The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1872, Page 3

NEW YORK . HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1872.-TRIPLE, SHEET, JUDGE BEDPORD’S GRAND JURY _ The Last Act in the Great Drama of the General Sessions Grand Inquest. True Bills Found Against Present and Ex-City Officials. Another Bubble Sombshell Exploded. a of the Grand Jury and Judge Bedford’s Address. Valedietory Mayor Hall's Defence—He Waives All Irregularities Committed by the Grand Jury and Goes Before the Courts on the Merits of His Case. The Parties Indicted To Be Tried Before Judge Daly, of the Court of Common - Pleas, on Monday, the 19th Inst. The Indictments---The Parties Arrested and ‘their Bonds. The Public Interest Manifested in the Proceedin a a alan EXCITEMENT IN COURT. Mayor Hall, Peter B. Sweeny, Wm. M. Tweed, Richard B. Con- nolly and Nathaniel Sands Indicted and Bailed. Never in the history of criminal proceedings Apitiated or conducted in the Court of General Ses- slons Was there such public interest manifested as that yesterday in connection with the close of ‘whe labors oj the Grand Jury. Asstated in yester- @ay’s HERALD the Grand Jury, now sitting over three months, and engaged all the interval in examining. anto certain charges of fraud, corrup- Won and malfeasance in office of certain officials holding the highest political and most responsible poutions in the city government, came into Court ana true presentments made of the parties chargea ‘With high crimes and misdemeanors. Public inter- est was greatly excited from the first burst of the cloud which nad previously long conceaied the thun- derbolt laden with destruction to the honored chiefs of the Tammany Ring, and the whole com- munity anxiously marked the course and effect of the visitation. Tne storm was general in its sweep, and.politicians high and low were prostrated by 11, But this was nut enough. A removal from office merely could not condone for frauds perpetrated, for public confidence abused, or for the desecration of, the fair name of the city and of ita people, and the law, previously ignored and ‘purraged, was appealed to in order to punish the very men who had so long set it at defl- @tice. One of the first steps towards this desired result was taken in the Court of General Sessions at the last November Term. The Grand Jury then em- and sworn to investigate all matters submitted to them affecting the public weal took into their bands, as in duty bound, tue questions then paramount in the public mind—the gigantic frauds’ lately exposed upon the City Treasury and how the perpetrators thereof could be. made most speedily and effectually amenable. The action of that Grand Jury mow known as Judge Bedford’s Grand Jury has been the subject, not only of public comment and commendation, but of legislation, recognition aud yustification.. After various indictments presented by them, the arrest, confinement and holding of Parties under heavy bail for trial, the term for their deliberations was prolonged from time to time until yesterday, when, having completed their duties, and iound fresh bills against other parties, the last of those against whom charges were made, they for the last time appeared im Court as a Grand Inquest and were discharged. The hour fixed jor their reassembiiug yesterday was eleven o'clock, but long before that ume THE LARGE COURT ROOM ‘was filled to overilowing. The oficers were anxious enough to prevent an over-crowding, but there was such an unusual pressure of respectable citizens, and such a very infinitesimal element of tie habituds of the place, that refusal for entrance was out of the question. As might be expected, the ut most decorum was observed as all waited patiently for ine OPENING OF THE COURT, About a quarter to eleven Judge Bedford took his seat on the bench, looking anxious, but as if determined to do his duty under circumstances evidently unpleasant to him. Beside ini on thg bench sat Recorder Hackett, always grave and dignified, ‘fhe cricr having opened ‘he Court with the regular formula an anxious mo- Ment or two passed In silence, the eyes of all present being turned vo the Judges’ private entrance door, by which entered the array of counsels engaged to @efend the parties which public rumor—rjght for once—had selected for indictment, Counsel for the people were represented by Assistant District Attor- neys Sullivan and Feliows—Judge Garvin not being present, While expectation was on tip-toe, awaiting ‘the arrival of the Grand Jury, an important person- ago enterea the room quietly and took his seat out- aide the bars, having ail eyes directed to him. This was MAYOR HALL, the Chief Magistrate of the city, whom rumor had also indicted, and truly so, as after events proved. But a few moments elapsed from the opening of the Gourt to the entrance of THE GRAND JURY, e who took their seats in the order in which they arrived, and as the roll was immediately afterwards called, it was found that all were present, and so Mr. Sparkes, the Clerk, responded to the Court. After a brief pause the foreman rose and addressed the Court in a few words, He said:— Your Honor, 1 will now present to the Court the Jast indictments that we have found, compicting Our daties so far as We propose to act, and with the permission oi the Court the Secretary will read a Statement to the Court that we decided to make. The Secretary then read THE STATEMENT OF THE GRAND JURY. GRAND JuRy Room, Feb, 10, 1872. TO His Howos GuNNtNe 8. Bepronn, City Judge:— ‘Smm—With the indictments now presented the Grand Jury desire to terminate their work and ask to be discharged. ‘On the 6th day of November, 1871, they met for the first pag age ag ‘been in actual session fifty-eight days, and to Uile date have actod upon 464 cases, including those aria out of the ol i county frauds, Their fo a prove thet Ne York has suffered a loss of at x Vorough the venailty and corruption of those ave indicted and others. They have failed to find in- nee inet many persons implicated in the frauds, ing laws ee explained by thelr legal unishment. Their investigations have low and tedious, for the piote of the conspir- ators were ly and cunningly devised and executed, In the course of their iabors ther pubitc frauds have been brought 0 notice, which they were unabie to Investigate; they trust shat succeeding Grand Juries will bring them to light. Per- {ary, forgery and similar crimes, are the means by which b+ treasury was rovbed and the city disgraced. Their ‘ ‘Wverations have been earnest and thorough, with full and x 1@ members. ‘The Grand from all th . Inquest desire to expresn their cordial thanks for Re Gr grerstion and courtery veaienied to them by Your Have Kat Saltriet Attorney and all others with whom they icial Telemions gee Weir long term of service. 