New-York tribune., 1868-10-26
NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.

The exT osures of wholesale frauds III tho US
position Gf naturalization certificates maze -, on
past few, days aud their discovery just "hon ~ bold
the eye OF one OF the most important ,,aton
in ais country have alarmed and rouseu ~. ~, Tho
of an honest citizens irrespective OF P'''!, -
Announcements therefore, that the prehiin"' - u
g. Co. the case ~ the United States against beiy' -
Rosenberg was to take place at ~ - o'iOVn o,or ot
,,or,ipg before United states COhlnlSoio"
49, Irttd States Circuit Court Rooms, are" toSe'her
,oa crovd of men such as seldom ma thcr way INV
Yia c,ates Courts and who, long before the Ooih'
~ - 81, his seat, filed the room 10 Overho"lng
Xvin,p the bar was array OF legal talent such
as is rarely engaged on Single C"se'
and numerous prominent Democratic pOhuoahs'
exCongressmen, ex COuncimen and Aldermen ana othef
promnent members OF the party of which the prisoner
Rosenberg was only the tool also occupied seats Wh
The railing AT the appointed hour, Commissioner
Osborn ascended the bench, and Messrs samuel o.
Courtney District Attorney, James T. Brady ex'Judge
Fullerton and John sedgwck appeared for the Govern
ment while the prisoner was defended by MesSrS 1onn
Graham W. c. Barrett, and Abraham r. Lawrence
Rosenberg II may be remembered, was arrested Oh w
nesday last on two charges preferred 10y MaIshai % l
Naturalization papers. When the question was put Dy
the Commissioner whether the GOvelImtHs was o"S "a
proceed Mr. Courtney answered In the alimatlNe, anu
called attention TO the statute under winch te proceeu
hgs have been taken, as follows; ,i, or c,nss ., p,o
II any person La feJ make forge or 9uueIet OF e ~ @
cure 10 falsely forged counteda certificate OF eNlece
sn forgt6 or coua.i certificate ceshp any other
right every such person shall he deemed and sdaged gully Of
Gny aud on being ays s fsn bs SoT r period not les,
Aan three more than I've years or os o., hIel % INA n s % @ @
hereof lsIlteys D,ses page 2I4 sae6yo.Ss i,1 o. o
Instituted aud shall be able said Mr. Courtney, 10 shew
n the examination of the that at least one OF the
lated by defendant will now proceed with the ex-
animation Of the witnesses.
Mir Barrett for the defense moved that all witnesses
prosecon but the to be called to the stand be
ordered out of court and added, | also ask that the
gf flto win fO ha bp
defendants counsel.
Mf Fullerton, for the prosecutionYOu have no right
Mr.. Barrett-we have every right and unless the
Of the witnesses be gwen we have right TO OOjcc'
To their testimony when called to the stand.
Tie Commissioner ordered the witnesses TO 90 out OF
the courtroom and that they be provided with cOVe
ncnt place so that they might be III immediate aehu
Mr. Barrett-Your Honor with all respect. press
claim for the production Of the names Of the witnesses
Tor the prosecution.
The CommssiOner-It will be time enough when the
Witnesses come 10 be crOsseXamned. Ihey can then be
sCveTay questioned TO whether they remained III the
court OF not and then their testimony may be objected
Counsel for the defenseI suggest that the usual course
OF examination be followed and tna the names OF the
witnesses be given. | presume the Government means
% conduct the with entire fairness and presume
tie public prosecutor much counsel for the accused
Is prose Cuting counsel 1re 4, nothing asked here
Mi. Courtney-Ths is the most remarkable request
ever made. do not intend 10 give the names OF
The Government called Samuel 4. Sinms whereupon
Mr Lawrence for the defense sal' be.IaG eV s
Murray United states Marshal placed upon the stand,
that may have an opportunity to know the ground
aud basis Of this prosecution
The Commissoner-That may be praetieed in
Murray complaint aud knows the nature of it.
ana he w be put ON the stand at the proper time IL
moi necessary tnat he should be called hrst unless the
Mr IL Treuce-I suppose that under the statute we
have night to the testimony OF the complainant at tins
Mr. Fnlerton-You have no such night.
