Show w c-w w- w ww W w V JACK WALTON TRIAL BREAKS BREAK UP IN TUMULT I ROW OCCURS AS GOVERNOR II LEAVES COURT COURTW Walton W a 11 o n Stalks Away Cant Can't Get Fair Trial LAWYER GOES TOO Astounded Senators Left To Gaze Chairs On Empty oE AHO fA CITY No XO 17 17 The Th Impeachment trill trIal of Governor J C r broke up In a 0 tumult today after atEr the executive executive tive declaring that h he was wa not re re- re en eel Ing a 0 fair f lr trial stalked from the court room with hIs ble hi counsel nd precipitated a a clash between I T 1 Sprague a 0 member of cf his le- le legal le e- e gal president s staff aft ff and Tom Anglin pres- pres dent ent of the th senate Tho The governors governor's action came aft aft- aft after er Cr the senate court by a II roll call callot callo ot of 23 to 13 12 had declared that arti- arti article cle arti-cle cle dc 17 charging Issuance of n a large number of special police elon was a 0 a matter nutter ot of o la law a and that nil an oro lous testimony on that sub sub- subject sub subject jeet be e expunged from the records Claud Nowlin defense attorney took exception e to the voto TOto and de- de de declared eared the the- governor was wa belne- belne de- de de denied nied protection of the law by the state and na- na national na national l constitutions Go Walton alton then took the floor and made a bret statEment to the tho court The Tho record of o Governor I Welton 5 statement follows follow Mr Er Chief and Members of this Court I I hoe ha ho e been sItting here flit fight fighting Ing ine for my honor for tor m my rights and for tor my home borne for t ten n days day I dont don't wish ish here her to criticise ear any ot of these honorable members some corn ot of o othen ther then no doubt want to havo have a a fair trial tria but I have reached the th con con- conclusion con conclusion clu lon that I cannot connot have h hav a 0 fair f trial l In this court Knowing that I nut din withdrawing from this room roomI roomI I dont don't care to stand thI humilia humiliation tion any longer for tor myself m my family or my honor Je ile You may pro proceed ed a as M you nu see seo ee best belt Tie governor and Mrs and each mem member ber o of his local legal staff d a d silently from the senate cl and left th the astounded court members member and louse house hou pro staring at an row of chairs all that remained of the defense e In the tho Impeachment tria trial of Governo Governor J C Walton 1 |