3. Daaren, USS. COMSTOCK, Foreman. JUDGE BEDFORD’S REPLY. univeraally, verea to rrand oath regarced as one responsible pledges et ilow'uans {or mat pledge you declare that ‘shall ‘present ‘no one from envy, hatred or @,” nor ‘shall you leave avy one unpresented” through vor or afection, or hope of reward, but shall present ‘toons: they come by your knowledge to curunderstanding, 80 help you od, During the perio which you have i acting ‘under the sacred ra OS aye et SE LFUOUND BE. hed Laws boiat survey C0 your low citizens, to hol 0 & 12 SURy aatatsity ail (hose who uawe violated’ their souste And abused public confidence.” You have now finished your labors, Coe with their completion, it may no éx- ae: 1, ateeniee tee, career of | cme, Of the naportant Mm Fav overt market the history of an ‘Amer For and month l sessions that tory of an American Grand Jury, necessarily to the great sacrifice of your private aifairs end comforts, you bave devoted our time lo the welfare of society ana tobe interests of public, “Your purpose was to do right, and in doing right one of you geutiemen wil! ever find himself in pos session of that geim, the consciousness of having faith- fully and fearlessly ’ disc! hi ings have been watched, not onl; the people, but uy the press, the mighty ‘power’ of the ag the great exponent of — thought—and and ite assertions it make" or unmake. In one word, in proper bands, the only dignity, ennoble and elevate mankind, but it shape the destiny of men and of nations, ‘The Legislature of the State has also taken decisive action in your doings, and bas settled all question of your jurisdiction, about whicu, however, I mysel{ never had any doubt. |The law wnich bas a tl al ‘that when there exist throughout the communit; agitation and trouble, involving, as it were, Sees uod even ke nonor of the somtnozwenth tt reds andnen dhe honor of the conn 5 pe terinn know that there can be found mea Rroning integrity ready and wiiling to lay aside all considerations but those of duty to the public good, With these brief re- marks permit me now to do the last official act | can towards you; that is, poe, and formally to thank you, individually ‘and collectix for the opartene you have exhibited towards the Court and ‘all connected with it. Gentlemen, 1 now dis- charge you, Demonstrations of applause were made at the con- clusion of the Judge’s remarks, MAYOR HALL’S VINDICATION. Mr. A. OAKBY HALL, amid breathless silence, rose and said:—If the Court please, I have read in the hewepapers for severa! days past that the Grand Jury round indictments against me. I desire to Know if that is tne fact, and 1am here, both as a counsellor of the court and as an individual, to answer to It. ae BepForD—I myself donot know. I have - janded the indictihents to the District At- mney, Assistant District Attorney SULLIVAN—Of course, without an opportunity to examine and state par- ticularly what is the condition of the facts in refer- ence to them, I find in ttus bundle of indictments, which have been now presented tn court to Your Honor, five indictments agaiust Mr. Hall, Mr. Havt—What are they for, Mr. District Attor- a tant District Attorney SULLIVAN—indict- meats for a misdemeanor. ‘ihe contents of them I am not able, without time to examine, to state, Mr. Hati—Pilease read the conclusion, which is always the starting part, Assistant District Attorney SULLIVAN—The con- cluding ClaURe Wim ei gear RP a, And the jufofe fforesaid do further say. that the said Abraham Oakey Hall, late of the ward, city and county afore- suid, on the same day of June, 1570, being such Mayor as aforesaid, being then and there found to audit as afore- sald, did then and therein manner and form as aforesaid, unlewfully and corruptly neglect to audit the auld claim or to eXamine into the valdityvand correctness of the sald elalm presented for audit, under said section, nat the form of the statute im such case made and provided, against te pane ‘of the people of the Btate of New York and their ys J assume, then, continued Mr. Sullivan, without having examined In detail the convents, that they are @ Charge against the defendant for wilfully, un- lawfully and corruptly neglecung to audit certain claims Which are specified in the body of the indict- meuts, claims against the city and county of New York in respect to which certain duties were to be discharged by the defendant by virtue of ns office as Mayor o! the city. Mr. HaLi—It, then, 18 neglect of an official duty. If the Court please, | am here to answer that accu- sation aud to makea motion. 1 have appeared twice before this im this Court as counsel tor olticials of this county chal with offictal misdemeanor, One of them was & judge of this very tribunal and the other was a former Mayor of this liye They were each absolved, as 1 expect to be. desire, sir, to offer ball, amd my ballis in Court. And I wish to say that I shall offer no plea to the IRREGULARITIES OF THE GRAND JURY, which, as a lawyer and as a man, | conscientiously believe to have been many. 1 am not here to move to quash the indictment nor to demur to it, bus simply to demand the earliest pracuicai day for an Investigation. 1 desire now to plead the general issue, and if Monday next will be designated I wouid like it; for it 18, sir, due to the public that an early oy should be named, and it 13 additionally due to the accused, who has at all times courted an opportunity for vindicasion from a GREAT DEAL OF MALICE and much ecution. I have a suggestion, if the Court will pardon me. 1 understand it Your Honor 1 about to jeave the city to seek that relaxa- ton, which you undoubtedly deserve, irom your arduous labors. 1 wish an immediate trial, and iv would be in the highest indelicate, for social reasons, that the other J of this Court should oflictate in case of that the ex-a) any remarks to make, but inti! 1 confront the Judge and 1s here, Mr. District Attorney, Assistant District Attorney SULLIVAN —I unhesi- tatingly say w Your Honor. after having listened with great attention and interest to the statement of Mr. Ball, thav I deem this to be a case in which it 13 emmently ay bad that ball should be taken, the amount to xed at once by Your flonor—espe- cially where the deiendent is at the bar and asking atonce that he may have the privilege of giving bail. LIbope Your Honor will, without delay, after looking at the nature of the indictments, fix the amount, and then there shail be every facility given to Mr. Hi to execute the under- takings required by law. With regard to tne other propositions, I understand Mr. Hall to say that he desires a speedy trial, and he sug- gests that A day should be named in the present mouth—1i 1 understana him correctly, the 19th of this month—next Monday week. On the part of the District Attorvey 1 concur fn that proposition, and [I ask Your Honor, if other arrangements have not been made tor that day, that you set down this trial peremptoriy for next Monday week. The indict- ments, I believe, are similar in nature, and of course cover different acts, alleged to include tne offence, similar to the one I announced when I read the latter part of tne indictment. I ander- stand the piea ol not guilty is entered, as if the deiendant was arraigned and pleaded formaily. Mr. HALL—Yes, Sit, Assistant District Attorney SULLIVAN—The state- ment made by Mr. Hail includea a suggestion whicn is really Bot addressed properly to the Lis- wict Atturoey, and that was with reference Lo the presiding judge at the tribunal by which be should ve tried, ‘That 13 o matter that is addressed, of course, tothe oficial discretion of the presiaing justices of this Court, both of whom are pow, Iam giad to sce, on the benci. The genera! nature of the suggestion is one which commends itself to mind, and | dare say probably that Your Honor will concur in the suggestion which was shadowed by Mr. Hall, ‘There is one aspect of the case, therefore, in connection with that ‘suggestion, which I must observe” upon. we talk about setting 1 reserve Jurye down the case for trial pereuptorily ior Monday week, and wf that other pro- position is to be carried ont, that the’ v Court shall be presided