The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-14
Huntington in Court.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Smith.

cHARLRs b. HUNTINGTON ARRAI0NED-HIs APPEAR-
ANCE-TwKNTY-sEvEN INDICTMENTS AGAINST HIM.
Nov. l3.-n was understood this morning that Charles
p. Huntington, OF Wall strees, would be arraigncd,
and hence the Court crowded by persons
ious 70 the accused Shortly amer III O'Clock be s
pcared In company with his counsel, Jas T. Brady Esq
Tho prisoner seated by his counsel Of course
was the Conserved Of oil observers" Mr.. Huntington
has Due grained and sensitive Temperament and deci
ded,y intellectual appearance, but mis- Incarceration has
evidently preyed much rpon his nervous system. Az
though be appeared 10 the casual observer to DO
CON posed and comparatively cheerful, yet wher,
bis countcnsnce was scanned closely I, wona
be seen that Il had an unesrthly and vile,
nnge, produced BY great mental agitation. The
Clerk sad-"Cbarles B. huntington you are indicted 'oe
forgery In the third degree and demand trials upon these
several indictments"
piesse Continued Mr. } the object Of APPEARING here
to day Is, thai Mr. Huntington might be srragnN and
plead ar have some time appointed for the trial Your
Honor probably Of the fact that the number "
Indictments found twenty seven, and they found
on tho 10Th. We have examined them and nnd dflculs
70 lake the vesponsibiy 10 plead We think 10 fair
ths. learned opponent should select upon
which Mr. Huntington should DO tried for 20 prepare W
Try twenty seven would DO an unreasonable demand.
Very likely, Tor certain reasons which will not be dis
closed thai Whatever ID the result Of one tho trial OF the
others viii terminate In the way. When be haop
tod Us which Of the indictments he purposes 10 ny we
A. Oakley Han, District Attorney replied as follows -
81.
Recorder Tamadse We have prepared V try IN case
10 day, and anxious that shcud be dsposcd Of
room as possible have no doubt that the result will
my learned piend prcdicss-shat the result upon one
Indictment Will be IN and 10 fact the result upon toe
other. msy a. well say that II % my intention 70 Try
his client upon Of least three OF thee indictments vii,
give HIM a st or piece Of paper nov. any other
time In The Of The day. they all given,
tcrs Of similarly. advised BY my associate in tns
that expedent TO Try a. possible, be.
Of the vfncsscs In Ia such position that no
desire. TO be abe, nj from the ety. also our calendar 10
A ANAL I'm x.ufn
the grcsisr The tv1l Increases. / wouli therefore
name Monday Of next week az the day upou ~hirh
would take This case up, which the last week Of the
tom.
sr grasy-Tthe Court pIes,e. VIC cspnct be rssdy &c
try ether o. these indictments az 20 carly day. ap.
peksnd there 10 no reason Why We should nos have
longer tine ihsn that TO prepare. We try this
caute Tits tenn hspecui'sr In this tbs, the slegca
forgery was developed from time to time in the
q lsng nvtstgston, during which Mr.. Harrington has
umalnoa In confinement A. [ understand H. Il the
Court pierre the last developcmcn place us, be-
fore bese pspcrr we're a sent in 10 10 the tine adj
dIs Jour Honor the counsel for Mr.. Huntington had
means Of known how to begin TO make sDy preparation.
for the trial of these Indictments. We will tn
friend Mr. Hall furnishes the staten which OF
ths our attention % TO be directed The Witnesses
the part " the people necessarily few. Jbe In ci-
ments ssainst him aeec ntebt 70 dcfraud but heir
history 10 essentially dinorert
:, ne nsu,e, Aaer.sy.i perceive sy looking At some
the person advancing the money upon the c1lseral
well 40 upon the others.
Mr.. Brscy There " avery marked distinction between
the two cmes. Tho Witnesses ior the prosecution all
here, ard feu number, and there y no pulls neces
city that 10 should be uieG Immediately. 10 the next
place, the stature Of the 6tfer of these indscnea,s
which assume TO be entirely conclusive 10 all persons
tnRageo In ,he trial. make much loDrer tine necessary
orrcTtre ,han between now and Monday Mr. Hall
and myve will he IN Orange county, wnere Btser ia 70
be triet, and hat will iase at least two weeks Tho
prisoner u In custody; he does not for bal and
botbins has been heard against him bnt the public
ttmor wLish always goes sgslnst the accused
The lthiot AttorneyI sm reminded of apos her thing
which have forgotten, that Vim. Curtis Noyes Esn A
another counsel Tor the prosecution associated With me
~ my ctrseh,, and SIN very happy 10 m H.
tnfsfed IN behalf OF tao OF tho gentlemen alleged n
have been deirauded-Mr. Harheck and Mr.. Belden
would liz ursp next Mopday 10 try NJ. huntington ana
the gentlemen on the other side cannot be prepared
vii sss that The proper legal te maie Inc act
q The Grand Jury having found large numser OF In
dir.ns imposes upon the necessity OF guarding thg
th Oil the Legal formarties that the gives me
10 such with. f my learned friends Gao
not he rrer.red that day they racs thenlselves
wihn The rule of this Court aad By the proper afavss
OBTAIN postpopemcnt that the records this C,1rt
may show the Just reasons Why this was not tried,
Sir Bstdy--f do not the necessity for rormantv
see that there anything the practice Of mi,
which requires 10 state reasons than have
already presented for reasonable time 70 prnusrs I'M,
trial Its common remAt-and mcst of the 70 nsrrs
sde by this community erroneous-,hst ii a prison.
occupies responsible position be has better coaae,
hs trial than In interior station Fysosjy ,po
siie the care " every lawyer knows; Tor The very