May 6, 1868 Bingham's Speech Leads to Senate Gallery Being Cleared in Johnson Impeachment Trial

Pat Young

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John Bingham's closing argument, in its third day, finally closes. The gallery goes wild, and Chief Justice Chase has the gallery cleared. From the May 7, 1868 NY Times:

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