over by lus Honor Judge Daly, prestding Justice of the Common Pleas, who is vy law really a Judge in this Court, his couve- mience and arrangements wilt have to be consulted; #0 that any arrangements we might make now reference to the day of trial would have to be taken into consideration in view Of some contingencies that might prevent a Justice of the Common Pieas aot here on that day; but there 15 no other reason that Iam aware of that will prevent us oeing ready atthat time. 1 therefore acquiesce in ihe sugges- tion that Monday week will be deemed to be the day on which one of these indictments will be tried. Mr. HALL—May ree fn the bau now, sir? Judge BEDFORD—Yes, sit, Assistant District Attorney SULLIVAN—The amount, | suppose, will be fixed py His Honor. ‘here will need to be a little time consumed in pre- paring and filling up the bond; there will pe no un- necessary delay. Judge BepForD—I desire to say, Mr. District At- torney, that I think the motion lor @ speedy trial 1s & most proper one, and owing to the very distin- hed position Mr. Hail hotds in this community ft nk 1b becomes @ matter of right that his trial should be broughtjon at cnce, in order that he may Nave every opportunity and every facility of vindi- cating his oficial integrity beiore this community, 1 have hss reason to believe that the District Attorney will do all im his power to give him ever} facility possible in order to further his request. it ig therefore ordered that the trial be set down per- emptorily in this Court for Monday week, im accordance with the request of Mr. Hall, As Tegards the Judge who may preside at the trial that {8 @ matter, I think, resting en- Urely with the District Aitorney and tne accused, and whatever conclusion may ve arrived at, whether the trial takes place before a Judge of the Common Pieas, who 18 ex oficioa Judge of this Court, or whether the concluston be to try it before one of the immediate Judges of this Court, my asso- Ciate, the Recorder, and myself will willingly abide the sre gemient, aoe consultation with the Re- order, and wi’ concurrence, I fix the bi $2,000 In each indictment. " cay Mr. Hail—The District Attorney made a sugges- tion of a name which will not make it indelicate 1or me to respond to—Chiel Justice Valy, He was elected in @ stormy period in the city’s political life by the concurrent votes of all, and therefore he cannot be assatied by any of the ‘press without the press bee A even de couerene make that suggestion, jae to myself upon the omer of the District Atrorney, po Jupex BEDFORD—1 believe T that the motion for a speedy trial ts a most one. And owing to the very distinguished post Mr. Hall holds tn this community, I think it be- comes @ matter of right that his trial should be brought on at once, so that he may have every op- portunity to vindicate his oMcial integrity, I nave every reason to beifeve that the District Attorney will do allin nis power toaid Mr. Hall in his re- quest for @ speedy trial, it is there. fore ordered that the trial be peremptorily set down for Monday, the 19th instant. As regards the Judge who may 6 at the trial, that isa matter entirely resting with the District Attorney and Mr, Hall, and whether the conclusion be that the trial takes place before a Judge Beaford tn “ Common Pleas Judge (ex Hicio a judge of this ua, " thane mp aetbe d vars Tl Jony. Court) or before one of the immediate judges of this More 1 months ‘One of you twenty-one | Court, my associate, the Recorder, and myself will of thes abide'by ine arrangement, and ork. cuty. took the ath acta J SULLIVAN—We suall give fol and prompt consideration to the matter, and I suzgested the name of Judge Daly vecause he is tie presiding Judge of the Court of Common Plei that both from the fact that he 1s the presiding Judge and his prominent position ana hold upon the con- fldence of the community, that | could have named no One More properly to be suggested in connection with that important duty, and communicauon will be had with him to-day on that subject. Mr. HaLt—Is Mr. Barnes in Court? Judge BEDFORD—Let bail be taken at once, ‘Theodore.M. Barnes, the Mayor's brother-in-law, was present and gave bail in the prescribed suru, ‘The bonds were made out without the least delay, and 48 soon as Mr, Hall and Mr. Barnes were sworn and the bail ponds were signed by the Judge they leit the Court. MR. PRTER B. SWEENY’S CASE, Mr. JoHN McKgon then rose and said:—On be- f may associates, Who are here, we appear for . B. Sweeny. We find his name in an mutet- ment with some other persons. We are heve to get bail fixed, 80 that he may appear and answer tothat indictment, Judge BeprorD—I will fix it, at request, at ten thousand dollars. WR, TWRED’S CASE, Counsel for Mr. L'weed said:—li your Honor please, 8 One of the counse! for Mr, ‘Tweed, he las under- stood from the public pupers that maictments were presented against him 10 this Court on the 3d or this month, and he bas also been informed that ap im. dictinent would be presented agaist him i this Court to-day. There is no necessity for a warrant In his case, as he has only to be totifled that com- plaints are pending against Lim to appear and a swertothem. Five ladictments in ail, as appears by the record, have been presented against him in tals Court this month, One of the fiveseems to be the same indictment, only again presented, which was presented against him in tis court on the 15th of December last. I understanc that the Court, in the indicument which has been presented to-day, in which he is imdicted in conjuncuon with Mr. Sweeny and others has fixed nis bali at $10,000, and Ttinderstand that in the case of the four undictments that were presented on the 3d of this mouth the Court has Hxedt tue bai in $1,000, making $14,000 batl in all, which he is required to give in those five mdictments. Judge Beprorp— so understand It. COUNSEL—1 give notice to the Disirict Attorney that ne need issue no process; that Mr. Tweed 18 prepared to put in the bail today or Monday, as may be eable to the Court, Judge Beproxp—The pajl, having been fixed, can be taken in or out of Court by ther District Attorney, to siut his convenionce. COUNBEL—I 80 it that Mr. Tweed, as your Honor will dear in mind, 13 held to answer the be- hests ot public ana private justice In this county to the extent of $1,500,000. Judge BEDrORD—No process, under the circum. stances, will be issued. CoUNSEL—The bail will be perfected on Monday, This ended the proceedings, and the Court ad- journed wil Monday. THE INDICTMENTS. Indictment Against Mayor Hall. City and County of New York, #.