Mr.. Lawrence suppose we have some riEhtsl
Mr. Fnleriou-Thati is not among them.
Mr. Lawrcnce-We think II Is
owe in tins Court thoTgh the question has been fre.
gucDty raised VIII allow the prosecution TO conduct
he counsel for the defense eontended that practice
allowed in ordinary should be adopted in tins
Tine affidavit which lay the foundation of this prOsecu
ton, he continued shows that if 1t prosecution at all
81 is political II got up under The auspices Of
violent political partisan who holds his office and has
hcdt Tor years az the hands of the party with whom he
sympathlzed; and as we are ON the eve OF great
sgsihSt the party opposed TO him Therefore
~ ls that your Honor should be satisfied that
We distinctly charge OF the part OF the defense that this
IL poieai prosecution, got up by Marshal Murray 70
trap laid by him from beginning TO end 70 affect
tie ceclo and not designed 20 extend its existence be-
yOuj election day Weare familiar with the politics
d Marshal Murray and his personal record aud from
Tat lie should be pu on the stand for the purpose OF
telling ms nom what source he has derived the prOsecu
ton and on what he bases the charges against the de
fcudaAt Counsel then referred tue Of a former
Controller OF the city Controller Flagg) who having
made complaint against certain public officials connected
with the administration Of our City Government,
obliged 10 take tie stand as the first witness. aud dis
Eug himself anG declare why ne arfalghed the paDilc
officials. Now this prosecution aims at public officials
only thar. but arraigns the highest State Court OF
Oli6Md Juisdlctloh Why teD, sHohld not tHe prose,
cutor be put tho stand and say, here Is my naked
h.1asi. level any shaft you can at it,
Nh ia1v w reply, did not understand that the Court
had assembled there r lhe purpose oI sethg any qes-
uon connected vita any POM parry iI' s.S HS'G bo M
very sorry believe that the p0liioa! parry .,v "Ho
he mad been connected would aeknOW l6dgoits fep0nst
tsat eouuscl se Other side re;e1tcd the Parry ac,
tunnlkitc. tnIt the
Supreme Court had apsn6ized his learned opponent 10
come here and u sustain Its dguiiy,h assaed lie dd
Lot think nat any that belonged to the party, 10
which seemed by statements OF counsel MARSHAL MUIR
Ray opposed would permit any counsel or human being
10 >jaUd tla Court before your Honor IN grave Ju-
dcal proceeding, 10 project any Of ITS members ol organ
lzatOn IRON tAe unshnen "hich e Silme7 1esSINeu
lis HOnOT did not know JUdcaly that Marshal murray
50 nut ne might know ns n citize1 that there isa
strife gong on Tor supremacy IN the political arena.
Treating the case TINS way gkiul effort on the
I,rf oi e adrt cer TO turn this thing INTO the cur
tent of public -entiment-O make TINS Judicial inquiry
I'M ,,rc Uirss hs comes within the action aud
punishment Of the law This Is an action for specific
crime II he car prove by true, honest and faithful wit
nese thar he il not guilfy and his HOuOr dismissed the
charge against him, every man in the Court every man
in the community would rejoice lie NOud say once lot
il and ssy or All that the prosecution d,clan the
part Of the Government that there is the slightest polit
cal idea connected with thls pr0see0V9D
Counsel the defense sad tbat il had been cauVase
among tie for the prisoner whether they should
once, the face OF tuo papers 10 ulsHss
the complaint on the ground that Oh the face Of the
papers themselves taken IN connection with The law or
1878, 10 Impossible 10 sustain the proceeding lhe de
sire OF IN motion Just ietad but
tf Accelerate tine proceedings Prom the papers before
would DO perceived that tine motion onght 10
le disposed Of with deiDeIdtOn The certificates
OF naturalization annexed TO the AFFIDAVIT OF Marshal
urray SeTe IN themselves, genuine papers There was
Bc~lreteuse that the signature of the Clerk or the
County MI. LOew. WAS forged signatures that the
directions the back of the original papers, from Wheh
tose certificates had been taken, not Ia the hand
writing Justice Barnard. Nor there prctcnse
that the record not WHAT Pupoted 10 be hi each
case record OF the supreme Court OF the bate0i Now
York for the First Judicial District II Marshal Murray,