said David NJ. Furchcs. now Chief
Justice, and formerly an Associate Jus
tiee. end Robert Nj. Douglas, an Asso-
ciate Justice, Of the Supreme Court O.
Nerih Carolina, are guilty Of the high
crimes ana misdemeanors mentioned in
eaid Articlcs. and that he House of
REPRESENTATIVES are ready to prove the
same.
This is tc certify That tl1c foregoing il
true copy Of the resolution ana rcpIi-
caiioa adopted BY The House Of Rcprcsen-
ia'ivfs OF North Carolina on this. t;,.
Sih day Of March 1901.
WALTER e. MOORE.
sreaher cf he House Of Representatives
BRENARD NIXON.
Ifipcipal Clerk q House of Reprceenta.
tigcs.
On conclusicn Of the reading Of the