--Tho jurors of the people of tie Beats of Hew Forks in dud Tor tue body of the ety end county of New York, upon their oaths presen! ‘That, by the fourth section of an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled ‘An act to make furtner provision tor the nent of the county of New York,” assed the day of bri in the at Habfities incurred Passage of sald act should be vor OF the said city of New York, the Comptroller of the sald cit of New York and the then President of the Board of Supervi- tors of sald county, and that the amounts which should be found to be due should be provided for by the lusue of revenue ond of the aald county of New, York, pagabje during the year eighteen Lundred and seventy.oue; and it the Board of Supervisors of said county should Include in the ordi- nance levying the taxes for the year eighteen bundred and seventy-one ab amount suflicient to pay said bonds and the interest thereon, aud that such elaims should be be paia by the sald Comptroller to the party or parties entitied to receive She same, upon the certiteate of the sald oflcers named in ‘sectiol ‘That at the time the said act became a law, and at all times hereinafter referred to—that is to say, at the cily and county aforesaid—Abraham Oakey Hall was Mavor of said city, Richard &. Connolly was Comptroller of nd that at the same time said act became a lnw—that y city is to at the city and county aforesaid--William M. Twee was the then present President of the Board of Supervisors of said county; and that at the time Inst aforesaid, and at the #aid city and county of New York, the said Abraham Oakey Hall, Mayor as afore- sald, the sald Richard B. Connolly, Comptroller as aforesaid, nd William M. Tweed, President as aforesaid, and entere upon and assumed the ‘performance of the duties enjoined upon them tespectively, as aforesaid, in the said fourth sec- tion and that at all the mes hereinatter referred to they and each of them, being such officers ax aforesaid, and noidin the public wast so arising under said section, were boun: faithfully to perform such duties, apd not to wilfully ne- glect to perform sneli duties, or any of them, and not to do ha? act prohibited by such section. nd the jurors aforesaid do further say that afterwards, atthe First "ward of the saidcity, and in the said city and county of New York, on the day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and it became and was the duty of the satd Abrabam Oakey |, Mayor as. aforesaid, Richard B. Connolly, Comp" ler as aforesal and Wiliam M. Tweed, President as atoresaid, and of each of them, im obedience to said tourth section, to audit, of tion upon papers then and there presented to them and each of them, asa bability inst said county, incurred previous to the passage of said act and provided for by said section, which said papers, so presented as aforesaid, contained n claim that the said county owed to certain persons claiming there- in, under the name of Ingersoll & Oo., the sum of ¥°9,129 29 on account of and for a liability against the sald county, in- curred previously to the passage of said xct, (or cabinet work and otber things to the jnrors waxnown, done, furnished and rovided to and for v: armories and drill rooms, as a- leged in such claim, before the pnssaze of said act. ‘And the jurors afuresaid do further say that since the day Inst aforesaid, and atthe ward, city and county atoresald, that is to say, on the 10th day of September, in the year 1871, the said papers were, and ever since have been, and still are, wholly lost, an: the same cannot now here be eerie to or sébn by id furora, and that therefore he aid jurors cannot now give or state a more particular description thereof than Herein above in this behalf given rs. aforesaid do further say that tne said Abra- de! of the ward, city and county aforesaid, on nday of June, m the yearzone thousand eight the same hundred avd seventy, being then and there such Mayor as aforesaid, and bound’ to audit the arid claim as aforesaid, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and corruptly neziect to audit the said claim 80 a8 aforesaid, under said section, tthe form of the statute in such cist made and provide. and against the peace of the people of the State of New York and their dignity. ‘The second count is exactly the same as tne first with a slight verbal techntcal ditfereuce. The other four indictments are similar to the pre- ceding in words except the specification of different amounts. One sets forth @ bill of Ingersoll & Co. for $54,300 26: another a bill of Anurew J. Gar: vey, for $40,895 34; another of Ingersoll & vo, for $58,330 93; and another of Andrew J. Gar- vey for $41,563 42. afore: presenied for audit as i Indictments = Agninst Connolly. ‘The five indictments brought in against Richard B, Connoly are for misdemeanor, and are precisely the same as those found in December by tys same Graud Jury, Thero being a question of the validity of the action of that body the Legislature, it will be re- memoered, passed a statute to remove any doubt as to the legality of their uction ; and the present in- ictments were found agains! Connolly to supersede the bills for alleged misdemeanor which are already on file, It was to this matter the foreman of the Grand Jury referred at the previous session of the court, when he stated to the Court that they were engaged In re-examining previous presenuments found by them, The Indictment Against Nathanict Sands, Stat and City of New York—The jarore of the people in and for the body of (he sald city and county do on Weir oath present : ‘That by section 110 of an act of the Legislature of said State—an act to reorganize the local government of the said clty—-passed April 6, 1870, it was enacted that no officer of the city government, to-wit—the government of the city of New Yort—except a collector of city reventio, a coliecior of as- sessments, a clerk of arrears oF counsel ‘to the Corporation shonld have or receive froin the Corporation or City Treas- urer of said city any prequisite or any compensation or com- mission for the services in addition to his salary, And the jurors upon their oath 80th of August, I87L, there was an office of the city govern- iment called Commissioner of Taxes and Assessments tor the a ity of New York, and that by an act of the n met passed May 17, 186)—it was provided at en after the passage of said act the Comptroller should appoint four Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments for the city and county of New York, who yuld hold their office for the term of four years, and that upon such appointments being made the terms of office of the then present Commissioners should be termmated. That in pursuance of said act the Comptroller auly ap- pointed one Nathaniel Sands to the office of Commissioner of Taxes and Assessments, and that he bas since been, up to the date of the fiing of this injunction, one of the said Commissioners. And the jurors on their oath do further present, that on the Goth of August 1870, Nathaniel Bands, late of ‘he First ward, of this city, acted and was one oi the said Commis. a f ng time previous thereto had been one of ners. receiving tor services therefur the 8,000 yearly aud no more, And the.Jurore further present that the said Sande unlaw. fully and knowingly did have and recetve from the City Treasurer a large compensation and commbesion—to wit, the sum of £75,000 in money of the moneys of the city ot New York as compensation and commission for tus services in Addition to bis gard eAlary against the form of the aatute, de. And the jurors aforesaid do further presevt, that by section 116 of the act to reorganize the local government of the city of New York, passed April 6, 187, it was enacted, amon other things, that no member of the Common Council, bea of department, chief of bureau, july thereof or clerk therein, shail be directly or indirectly tnterested in any con- tract work or business of the sale of any article the ex- price or consideration of which in from Treasury, or by any assessment levied or ordinance of the Common Counetl; t by an act entitled ‘An Act for the Consolidation of the Debt of the City of New York,” passed April 6, 1871, it was provided that tt should be law/ul (or the Comptroller of hy, and he was thereby authorized aud empowered, to Greate w public fund to be denominated Consolidated