The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-23
NO MORE WITNESSES
WILL BE SUBPOENAED
sEReEANT9ATtARMs
WE85ER WHO ARRIVED LAST
NIGHT, INSTRUCTED TO SERVE
NO OTHERS AND TO RETURN
TO WASHINGTON AT ONCE.

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Weber.
of the United States senate, arrived in
the city last night from Jacksonville
and Immediately upon arrival was
handed a telegram instructjng him to
make no further service of subpoenas
for witnesses TO appear before the
United States senate and testify in
the Swayne Impeachment proceedings
and TO return to Washington at once.
He will leave at noon to-day for the
capital
En- route to this city from Jackson
vile, where Mr.. Weber has been for
some time, he served subpOenas upon
c. L. Wilson, of Mariana, and J. n.
COOmbs. of Apalachicola, the latter
being served at his home on Tuesday
night. He had orders to subpoena W.
o. H. Sheppard, T. A Jennings and
Frank L. Mayes, of this city, but on
yesterday these gentlemen received
kilograms from Sergeant-at-Arms
Ransdell advising them that subpoe-
mas would be served by Mr.. Weber
but that their presence was unneces-
sary. All FIVE of the subpoenas were
ordered on behalf of the managers for
the government and instructions to
serve them were received by Mr..
Weber at Jacksonville on Monday
night. He was not advised that the
gentlemen mentioned would not be
required until he reached Pensacola
last night.
Mr.. Weber gave it as his opinion
last night that the case would in all
probability be concluded within the
next two or three days. possibly on
Saturday. When asked if he believed
that the trial would go over until the
next session of congress Mr.. Weber
said emphatically that it would not.
The senate, he said, had ample time
TO examine all witnesses necessary if
il so desired before adjournment, and
the fact that no more were to be sum-
moned probably had no significance
other than that all relevant testimony
had been heard.
Mr.. Weber left here for the pur-
pose of enforcing the appearance Of
President Durkee of the Florida East
Coast railroad who had been summon
ed but who answered the summons
by sending the certificate Of physi-
clan to the effect that he was unable
to appear Mr.. DIrkee evidently got
q tip that Mr.. Weber had been sent
for him and pulled out for Washing
ton on the connection of the train
upon which Mr., Weber arrived in
Jacksonville.
Mr. Weber said that J. n. COombs,
! of ApalachicOla. was thunderstruck
when he presented himself at the
COOmbs residence and, after snnounc-
ing himself as a gentleman who had
just arrived and desired TO see Mr..
COombs upon urgent business was
uShered into the presence Of that gen.
tleman. Mr.. Coombs later admitted
4 TO him that he had instructed every
body who. might by any possibility
see Mr.. Weber. TO telegraph him i'm
mediately the Washington man was
( discovered to be within q hundred
miles of Apalachicola. Mr.. Weber
thought possibly Mr. COombs would
be given tip of his approach and,
consequently. passed himself of as a
drummer and got into town without
any one being the wiser.
Mr.. Weber. when asked for his
opinion of Pensacola, said that he con-
sidered this city the most promising
in the state of Florida. He spoke
highly of the many advantages pos
sessed and said it was his belief that
it would eventually be one Of the most
important in the country.