New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-22


get.irg Gu. through the Witnesses that 10 we're OF.
aiming three DAYS ago, thst this going on VII
Kisses vere spirited away is Il not dsiy to say 10
the community that corruptos exist ia that dep.r
mentl
REcoRprR-I viii tell you what is tho duty Of an
good citizens, which all grand juues are suPp3scd 10
be, TO 20 before magistrate and make comp slot.
II Is an ofense at Common law, and the pssaty Of
getting away witness is one years imprl:onuie0t
five hundred dollars fnc.
FoRLsAN-SuPposet the district attorney shoulo csms
in and say: Gentlemen, no doubt you are right ia
ordering this bin to be drawn, but the te',imDnyh
not enough TO convict the mani when it comes into
court it will be thrown out" The district. attorney
told US to present the man, and we have d,no as he
advised Us TO do.
REcorDER-lf there is any evidence before toe
grand jury, tie courts will not throw it out where u
some testimony.
FoRIMiS-One OF the grand jurors wishes ms 10
say that 10 has had abundant evidence to indict
palties before, but has presented them instead.
REcoRprR-I am sorry TO differ from the Iexned
district. attorney. wish the jury fully TO Understand
my roasors he repeated them agsiDl.
FoRExAS-we will retire, then, for ten minutes and
cor suit with the district attorney and then come into
court sgain. The jury here retired.
DUNG the absence of the jury the recorder asked Il
there was any business before the court
MYRwIs L. BREWER, counselor-at law sad-Msy
il please the court public unor says that the grand
Jury have found an indictment against a client Of
mine, Mr. Joseph L. Ebng. commissioner of lamps
and gas; wish to know il this is so, and II is,
ore prepared to enter securities for our appearance.
REcoRpkR-Is the party you appear for now in
court
Mr.. BRkwER-Yes, cir, he is, and ready to give
security.
REcoRprR--Is his bail in court
Mr.. BREwER-Itis.
In about twenty minutes the jury again came into
court.
FoRxxAS-The grand jury have CO ne to the oon-
cusion that the foreman should say that this Is their
presenmen and hand to the court as their preseot
mept We wish to be discharged, sir; We have got
through with our duties.
RlcoRDER-In this case, gentlemen, have OK.
amined this presentment sufficiently to satisfy me th1
the course which frst took Is the correct one. |
think il viii prejudice the public mind against these
persons think | should not be in any way iostra-
mental 10 creating prejudice against any nsu who q
Ia be tried before me. Such presentmeut Endorsed
by grand Jurors who are supposed to have had mst
ters under their Inspection, would have great weight
with the community. ! should think, If permitted
such an Endorsement, paper to be placed in pos.
ton here it could be published in every paper In the
CITY should feel that should be doing great inju
tice Under these circumstances DIRECT TIRE CLERK
NOT TO FILE THAT PREsENrMEsT, BUT TO RETURN
THAT PREsESTMESr TO THE GRAND JURY.
FOREMAN What disposition shall we make OF III
REcoRDER-As you please.
FoRIMAY-The grand jury bias advised t, present
this TO the court and asks the court to present unan-
mousy.
REcoFDER-I think the proper course to take tS
the grand jury would be to hand it to the disthct&
to,uey, to guide him in his future movements. Then
are matters in il which certainly important. II
very IMPORTANT is very importan.
FoREmAS-The Court directs, then or advises, thx
il be handed to the district attorney.
RycoRpER-There are matters in il which the die.
rict attorney should be apprised of. think that the
ends of public Justice demand that ii should DO in the
hands of legal officer because IL that matter should
be made public il would place parties on their guard,
and the ends of justice may in that way b, defeated
By handing II TO the distctat,orney he will be CO.
abled to see where to make Investigations think
the proper course for that document TO take 10 to 20
the distct-aitorney. Are you through, gentlenenf
FoREMAY-Will the c'erk of the court, then, by the
direction of the Court hand to the dstrictattcrusy'
A JUROR HENRY A. HURLBUT-I understand now
that that document is not to be made public, because
lit is should ike for NJ name to be erased.
FoREMAs-I will erase your nsme for you, then.
Taking up the document
ANOTHER yURoR-I understand that 1t is not tina
order but the advice of the court.
REcoRDER-Thls paper, OF course, is beyond my
control but should suppose II would not be msh
public. Gentlemen, since you have been impanneled,
which Is but for short time, the amount Of business
which you have pc, formed Is unparalleled. There arc
some Il rty. eight or forty inc ctments great dssd
time has been spent in elaboration, no doubt. You
are discharged, gent emen with the thanks Of the
count and have no doubt with the thanks Of tho
community.
Mr.. Wnant then came forward and became bad n
the cum of 81 500 for Mr.. Ebing, the commissioner
streets al d lamps.
The court was then adjourn ed, but il was some time
before the exctemeit subsidized and the court Wa
cleared.
With regard TO EbliDg, 1t appears that he vase
remarka ably alert for job that nine days before DO
entered upon the duties of his office he concluded 90
arrangement with Smith, Seckel & Co., the company
who work the street sweeping machines, by WHOM
they were 10 give him all over hundred and forty
thousand dollars and he was TO exert bis influence
to get their bid accepted. 1t Is said that be ante-
ipated they would get one hundred and seveoty-
five thousand dollars and his share would be 81 least
Thirty five thousand dollars. lie is said 70 hsve
been so indacreet as TO place his name !" paper
containing this agreement. Two days after entering
on the performance Of bis duties he advertised TOT
proposas Smith, seckel & Co. had hooked him,