btoc! Of the city of New York, and to lssue said stock tn pureu ance of said act, nd the aforesaid jurors present, that in accordance with said act Richara B. Connolly, Comptroller of the city of New York, did creaie ® pubiié fund denominated Consolt- dated Stock of the county of New York, and for the pur- poses mentioned and set forth in said act, to (he amount of FIFTEEN MELLIONS OF DOLLARS; and that in order to issue the said stocks it was necessa: that the said Comptroller ahould enter into negotiation will divers bankers and capiteliais to take the amount of fald stocks at a price and valnation the most-advantageous possible to the interests of the said city. ‘ Aud the jurors afcresaid do further present, that the said Nathaniel Sands, well knowing the premises, did unlawfat ‘And enter into an arrangement with the raid Alc! Conn which the latter undertook’ to piace the e838 e sale and. negotiation of the said consolidated stock of into the ie of the said Nathaniel Sands, be by him negotiated and disposed of for and on account of the said city, &c., and did undertake and promise that the said Nathaniel Sanda should have and receive for bimseil as FF ihe expense of ‘such business, to be paid by him (the Con.ptroller) out of the publig treasury, a percentage 0° scala of money re- ved as the proceeds of +.@ and negotiation of the sald stocks; that be the said Sa! should receive one per centm of the amount eo Fecelved-th: 18, to one-baif af one e ON RVERY DCR; said Nath: as ale The Ex-Comptroller and that: aovernme, ofticer of city ; and Ithink | present—That on the | { enter into and upon the busi of negotiating the said ‘Stocks so to be issaed as aforesaid, and ld then and there unlawfully enter into aud upon che business of negovating Said stocks so to be issued as aforesaid, and did then aD undertake the gale and negotiation thereof and aa from the said Comptroller one-half of one per centum ‘ali the moneys received from such sale and negotiation on the said sum of $15,000.000—to wit, the sum of SEVEN2Y-P1VE THOUSAND DOI. deine Knowingly and uniawiwily entrusied negotiating the sale of said stock, the same bet aK the expense of which is paid trom the city treasury, ag? form of the statate, &c., de. ‘The Bouds, Mr. Tweed, accompanied by bis counsel, appeared _before the Recorder at his chambers soon after the termination of the proceedings in the Genera! Ses- sions, and gave ball m $10,090 upon the conspiracy Indictment—Edwara Kearney, of 97 Lexington ave- nue, becoming is surety. Mr. George W. Butt, of 148 Eldridge street, became Mr. Tweed’s bail in $1,009 each upon two inilictinents for forgery in the third degree and two indictments for granu iarceny. Peter B, Sweeny also went betore the Recorder and gave bail in $10,000, Joon J, Bradicy becoming his surety, ’ The defendant Sands gave batt in the sum of $10,000, Mr. Thomas Keech, o: No. 3 Kast Forty- second street, becoming is surety, testifying that his house was worth $56,000, ‘The maictment against WILLIAM M, TWEED is @ voluminous document, and is exactly similar to the one presented in December, which aypeared 17 eatenso Inthe HERALD, It charges him with con- spiracy tn attesting to the regularity of certain ai- leged fraudulent vouchers. It is said that Peter by Sweeny and other parties not yet arrested are jointiy charged with the same offence in the above indictment, the copying of which was pronibited by the District Attorney uutil the otuer parties are arrested. The Court of General Sessions reopens on Monday next for the February term. MAYOR HALL An Interview with the Mayor as to the Irregulnritics of the Indictiments—The Law ef the Case Defined—What He Will Do as to the Points of the Irregularities—A Clear Defiuition of the Position He Will Take in Relation Thereto, When a HERALD reporter called upon the Mayor, shortly after the close of the proceedings in the Court of General Sessions, he found His Honor in his oMce at the City Hall, busily engaged in the very pleasant duty of afilxing iis signature to checks for the payment of salaries to the Supreie and Su- perior Court Judges. Though the Mayor seemed to have a due sense of the seriousness of the ordeal through which he had so recently passed, he did not manifest the slightest symptoms of perplexity or despair, but wore a more than ordinary cheerful- ness, After the usual salutations, which with the Mayor are never formal, but always hearty and geulal, with @ good deal of the human in them, the reporter sald: ir. Mayor, in your speech I see you said that you believed the indictments to have many irregularities mm them. May I ask you to tell me rather more definitely what you meant ?”” “You may. I disclaim any reference to the idea of irregularity from extension of term, or trom the circumstance of there being two Grand Juries sit- ting at one time. The terms are, after ali, only rel- ative, If a Judge is willing to hoid one term fora year; if aset of petitor Grand Jurors are respec- lively willing to sit a whole vear, Ican see no ob- jection to the business peing done at one yearly term instead of tweive terms, the power to extent being given. Neither can i sce that any harm can come 10 the accused Which he caunol take as much | advantage of as though there were tweive—the mode of toking advantage being ouly different. “Bat what about two Grand Juries?” “Well, a Grand Jury 18 a8 much a Component part of a Criminal Court as 1s a Judge, Clerk or crier, if the one Grand Jury finds @ bill and the other dis- | missed it, Way ® mMouon Would se: it all might, be- cause doubt Kills an thuictment in the mid oF any fair District Attoraey like Mr. Garvin”? Beste precedent for you, Mr. Mayor.’? “How i “One Grand Jury has dismissed this bill against you for neglect and another 1ound one.” ‘Yoe Mayor, suiiiugiy sald, “Well, 1 don’t press the doubt here.” “You speak, Mr. Mayor, of what the irregulart- ties are not. Now, What were tuese atirmatively ?? “Ou, thav’s OL a fair question.”? “Iexcuse me, Mr. Mayor, but do you make any point of one of the jury being a citizen of anotner State ¥? “Well, I wake & polut of nothing, as Bunsby would say. Yet that fact established aud the at. tendance of such a juror proved, the effect would certainly be to vitiate al the indic.ments,”” “one moreimquiry, OO You duke a polator the jury Mung Committees to examine banks and individuals and books, and send circulars outside oi the Grand Jury room ‘Tae Mayor smiled again, turned around on his revolving Chair, and, looking steadily at the re- porter, said, “1 stand mute oa that’ “Do you make uny point, then, of ther having caucuses or being lectured by the Cheap Jack press." “1 say as I have said before, I don’t make any point of these aileged irregularities, but if the Grand Jury Nad caucuses imside or outside of the Grand Jury room, or any talk apout cases, that fact shown on an aifidavit would quash the 1udict- ment.’ “You will excuse my pertinacity, Mr, Mayor; but much talked of, especialy in legal circles. {t 1s this: Did you hotaitend as a Witness before tue | Grand Jury which 1adicted you, aud were you nov e about the doings of tue Board of Audit, yhich you Were luadicted :"” fhe Mayor wook a long glince througa the win- dow, tnto the Park;-he seemed as thougn be were interested In ascertains Whelber a group OL sw rows, Irom the sparrow louse vu pposive lis Wlidow, had found any food; Duta muimeat afterward sim Goiden’s canary, 1 the adjoining room, struck up its loudest note, and the Mayor, turnuly Lo r porter, satd:—"Well, 1 Caunou say Waal Was done. Your quesiion would involve a vewrayal of Grand Jury doings. But 1 can only say that, if 1 Was 80 ex- amined, tat fact SkOWN Of ailidavil, Would quest the logic of the famous Hendrickson case.’ “twill only ask you, Mr. Mayor, Oue inore ques- tion, and it saait be a general and a tual o for am rather asbamed Of Daving Wespassed upon your Lume so 1oag.”” “No trespass on my time, ! ar sure, sir. viewers, like Jadies, nave great privileges. sir?” “Well, Mr, Mayor, What I wished to ask you was, whether you Will make @& polit of these irreguia- rivies ?”? “No: nor shouid any invidious conclusions be drawn i otvers do. Opiuious 48 to expediencies difier with ipdividuals, AS @ general thing all ue. tences that are legal, however technical, ought vo be made, Rememuper, b amamy own counsel If had counsel perkaps they would insist upon my taking every pom, however iwctinical, Ibis a ques- thon of individual judgment merely.” “rhank you, Mr. Mayor, tor ts lucid explana- tion of tis muci-mooted question.” AL Lins moment the Mayor’s sergeant-at-arms ushered in a ve tor, anu tae reporter bid His Loner -Goou days DEATH FROM INHALING CHLOROFORM. A Dreggisi Cenanred by the Coroners Jury. James &. Gardner, Jr, of 317 West Tuirty-fitn street, thirty-three years of age, died suddenly Friday afternoon from the effects of innhal- img chloroform, administered by Dimself. Coroner Young yesterday heid an investiga- tion and elicited the following facts:— Mis Wife testified that her husband had been sulfer- img for some time past with heart disease apd other organic troubles. Among his otler ailmeuts were rheumatism and severe pais in the head, which at times almost drove him crazy. To relieve the pain he had been inthe abit of inhaling chloroform. About four o’clock Friday afternoon, while suffering from one oi nis attacks, he sent his littie daughter out for some chloroform, which he mbaled. Upon her return to the house, avout five o'clock in the afternoon, she found him in bed, he asking for muney to get more chioroform with. His wife re- fusing to give him the money he sent in next door and porrowed it, and again sent his daugh. ter for another dose of chioroform. Avout geven o’ciock she again visiied his bed- room and found him breathing heavily. After gi ing one or two gasps he died. The jury rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death from inhal. ing chioroiorm, and censured Charles T. Corinadt, of No, 508 Kyghtn avenue, for seliiag him chloroform without a physician's preseription. OBITUARY. Henry ». Evans. Henry 8. Evans, State Senator trom the Fifth dis- wict of Pennsylvania, died at West Chester, Pa, on Friday night. He was an attentive and faithful legislator, and enjoved a pleasing public repute, ag evidenced by the position to which he was chosen by his fellow citizens, He has been removed trom life at a critical moment in the history ot the Pennsylvania Legislature, His death creates a ue in the politica: parties in the State Senate, and will render diilicalt the settlement of the contest of Colonel McClure for the seat now held by Mr, Gray, recently returned from the Fourth district, i LOUISIANA, ‘The Investigating Committeo Completed Their Labors ned on an Excursion. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9, 1872, The Congressional committee have concluded their Investigation and Wi heave leave to-morrow evening for committee went on an excursion on the reve- Inter- Go on, ; The Git then ‘ahd there uniawfaly | nue cutter Wiltcamess this afternoon, | | nov very large, battered walls and dirty floor, lool Ishouid like your auswer on w question that 18 | tu BERGH’S ENGLISHMAN. ° His Peculiat Views on Evidence=How He- pak to a Cock Fight, and How He Wa Sold, At about haif-past ten o'clock yesterday morning Essex Market Court Room was as usual full of men and women with “grievances.” Suddenly the door Opened and in stalked three extraordinary -looking beings, of a type seldom encountered im that vicinity. ‘They entered in Indian file, these three, like the three mousquetaires of Dumas. They seemed, irom thelr appearance, to deem themselves men of might and power in the land, The assembled mul- titude looked bewildered, the oficers stood aghast, and Sergeant Thompson remarked to Sergeant Marcus, “What, in the name of goodness, us up now?" Sergeant Marcus answered, “I don't know ; they are the queerest looklag animals I ever saw. I guess they are from hold Hingland, you know.” Notwithstanding the gaze of the multitude the aforesaid three marched boldly forward. The frst one was a bionde, a blushing, blue-eyed blonde, with long, drooping light mustache, hair parted m the centre and combed straight down. He el- bowed his way through the crowd until he got immediately opposite tne presiding magistraic, Justice Shandley, He held mone nand what 15 sometimes designated aya ‘Patrick's Day hat.” of antiquated shape, aud brushed it nervously with the otier, The Judge looked np at the strange appari- ion and the apparition boweu; in fact, he made a profuston of bows. A quiet smile stole over tie Jeatures of His Honor as he made the usual tnqalry, “Weil, sir, what can I do for you?” STRANGE APPARITION—Hi ham ha_ representa. tive or the good Mr, Bergh, who, I believe, Your \Vurstip ns haware, his the President of tne Society for the prevention of cruelty to hanmais. Judge—Yes, sir, 1 happen to be aware ot It SECOND APPAKITION—1 bear a letier from Mr. ’Enery Bergh, hasking for tue harrest of ha Mr. Jett Carpenter, proprietor of the cockpit iat No, 4 De- lancey street, ‘the apparition then drew trom the capacious fold of lus strapped London overcoat an envelope, inside of which was the epistie referred to, and which read as follows:— FEURUARY 9, 1872, To Justice SHANDLEY:— DEAR Sit—A dixgusting cock fignt took place yesteraay afternoon at No. 4 Delancey street. So soon as it becanie Known to me I communicated the fact to Police Head quarters, wid a force was sent along with my men to avscrt @ law. | Unfortunately, the oifenders were hotiisd of the Approach of the poiice, and ey .atrived only in time to find the parties leaving the “pit,” which bore evidence of the affray in tno blood ‘and feathers everywhere around; all the usual appointments of such pla there; and the man whom I would ask for a warrant avowed himself the proprietor of the den. You are that there is a spectal iaw to reach him; and I hope y aid mein brinsing him to ynstice. Unless there villains are to ullimately olta'n the freedom of the city law-abiding citi- zens must have the support of the magiutracy. In order that my efforts may be available on the side of law and onder, 1 carnestly hope that this man may be ar- rested. Respect‘ully, HENRY BERGH, The Judge perused the missive, the same gemial smile tliumining his face, He sald:—‘+f am here, ir, as Mr. Bergu remars in his letter, to assert the law, and T mean to do so, Wiiat evidence have you to offer that the law has been violaied?” STRANGE APPARIVION—HI Weut hinto that place yesterday, ha most viie, ‘vie. ti and two hothers, your wushup. We crank a glass ol beer, There were fourteen hother men, who haiso drank beer, and | card @ map hask When the cock (ght was ing bon, 1 ?ad halready ‘ad hinformation of the cock figii, so hi went harouna to Captain Davis and hi hasked him fora force of men, We went there, but when we got back hit told the pro- prietor that bi wanted fight. He hanswered there was