New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-26

,ste YOU cannot expect u 70 go OF answering
.se,o.s when we do not know whether ~ 80 doing
y. Al mt lay ourselves open TO an Indictment
Rusr-li my impression, Sir, that the onenns Ola
"a, % a member OF the Common Council Is not an
,,dctable ofense.
1o.n,,-po understand you to cay that an attempt
=, bribery cannot be punishedf
p,rxI-Such is my opinion, Sir; II IL an indlctaoie
.sense for any member Of the Common Counci 70 re-
,e,ye bribe but the attempt OF birding tnen oy any
-, ,srtv IL neither an ofense nor misdemeanor
We ssk the Court 70 give Us time ill Mon
a., in order TO prepare our argument for the matter
o,r.--To morrow will be the last day Of the Grand
,,h;,g In se.sion and therefore cveit on at once.
Judge Beebe then consulted Win aus associates ana
AZ, few moments deliberaton said, My associates
a;se, in opipion. They consider this very seri-
u. os.e and are inclined to grant Mr. Jordan time TO
.,s,, bis argument As for myself, think the ques
,o involved Il 90 small that we might go on with 1t at
,s An their voices are, however, equal 10 mine in
tbis matter, feel bound TO give way.
RIrrr-Tbege only remains one remark 10 be made.
NJ, Jordan Gays that his client is afraid Of answering
,be ouestion lest he might be indicted himself and
,r,bic officer say that there need be fear Of such
oroceeding the part Of the Grand Jury. cannot,
therefore see any reason why Mr.. Bryan should not
answer the question.
yosDAS--f the svowal OF attempt a. bribery
would no, subject my client 10 an indictment STILL the
confession would show moral turpude On his part.
BLUNT--But that don't excuse him from answering
nthe question be material 10 the issue
Aid DoGHEETY-Mr. Jordan, can you be ready to-
morrow
JoapAs-No Sir.
The Alderman, with view Of showing the import
snce Of the question involved then cited the Of
the People against Mott, in 1896 but answered by
Mr.. Blunt who showed that the a very differ
ent one from this.
Aid. Brisley thought the next Grand Jury might be
o. competent to inquire into the the present
one and he for the pressing Of the mat
ter.
Mr.. Jordan was about 10 comment upon the case
when Judge Beebe interrupted him, saying that as the
majority Of the Court in bis favor all further
gument useless.
Mr.. ErbeD. the foreman Of the Grand Jury. then
stated to the Court that they could compel the
witness TO answer be and his colleagues would drop
the c.se moment or two afterward, he again ad
dressed the Court, asking whether if they went on,
there was any occasion TO trouble the Court with
fractory witnesses II such should present themselves
The Judge told him that the Grand Jury had to be
judges Of that necessity themselves he could not give
any special instructions.
The argument Of the case then set down for the
6rst day Of the next term Qdondsy 18th March)
Tx LATE STABBISG CASE on SHIPBoARD.-
James Courley, the sailor who stabbed on board
the ship Liverpool lying the foot of Buringsp East
River ON Thursday evening, is lying at the New York
Hospital in a very precarious situation, and is not ex
pected to recover Justice Bogar proceeded TO the
Hospital yesterday afternoon and took the deposition
of the injured man, who distinctly charges Richard
Hall with being the persOn who stabbed him. Hall Ia