New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-31
CTgIL COURTS.
United STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-JAS 30.
Before Commissioner STILLwELL.
AoyOTuFR VICTIM OF THE SECRET SERVICE DETEC-
TIyEs-A SCENE IN THE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS oFFICE-JAS 80.
Before Commissioner STILLwELL.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE SECRET SERVICE DETEC-
TIyEs-A SCENE IN THE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
United States agt William Brown. .
The defendant was brought up or @ ON
Tuesday but, stated by us yesterday the 9 n
was adjourned until yesterday owing to the absence OF
material witness for the prosecution Inc case came UP
Yesterday pursuant TO adjournment but the proceedings
had hardly commenced when Mr. Joseph Bell Asslslan1
Whiteegge who appeared as counsel Tor the acCsgu
that he Mr. BelD would not recognize MN rs cOusel no
having no status as sc IN Ie IN fbe Mr. White
leggo contended that he had right to appear as
or M least il not counsel then as the friend OF the ue
PENDANT But the defendant upon being spoken TO- sara
he desired Mr.. Whitelegge as his counsel Inc C9ns
stances il having been brought to ms m0Wedge t9at
Mr. Wh6legge had not been admitted 70 practee ~ inc
United States Courts, and Mr.. Whitelegge admitting
that fact himself and further that his appearance as
counsel having been protested against by an officer OF te
Court (the Assistant DistrictAttorneyl, he wond DO
obliged TO refuse to recognize MN as counsel MI @
egge then became very denonstrauVe elsslng III sd!
ing had right to appear as prisoners counsel OF as
his friend u not as his counsel nc lno ~ oI
and Mr. Bell not recognizing Mr. Whiteegge as eo9lsl
were engaged IN conversation apoHG '1G ybieg1e
who constantly interrupted them by stating and assert
writ Of habeas corpus &c, &c lie became 50 IO AZ AZ
last that by direction Deputy Marshal was ABOUT 70
to his head INDIGNANTLY and uttering threats Tho
prisoner, In the mean time, had asked an W
the examination in his till Wednesday next Ior INC
purpose of getting counsel, which the Commissioner
granted The wife OF the prisoner, young anu 8oVIu
latter part Of the time Of the occurrence OF the seene
cried audbly either because the counsel Tor her
had received from her S2 and she nOugnJ nef nusDdhu
would be debarred from receiving his very valuable ser
vices or because her husband would nave 10 DC lncir
cerated week longer before his examination IL would
probaby have been better for all concerned II hlI'
Whelegge had been less demOnstrative IN ms manner
He appeared as counsel some short time since III the
United States Circuit Court and his somewhat nIeguat
course AT that time called forth from Judge Smaey what
most LAWYERS would have considered sharp reDnke, Det
N WAS difficult even then 10 repress him ON TUESDAY
the day on which the first examination OF the present
case was set down, he spoke very sharply 70 MI BELL
saving lie had nothing TO do with the question OF Da
aud also provoked sharp reply from Col Wood VINO ne
treated in very curt manner. In TACT, MS couct On
that occasion created somewhat OF SENSATION IN court
There be little doubt that IT was OWING 10 eOsei
action on the two occasions just spoken Of ana pafcu
ary on account OF his behavior on Tuesdaywhen IL was
remarked that he acted though he thought ne Wa
Commissioner, DisrictAtOrney ana al hahds, anu tne
Commissioner said that IL he acted In that manner ag
he should have TO Interfere TO repress hInthat Mr. Bel
interposed the valid objection TO his appearance as eou
Before Commissioner Belts.
A SMALL CASE OF WHISKY.
United States agt Aichesl Gallagher. .
The defendant was brought up 10 answer 70 lhe
HIGH Sounding charge Of having aided and abeed in the
removal Of distilled spirits from store IN WlhaInst ~
place other than bonded warehouse, previous 20 suc
spirits being inspected and BRANDED Dy Ohteu SUITES
Internal Revenue Inspector" 81,
The defendant has been imprisoned some time, te case
not having been disposed OF from various causes 1eser
day the mountain I'm labor the important fact Deihg
moved by MetrOpOan, that defendant had really tke
from the premises in question almost enough hquoi
TO make two men drunk . a., -.
he mouse having thus been brought forth the Assist
that il was too small animal to be noticed by an Off
cal OF the Uuited States Government ana therefore
ceased prosecuting It. The defendant was accordingly
discharged.