none, [ then hasked for the key ef the room and he said he «did | not ’ave tt: that it belonged to Mr. Habbott, of New Jersey. hand I saw blood and feathers and seats ranged haround the room, and hail the "pheraatla of a cock- acocktight. JvupGE—Is that all tae eviden STRANGE APPARITION—That 18 hall the nevidence, I know it 1s only circumstantial; but, to my mind, it is suilicient. JopGE—Ani do you come here to get a man ar- rested on such evidence as thé Srran Aprarition—I ow, I know Yoar Worship, tt is circuinstandal, you know, but now that hi would be willing to swear there Was a@ cock fight there that hatternoon, JcpGy—Well, you are @ pretty good .swearer. [ would not ike to have you sweur against me. Why, you c.n go over to the market there and flud blood and feathers, cock’s heads, too, and the other *phernalla, as you term it, and you might as well swear there Was a cock fight there. Wu all due deference to Mr. Berun and lis society, | must de- cliue to issue a Warrant on such testimony. the tiree mousquetaires then reformed tn line and departed. not so majestically a3 they had come, but with dowacast eyes, ml sorrow and in saduess. ‘The reporter met the representative of Mr. Bergh at the door... He bowed aud the latter howed. REPORTER—Might | lave tae nouor of your yame, sir? BERGH’S REPRESENTATIVE (emphatically;—No, sir! you shall not, sir! Hi bam Mr. Bergh’s Super- intendent, sir, and that ts hall sulicient tor you to know, sit! KerORTER—AsS you plea: Shortly aiterwards a Visit was paid to the scene ot Friday’s exploits. The reporter found there— No, 4 Delancey sireet—a smell barroom coatuming four or five tables, at which parties were seated dnnkiog. He told the proprietor that he wished to see the place which lita been so grapltically des- eribed by alr. Berygri’s agent. Mr. Carpen'er siowed lim up stairs to a room on the second story, It was an ordinary apartment, you've got? ing as it bad not been tenanted for some time. Mr. Carpenter stated that the room hat been pire by one Mr. Abvott, of New Jersey, for what purposes he Knew not; that Mr. be 's agents had come there Ina summary au imperious Way aud conducted themselves m a highly ¢ffensive wamuer, even goimg so faras to lurst in the panels ot tne door When unable to obtain the Key. He siated that he knew of no law Warranting their action, aad yet no method of cnecklag ticir Insolence. And so ended the great cocking main in Delancey strect and the ratd of Mr. bergh’s dougaty Superia- tendeut. THE BUCKHOUT ORIME, Beat an. ‘The extraordinary efforts which have been made 1 during the past eighteca mouths io avert the apparenuy inevitable doom of Buckhout, the Sleepy Wollow murderer, who has been sen- tenved to be executed at White Plas, Wesivhester county, next Friday, appear to be redoubled AL ia of ¢ t Appeat as the shadow of the gallows hovers over tue | 4 gloomy cell of the condemned. way Francis Larkin, in venalf of Buckhout, mi Sippeation and argument before the Cnet Justice Appeals, in the bove of ing another stay of proceedings, trict Attorney Briggs, of Westchest county. Was present, and vigorously oppose the application, citing the same grounds ou which neral ‘Term at Brooklyn, last month, and Jus. At Alvany y of tne Court of tal bert In the same city on the 2d inst, dented a similar wotton, Alter listening to the argumeuts of counsel Chief Jastice Sandford announced tuat ke norrow. would reserve his decision until to. ‘A CUBIOUS RAID, — on Friday night Philip Bockait, of No, 663 Kighth | avenue, entered the Tweutieth precinct stauon house, and informed Uaptain Caffrey that a gang of thieves, highwaymen and cutthroats had entered an unoccupied tenement house of hits ut 654 West Thirty-second streer, and were disturbing the whole neigivorood, The Captain detatied several officers to vistt place sud arrest all parties 10 the house. Upou visitice the place they found thir- teen men and lourleen women tripping the light fantastic to the music of a ylolin im tre hands of a colored fiddler named Henry Maztire. ‘Ihe entire party, including the femaies, were marched to the station house in Thirty-seventh street, when the latuer were dis. charged aud the men locked up ona charge of dis- orderly convuct, Yesverday morning they were paraded tnrough the streets under guard of a de- tactment of police ani arraigned pefore Justice Fowier at Jeterson Marke:. complainant, upon being questioned, stated a majority of the prisovers were occupants of the houses and patd their rent regwariy. The prisoners stated they were not acting ina disoraerty manner, but nad assembled togetner for the purpose of having a quiet dance. Justice Fowler discharged the pris- oner and informed Bockart that if he had tis just Geserts he suould be locked up instead ot the pris- ouers, THE MORTALITY IN THE BROWN FAMILY, Anether Death. Yesterday morning Coroner Keenan received in- formation that the spotted fever had carried of | membered, w apother member of the Brown family, living at 445 Eleventh avenui @ report of which appeared in Friday’s HENALD. Sergeant Lowery, of the ‘I'wentieth precinct, states ihat Louisa le Brown, fteen mouths onl, had died with the spotted tever, whitch makes :our deaths in that lamily within ten days from the same dis- ease, ‘The matter will be wuly investigated by te Coroner unless the quiending physician gives a © Uficate oi death, What action towards tie purifica- ton of the premises where the deatis occurred has been taken by the Board of Health dyes not appear. | THE CATHOLIC ORPHANS OF JERSEY CITY. To aid the Sisters of the Poor in Jersey Clty in feeding and clothing the little waifs of humanity Committed to their charge, @ grand ball will be hetd to-morrow evening at the Catholic [nstitare in that of the Young Men's Cath: Sie wesopiations pwards of two Lory heap sold, and there i no dot Bmoant to be realized by she affair, Will be credit. ble to the munificent ot Hudson county. ie decorations will su in grandeur any- taing of Oe ote vor even belore iD tue city. to go hup to the cock | Iwent up and jooked through the panel, | I repeat it sour wusiup, all the 'pnernalia of | 5 ANOTHER MURDERESS, A Woman: Brains a Man with an Axe’ im East Seventeenth Street. The Result of a Bad Temper—Arrest of the Murder Athal{-past five o’clock last night Mrs, Mary | Holland, an occupant of the tenement nouse 504 | Bast Seventeenth street, was in the yard splitting H kindling wool, waen the landlord, John Klump, & German, sixty-iour years of age, residing 1 thesame house, came to her and remonstraied with her, de- | Manding that she should desist from doing so, as i would break and destroy tie Megging, adding that no other tenauls Were allowed such privileges. | The Woman paid no attention to his demand and continued her work, much to { THB ANNOYANCE OF KLUMY, | Who took great umprage at tie luunerin wlict | she Lreated nis request, | Alter endeavoring to peacefully stop her trom | splitting the wood he became angry and threat- | ened her In a manner that was not at all pleastag to | her, as she yetorted in w similar manner. While ) Cn@aged in @ war of words they came to blows, | Which resulted in Mrs, Holland's raising the axe and siriking Kiump a blow on the top of the head! | with it, felting tim “to the yard, among | the pile of Kinaling wood she had been splitting. | After committing Ue assault the Woman, observing’ | Klump to be lnsensibie, ran to her room ob Lhe top floor sud locked her door, The members of Klump’s: fanilly, who