At opening of trial, counsel for respondent moved to quash first
five articles on ground that none of them stated impeachable of-
fenses, the principal point being that the statute under which
contracts had been let had been adjudged unconstitutional.
Motion denied.
Acquitted.
Managers. — E. Philfaxed Loomis, Marshal B. Champlain, Or-
lando Hastings, Solomon B. ISToble, Walter Sessions, John McBur-
ney, Daniel P. Wood.
Managers' counsel. — John K. Porter.
Eespondent's counsel. — James T. Brady and Rufus W. Peck-
ham.
Egbert C. Doen, Canal Commissioner.
Impeached 1868, for conspiracy and bribery in letting con-
tracts and other improper conduct in office.
Eespondent moved to quash one article as too indefinite.
Granted.
Ees-pondent then moved to quash other articles on the same
ground. Denied for reason that motion to quash articles mu'st be
made as to all articles at one time.
Acquitted.
Managers. — John C. Jacobs, John F. Little, Edmimd L. Pitts,,
M. P. LeBeau, William S. Clark, William B. Quinn, John L.
Flagg, Alpheus Prince.
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Managers' counsel. — Smith W. Weed, David J. Mitchell.
Eespondent's counsel. — Henry Smith, John H. Eeynolds, Wil-
liam A. Beach.
Geoege G. Baenaed, Justice of Supreme Court.
Impeached 1874, for unlawfully aiding as such justice, James
Fiske and J. Gould to obtain control of the Erie Eailroad and
Union Pacific Railroad ; for improperly favoring certain attorneys ;
for using obscene and vulgar language while on the bench, and for
other improper conduct in office, during his then present term, and
during a prior term of the same office.
Respondent moved to quash articles charging improper conduct
during a prior term of the same office.
Denied.
Convicted, removed and disqualified.
