The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-12
MARCH STILL CONTINUES
ION TO WASHINGTON"
SEVERAL MORE WITNESSES DE-
PARTED YESTERDAY AND LAST
NIGHT - SERGE MT At ARMS
LEAVES FOR JACKSONVILLE.
MORE sUsPoENAs TO BE IssU.
ED FOR PENSACOLIANS.

Several more witnesses who Will
appear in the Swayne impeachment
proceedings before the United States
senate left for the national capital
during yesterday and last night. This
morning Sergeant-at-Arms Weber
will leave for Jacksonville to which
place he has been ordered and where
further instructions will await him.
Those who left yesterday and last
night were: J. NJ Muldon, T. c. Wat
son, w. ]. Martin, A L. Rittinger, ].
o. Jennings and Deputy u S. Marshal
H Wolf. SubpoenaS were served yes
terday on 3. Mead Wilson, II. D. Mer-
rift and II. F. Webb, all Of whom will
leave either Monday night or Tues
day al noon.
]. NJ. Muldon was served with a
summons as president of the Osceola
Club. He was notified some days ago
that he was wanted in Washington
and when he appeared az the depot
last night and purchased a ticket for
New York Mr.. Weber approached
him and formally advised him that
he was wanted in Washington to tes-
tify in the impeachment proceedings.
A subpoena which had been issued
for the steward of the Osceola Club
was cancelled yesterday.
z. B. Barker. formerly of this city
but now a resident of Union Springs,
was served with a summons at that
place yesterday. Mr.. Weber being ad-
vised of the fact by wire last night.
Sergeant-at-Arms Weber said last
night that he did not know why he
was ordered direct to Jacksonville at
this time as he was confident that
there would be at least 10 or II more
subpoenas TO serve upon residents OF
Pensacola. II is believed, however,
that he will be instructed upon arriv-
al in Jacksonville to look into the case
of Maj. ]. H. Durkee, president OF the
Florida East Coast Railway who, upon
being served with a subpoena to pro-
coed to washington as a witness Sc
cured a certificate of illness from
physician. as if has been intimated in
Washington that his Illness was more
or less one of convenience and that
he old not want to appear as a wit
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being made into the case of Judge
Paquet. of New Orleans, who also fur
nished a certificate CT Illness instead
of responding to the summons in per
son. There are eight or nine sub
poenas vet to be served in Jackson
vile. after which, in all probability.
Mr.. Weber will return to Pensacola
to finish up the work here.
Referring 10 the punishment for
contempt of the senate Mr.. Weber
said last night thai he was satisfied
that should anyone be brought before
the bar of the senate he would be
dealt with severely anG probably
made an example of. A person taken
before the senate on the charge of
contempt is not given an opportunity
TO purge himself of the contempt, the
act of contempt being all that is nee
essary upon which TO base sentence.
The penalty for contempt is not less
than so days in jail and not less than
$500 fine, and the action taken in the
case of Major Durkee and Judge
Paquet will probably have the effect
of starting any delinQuents there may
be of for Washington al a gallop.
There is no appeal from the decision
in a contempt proceeding before the
senate and there can be no defense.