The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-07
JORDAN "JUGGED.'
Indictments by the Grand Jury Against
Cuban Leaders.

Indictments by the Grand Jury Against
Cuban Lenders.
That was no small degree or excitement which
was occasioned at the United States Circuit Court
last Monday by the entrance Of the Grand Jury with
two true bills OF indictment against, as rumor had
1t, prominent Cuban or French officials for
violations. or attempted violations, OF the
neutrality laws. The foreman OF the Jury handed
the bills to Judge Woodruff without making any an
nouncement or the parties therein named, but
somehow or another the news leaked out that they
were persons engaged In lttIng out an expedition to
Cuba.
OF course the reporters about the court were
ell to the importance OF the occasion, ana forth
with o
SYSTEM OF 'tPUMPISG,n
orGtervi.wing was inaugurated, which well nigh re
suited In dstracting every official in ant
around the building where the court Is held
who were at all likely to know anything
about the affair. As q result OF their persistent
inquiry two or three OF Them sscertained that some
body had been indicted and that bench warrants
had been issued for the OF the offenders and
placed IN the hands of Deputy Marshals Robinson
aud Kennedy for execution, but VINO the particular
person or persons were II was utterly impossible TO
ind out. some thought they were CuDans, and
others again were confident that they were French
men VINO mad perhaps been fitting out
A PRIyATEER OR TWO
to prey upon the commerce OF the 'Vaferland,"
about It. Yesterday morning, however, the mystery
was ali dlspelled BY the appearance before Judge
Woodruff, In the United states Circuit Court, OF
General Thomas Jordan, WHO had been arrested az
nine O'Clock the night previous, by Messrs. Robin
son and Kennedy, upon the bench warrants above
mentioned. Upon beng arrested he was taken to
the residence OF Judge Woodruff TO have the
amount oI
HIS FAIL FIXED
Arrived there, some conversation and q brief dis
eussiOn took place between the Judge ana Mr.. Is. X.
Phelps, counsel Tor the General, which resulted in
thH AMI ri hnI hptuu nj tuvn
suretics being required and it being understood
that the Dai was to be given for his appearance for
trial at the February term of the United States Cir
cult Court for this district. The preliminar.es having
been arragned, all the parties went TO the residence
1t had been arranged iat temporary bail should be
given, TO be renewed before Judge Woodruff In the
morning OF the following day, this action being
taken to avoid the necessity OF sending the General
to jail over night. Upon his
APPEARANCE IN COURT
yesterday morning tne General was accompanied
by Mr. Phelps and several friends. aud looked quite
e. cheerful and pleasant as Is his wont. Assistant
District Attorney
MIR. Phelpa said his client had been arrested last
night and ne desired to know what was The Charge
The District Attorney replied that an indictments
was found against General Jordan, charging him
With fitting out Cuban expedition on the 2sth OF
against him In which he is charged with enllsiing
men ior the service "a tho ..,.,
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SuukC VII SuBScrtcu w tho DistIlCt httVIHcy
that when bench warrants are again issued the Court
should De asked to tx the amount OF ball, 80 a. to
enable the defendant TO ind b0ndsmen and give bail
to appear for examination. Mr.. Del Monte and Mr.
Alfonso two prominent Cubans, went bail for Gem
eral Jordan, and he was released.
The name OF the other party indicted Is for the
present withheld, as he has not YET been arrested.
Rum0r mad 1t yesterday that 1t was the wouid-be
notorious Colonel Ryan; but upon inquiry or several
OF the United States officers yesterday morning the
HERALD reporter was assured that they d not con-
slider that individual oil sufficient Importance to
take any notice OF him whatever. In TINS connec.
tion many complimentary things were said about
the inflated pOmpous condition Of the gallant (f)
Colonel but the public are no. ut all interested in
him they are omltted: .-.---7rrT