. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . as the first one against whoseofficial conduct charges were preferred. The governortransmitted these charges to the Senate, with a recom-mendation to that body to inquire into their truth. Theresult was that the Senate after an exhaustive examina-tion found them sustained, and Judge McCunn was re-moved. George G. Barnard, a judge of the supremecourt, was impeached by the Assembly, and the Senate,associated with the court of appeals, was called upon totry the charges. The hear
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . as the first one against whoseofficial conduct charges were preferred. The governortransmitted these charges to the Senate, with a recom-mendation to that body to inquire into their truth. Theresult was that the Senate after an exhaustive examina-tion found them sustained, and Judge McCunn was re-moved. George G. Barnard, a judge of the supremecourt, was impeached by the Assembly, and the Senate,associated with the court of appeals, was called upon totry the charges. The hearing was had at Saratoga; by aunanimous vote of the court Judge Barnard was foundguilty, and by an almost unanimous vote he was debarredfrom ever after holding any position of honor or trust intheState. This was thefirst and only court of impeachmentever held in this State. H. G. Prindle, judge of Chenangocounty, and George M. Curtis, a judge of the marinecourt of New York, were afterward tried by the Senate,but a majority of that body voted against their the expiration of his senatorial term Mr. Cock.
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