Friday, February 8.
The Court opened precisely at twelve o’clock.
Present: The Managers, and the House of Representatives, in Committee of the Whole; and Mr. Chase, attended by his counsel, Messrs. Martin, Harper, Hopkinson, and Key.
The crier having, agreeably to a prescribed form, notified all those concerned to come forward and make good the charges exhibited against Samuel Chase,
Mr. Randolph, the leading Manager, requested that the witnesses on the part of the prosecution might be called, to ascertain who were present.
They were accordingly called, to the number of twenty-four.
Present: Alexander James Dallas, William Lewis, William Rawle, William S. Biddle, Edward Tilghman, George Reed, John Montgomery, John Stephen, John Thompson Mason, Samuel H. Smith, John Taylor, George Hay, William Wirt, and John Heath.
Absent: James Lea, John Crow, Risdon Bishop, Aquila Hall, Philip Stewart, Thomas Hall, Philip N. Nicholas, John Harvie, Meriwether Jones, and James Pleasants.
Mr. Randolph observed that various considerations, which it was unnecessary to detail, induced him, on behalf of the Managers, to move a postponement of the trial till to-morrow, when they hoped to be prepared to proceed with it.
Mr. Harper said that, on behalf of Judge Chase, he would not object to the motion.
The President informed the Managers that the Senate acceded to their request, and added, that the Senate would attend to-morrow at twelve o’clock, for the purpose of proceeding with the trial.
At the request of Mr. Harper, the witnesses on the part of Judge Chase were called over, to the number of forty.
Present: John A. Chevalier, David M. Randolph, John Marshall, John Basset, Samuel P. Moore, William C. Frazier, David Robertson, Edward Tilghman, Wm. Meredith, Jared Ingersoll, Samuel Ewing, James Winchester, Walter Dorsey, James P. Boyd, Nicholas Brice, John Purviance, William M. Mechin, Thomas Chase, William H. Winder, William Gwynn, William Rawle, William J. Govane, Gunning Bedford, Nicholas Vandyke, John Hall, jun., Archibald Hamilton, and Thomas Carpenter.
Absent: William Marshall, Edmund Randolph, Robert Gamble, Philip Moore, Cornelius Comegys, John Stewart, and Edward J. Coale.
Not found: John Hopkins, Philip Gooch, William Minor, and Samuel Wheeler.
Sick: Cyrus Griffin. Dead: J. C. Barrett.
Whereupon the Court rose.