The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-14
LEGAL sxroRYs- TUESDAY.
Cert Of Oyer ard rcv~i,er.
R,Enrn Lnatlca INnRAHAM.


The AIlcged Contempt Of Haotiey, ne Street
Cleaning Coriractor.-rbs Court mat, this
morning, for the purpose tf . further hearing
n the motion on the part OF H.ckl.y TO delay
proc' sdinss In thS mat'sr CT bis alleged CO !.
umrt, until AZ or the adjournment OF the next
Court Of Appeals or In the event that al 1uld
Be rsfuea 20 allow hi n TO withdrew his pi
Of gully" ar d substitute one Of mot guilty.
With the ccunt'r-pro. ositon Of tho District
Attorney thai jud smeAt be entered akAtnst
Hacklsv, on his plea Of gully"
The District Attorney dssirsd 20 correct a
u,tappr shon,icn Of the counsel for Me-. Hack
ley, 10 stating that he Chs District Ato'nsy)
had cors,ntsd TO such a change OF the procesd.
ing b,fors the G, utt Of Appssls that they
wouls not hear the matter at the lest tsrm.
The truth was, that such was not the fact, and
no consent was given by the District ATTORNEY
upon which the respops btkty o. dslsy could
be thrown Tho Distric, Attorosy insisted
that II Hackhys cpurs;l had displayed due
diligence, the matter nigh, have been 20
through the Court Of Appeals q. the last
term.
Mr.. Fuller on. far Mr.. Hscklsy, would not
charge that the District Attorney coussntod u
any delay, bpt be did consent 70 . change Of
proc.dprs which resulted In delay. Il would
not delay long, n further proceedings ware dc
l.ysd until the rex, heading Of the Court Of
Appssls ard II might prevent injustice being
done 10 Mr.. Hacklsy, who, he doubted not
would be sbsolved f'om conte mp by the Court
OF Appeals.
Amsss J. Parker, Of Albany, stated the pro
e.sdings had At Albany; that hs, as essnsol for
Mr.. Hachley, had urged sp'eiy trial, bsfors
the Court OF Appeals but the Court had de-
lsysd, not supposlng that advantage would be
taken OF that fact, In the Court below, 20 taks
such action IS would even involve tho life Of q
citzep. Besides, the question was ono o.
| graf constitutional importance, and every In
dulgsncs should be shown c'tizen under such
| circumstsnce3.
TIE District Attorney Insisted that all Nc.
csesafy and proper dsay bad been permitted,
snd declared that he moi considered Il his ~
10 urge the matter to an issue.
The Court sid, that from the argument 70
| day, Il appeared 10 him that the last delay
was the sc; OF the Judge Of the Court OF Ap-
| psals, rather than an act tf the defendant, and
def ndAnt should not be held responsible for II.
| Thfoat IA the on.uet OF defend ant In other
matters had been unsatisfactory and evas.vs II
vas not CLAIR that II hal bsn 80 in thiI
iostspcs, and he .ould Therefore edj urn th.
matter until the Hrst Monday Of ,tober. at 4
o'clock, when tbs couf sci must have had tn
matter heard before the Court Of Aposals.
Tho District Attorney inquiriog for Mr.
Hacklsy, Mr.. Full srton stated that he had Jus
retired from the room having. during his bris
appearance, had 1t Of papers served upo
him.
The Court desired the cour sal for Mr.. II. I
understand that II did not think the manner
which defendant Appea' Cd before II very pre-
per, and would sugRsst that In future procssC
ings he exercise more respect towards th
Court.
| U.ited States rIarshsIs once.
A Old Offender IN he Stare Trade ATrestsd
The Unit,d Stats Marshal has lately m I'd
| an ArrsAt which ptomieoa To be an I'm poftan