New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27
THE COURTS.
COUNT JOANNEs MEETING WITH HIS DE
SERTS.

COUNT JOANNES MEETING WITH HIS DE-
SERTS.
HE rs CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY, AND
THREATENED WITH EXPULSION FROM TIE
BAR.
| The case of James Hughes, the unhappy man
whom the socalcd Count Jcannes charges with being
the Nathan murderer mp yesterday in the Court Of
| General Sessions the charge Of larceny. Hughes
pleaded gy to the charge, and his counsel Mr.. McCel
lam then proceeded 10 read the following astounding a
davt charging the Count with conspiring to get the
large reward offered for the conviction of the Nathan
murderer, by fastening the crime an innocent man:
The People set James HugLesCtT and County Of Newio .
S James e Sg SSf Ls % ana mat 5 seqa,an
wherein his poneni sa Hughes were
fined that th. deponen well acquainted with individual named
sslr. iis.nd;, where this dspoasn. va. consisted
acquainted with individual calling and styling himself Gcorss he
o whose name as, been Informed I.e ,
George Jones in the Penenta Bckwcs Island in With
Der 1870 Further hi, dePonen that he the said Geos
E. G. Howe on divers different Penicnay
s rs nSss "SS Gnn % "s ssS ion t
that the said g. Howe disclosed opponent the frequent
the Count Jcsnnss;" that dcponent that he
% use S AND s 5 c19 Iss %ss S s
offered by the authorities for the arrest and conviction Of the murderer Of
through the public press Chairman Vigilance Com.
% the IF . sTY n s ss that ' S &c G.
further informed this depOuen that he had tod the said Count that he
Hughes with whom he qussod shortly bcfoe ncwh
sS % he 3. Rs S sa ' s ed 'Ss that R
ss md ss he . IS. SsP . nat
the said Howe % strict silence and otherwise the said reward
formed hi, depcncHi that Count, had told him Gcss that
Ss s S nErs asu Hughes T'; h ne n
s .n Sf s sS' IF the SSS %% i|S%i . be
divided between the sad Howe and the Count shat this dep9eni
iish conspiracy when the said Howe eeoy informed tins dtpOnen
ward DerOpsn further tds, as said Howe and de
the release q hi, he informed The said Howe and
H ; q nn nS I ms t FERN @ db Gid Have yeed
Joaune" delivered the personally the said
M i i & % dfSPsD soS%1y yeJ m s h % i
cS1as Or e1y gr % a IN Sne 1 To- r,s. .a "o
Jones alias GEORGE Count Jcenc" ALBERT FELIX CgAe
'"'" '''''' A. H. iIranrrr, Notary Public
The Count several times interrupted the reading OF the
foregoing by ordinations lof. "false," and 'beous.'
After the reading done, he stood up boldly and said
81 ask your Honor that this affidavit be kept from the
press and allowed publication" Judge Bedford re-
Piled: "sir, do not control the press II they publish
it, OF course they take the responsibility" The Count
holding out his hand Electrically toward the reporters
sad Every well, your Honor, let them accept the
responsibility, and beware of what they publish, ~
shall certainly bring actions against them ALL" j. j.
Roche, of the prisoners counsel, then asked the
mercy Of the Court for Hughes as he would have been
acquitted of the charge Of larceny bat for the terrible ac
cusatons made against him. Judge Bedford in view Of
the circumstances, imposed the lowest penalty Of the
law--one year in the state Prison.
After sentence Mr.. Roche again addressed the Court
requesting his Honor to suggest to the DstricAlorhey
the ropey of laying the action of George Jones before
the General Term of the Supreme Court, and that his
name be stricken from the roll OF attorneys and coun-
sellers. The Count jumped up and said: II accept the
challenge with all tie avidity Of my nature" Judge
Bedfords hammer came down, and 70 did the Count,
thus ending the proceeding