The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-03
SUBPOENAS BEING SERVED
IN THE SWAYNE CASE
ASSISTANT sEReEANT-AT-ARMs
FREDERICK n. wEseER OF THE
SENATE WAS HERE YESTERDAY
ON THIS BUSINESS.


Subpoenas were served yesterday by
Assistant SeTgeant-at-Arms Frederick
n. Weber, of the United States sen
ate. upon quite a number Of citizens
OF Pensacola. The summons call for
the attendance of the parties at the
trial of Judge Chas. Swayne by the
United States senate, and each is cit
ed to appear there on February 10th,
although the trial Itself is not TO COM
mence until the 18th.
Out Of the forty or more who went
from Pensacola and testified before
the house judiciary committee. only
about eleven were summoned yester-
day by Mr.. Weber These gentlemen
Will testify regarding the various
Charges against Judge Swayne before
the senate.
The suhpOenas served upon the par
ties in Pensacola are just from the
government press. and il is the first
time in many years that such paper
has been needed by the government.
Each of the summons is signed by
Senator Plat though a party glancing
at the signature, would hardly be able
to recognize II as the name of that
distinguished gentleman.
The form of each subpoena is as
follows:
The Senate of the United States Of
America.
Ito --, Greeting:
you and each of you are hereby
commanded to appear before the SEN
ate Of the United States on the 10th
day of February, A. d. 1905, at one
O'Clock p. m. al the senate chamber in
the city of Washington then and there
Il testify your knowledge in the cause
which is before the senate, in which
the house OF representatives has inn
peached Charles Swayne. judge of the
United states in and for the Northern
District of Florida.
"ORvILLE H. PLATT,
Presiding Oficer Of the Senate Sit
ting on the Trial of Said Impeach-
ment.
"Witness-Orrille H. Plat, presiding
officer of the senate of the United
States of America, at the City of
Washington. this 2Sth day of Janu-
airy. in the year of Our Lord, nine
teen hundred and I'VE, and of the
Independence of the United States
the one hundred and thirtieth
"CHAS. G. BENNETT,
Secretary of Senate.
Order of the Secretary.
THE Senate of the United States Of
America.
ITO Daniel N. Ransdell. Sergeant-as-i
Arms of the United States Senate.
You are hereby commanded TO
serve and return the within subpoenas
according TO law.
Dates at Washington, this 2Sth
day Of January. II the year of Our
Lord. nineteen hundred ana FIVE, and
of the Independence of the United
States. the ore hundred and thirtieth.
''CHAS. G. BENNETT.
Secretary OF Senate.
Another Order.
Senate of the United States, Office OF
the Sergeant-at-Arms.
= do appoint and hereby empower
Frederick y. Weber to serve this
subpoena anG to exercise all the au-
thOrity in relation thereto with which I
/ am vested by the within order.
DANIEL NJ. RANSDELL,
~Sergeant-at-Arms, United States
Senate"
This form of subpoena was served [.
upon each of the witnesses yesterday
by the assistant eTgeant-at-arms. Its
fern and general character makes il
r document which many viii preserve.
as but few. if any. have been seen in
Florida. In fact not one newspaper III
the entire country has heretofore been
able TO procure copy-that is in re-
card TO the Swayne case, although re-
peated efforts have been made to do
so. owing to the interest now being
taken in this case
MIR. Weber, who served all of the
subpoenas in Pensacola yesterday.
left last night at 1905 for Texas.
where he will summons quite a number
OF persons. He came to Pensacola
Wednesday night from Jacksonville
and Miami, where he had been on sim
liar business.