reside on the@irst floor, discovering: bum iying on the flagging, apparentiy dead, went wo his assistance and, CARRIED HIM TO ITS ROOM, and limmediately despatched a messenger for a phy= sician, but before his arrival te unfortunate may was (lead, ‘ihe pnysician upon examining la head + could find no marks of violence nor any traces of & blow having been struck, and expressed tt as his! opimion that the murdered man died from concuse sion of the brain produced from the blow. An alarm belug raised the tenants of the house } became ureatly excited, and went in search ot an ; Olticer LO arrest tue woman, Oficer Lineback, of | the Fifteenth precinct, being on Post in Che vicwity, was Informed of tne facts of the case, and, proceeds ing.to the room of Mrs. Hoilaud, ordered wer vo geb ready aud accompany him to THE STATION HOUSE, in Twenty-second street, where she was given over to the custody of Captain Cameron, wno locked her up. | ‘The woman, who is mail in stature an‘ deitcate, | states she was splitting wood in the yard yesterday + | afternoon when the deceased came to her, and, 12 & rough manner, ordered her to desist. Nob bking the manner m which he acdressed j her, she refused to discontinue her work ‘and mformed lim to that edect. | Stage of the proceedings she says fe surucé her | With his fist, Knocking her down on the Gagging, | and while lying on her back commenced to kick her. | She struggled, aud Succeeded In regaining her feet, | and claims to havestruck him on the head with a | piece of the wood she was spiitung, and saw him fall at her feet, when SH® BRCAME ALARMED and ran up stairs to her Own apartments, where | sne remained concealed woul the asrival of the officer. She most emphatically deuies nite him: with tie axe, und ts positive it was only a piece of | wood. Mrs, loiland1s about thirty-eigut years of | age and the mother of two cuildrea. Her nusvand) is a working man and 18 spoken well of by his neighoors and occupants of Lie house, whor also speak well of his wife, who. they say Was a | hardworkmg woman and very domesuc i her habits, She greatly regrets the unfor:upae Sil} and seemed very Willing to give all the pardicuian to the members of the press, ‘he murdered man was old and feeble, being married, and having several children, one of whom, a daughter, is married, aud resided in the same house With her father, Klump was not cagaged in | any business except collecting the rents of the | house and attending to such repairs as were neces- Phe vody 1s still at the house im Seventeenth where Coroner Herrman will hold an mquest sary. | street, | to-day. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUAT—IN GANKRUTCY. ‘The Market savings Bavk. Yesterday the motion on the petition of Mray Mackey, @ creditor, to have the Market Savings Bank adjudicated a baukrupt, came up in the United States District. Court, before Judge Blaten- ford. Mr. Parsons appeared on behalf of the bank and resisted the grantuug of the petition, He argued that the petition of Airs, Mackey was defective, on the ground that 1 was signed, not by herself, but by her busband, and he also. claimed that tae allega- | uons with respect to Lie Muputed acts of bank- | ruptcy on the par} of the bank were vague and uot | suiiciently speciiic to justtiy tke Court 1a granting | the order of adinaication -ougiit tor, Mr. Blumensteil appeared lor Mra, Mackey, the pelitiontng cre iitor. He urged tat Mr. Mackey, who had signed the petition, was dcting as agent for his wile, that ail the facts stated in the petition were within his personal knowledge, aad that he had, mMerelore, & rgat to sign the petiion on behalf of his wife, Counsel also cont ed that the allegations in the petition setung o ruptey on the part of the bank wer regular couformity with the Lew. Parso: 2 oF 1 a peittion signed” by 1 of the bank had been ing that the bank be not LArOWA Lato, 19 further argu- about two tho! drawn up pt bankruptcy. Jauge Blascnford replied to counsel that he could not uke any judicial notice of such a petition, It was tle rigls ov cVery person Lo avail hurnselt of the beneilt of te Bankrupt law. ‘Alver some furiher the entry of an order de Bank &@ Vankrupt. The Sowline Grecu Savings Bonk. In the case of the Bowling Green Savings Bank o petition naa been fi on the parsof Mr, May, .@ | creditor, and on yesterday week, wien the case was | calied before Judge iatehford, % appeared the bank had bees dissolved before the filing of the ment the Court ordered ring tue Market savings pention by tue state Court, and toat, therefore, there was 1 un Updo. .om service of process could be etfecten, The Conrt then made an order that the service of pro tion, dhe service lag been ordered by tie Court, and the ord abie f Xt aturdaye | ry . be elected by pubnea- ted tn the manner rv 13 made return. e “Lrokoy”? Evans Retused a New Trink Before Judges lugrahom, Barnard and Cardozo. ‘The Vveopie ct al. va Tuomas L. Evans.—fc will be remembered thatthe relator, more populurly known as Lookup Kyane, Was convicted tn the General res sious of aliezed abortion ‘aud senveacer to ‘State Prison. An application Was made on # writ of error to this Court for anew Wal. A Qccision Was given yesterday deuying the application, Judge Bar- hard gave the dectsion Court im | the following opinion, shori, piihy aad pomted:— | “Lhgs case Was suliuitied. Had it not been we should protably have affirmed t on the argument, [find nothing fn the case that calls or more than’ & | hasty eXamluation to suow taal the trial was props ‘erly conducted, There uiay have been some one or two erroneous rulings upon tunneterial questions bui none that ofiset the equity ot the convictior ‘The conviction should oe attiriued.’ One Judge Compvient to tiekd Special Sev. sions. } Tae People vs. Davis and The People vs. Huber.—- ‘These were cages m which the defendants were convicted in the Special Sessions, Judge Dowling ‘ aione berag on Lhe bench. An appeal was made from the jndgments of the Court ou the ground of the alleged incompetency or one Juize to hold tne same. she Court overruled alt the objections raised by the connsel for we prisoners and sustatned the judgments of Judge Bowling, thus setting the matter of his compe tency to bold the Court alone im case of the “disa- | bility” of bis associate, and the hopes of many tor a settioment of the case otherwise, and thelr release from prison through convictugn in the same Court by one Jud; Sido Barnard’s Ludlow Street Jai} Dolivery, The People ex rel. Edward P, Bewlite vs, Mate thew 't. Brenuan.—he facts of this case are too ell known to require repetition. ‘The Court de- biden yesterday in tia case—which, 16 Will be re- as vrougit forward asa test case— | wat Judge Barnard’s Ladiow Sureet Ja delivery, or, rather, aitempt at it, was not legal. A SUSPBOTED PSLON. Not Much Cause for Doubt—The Sequel as an Index. LOUISVILLE, Fev. 10, 1872. | At the City Court today a man catling Dimself | Colonel C.. % Cooper, with a number of aliases, ‘ gnown here as @ confidence man, having veen before the Court some time ago It Y, under the name of GC. ner cuanitgiat, was held in $2,000 suspected felou. le was acrestea in oes wih connected young girl from Cincinnal @ reapectavly co bana ! ‘avout seveniesn years, Whom he li n and brought nere, fodgiog. at & hotel as man wie, The girl returaed to Cincinnats inst nigat. NAVAL INTELUIGENOB, KEY West, Fla., Feb, 10, 1872. Fiagship Worcester, Admiral 8. P, Lee. arrived here this afternoon,