Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-17
PUSHED TO THE WALL.
Tanmany's Trials and TrIbEIatIORs-Beep.
lsg ThIngs Not.

Isg Things Not,
NEW York, December 16.-Little els
wss talked Of in the city to-day except tn
sction ofthe grand jury. There was grea
. excitement about the City Hall all day
where large crowds Of politicians wer
eongregsted, discussing the proceeding
against Tweed & Co Its understood this
indictments have been found agains
twenty or more persons, among whom {
Ii Is said are persons not heretofore pub
licly known as having been come oteS
with the city frauds and ballot-stuf1ng
1t is stated that two indictments hsvi
been found against Thomas G Fields, anC
one or more against other parties connect
cd with the city park management.
. 1t bss leaked out thst James M. Swee
ney has bsen indi tied for felony, and thai
the proofs sgainst him are even stronger
than against Tweed.
Anindietmenti Is said to have baen found
against one notorious fellow who voted
six hundred repeaters ct the LAST election
Il is well known thst a police Judge
has also been indicted for his conuec ion
with bsllot-bo st0fing.
The grand jury expects to get through
with their lsbors by Tuesday next, when
some thirty or forty sealed indictments
are sxpsc' ed to make their appearance.
The anxiety Is very great as to the ex-
pected Developments, and greater ex
citehent than any heretofore created Is
expected whsn the facts are all made
known.
One indictment against Connolly is for
auditing the bill of IDgerso0 q Co. for
| S9l. .325 50, and the other for auditing the
| bill of Andrew J. Garvey for S67, 065 SO
| After reciting the law on the tax levy;
the indictment says that while the act was
/ in force Hall. Tweed and Connolly were
| - f. h.v
acted on the bill Of A. J. Gsryey for S67,-
Oes SO; that while the papers were in
| Connolly's possession they were lost and
thst Connolly corruptly neglected to su-
dit these claims.
The second count states that It was the
duty Of Hall, Connolly end Tweed, each
Of them TO audit, and in so auditing to
examine into the validity and correctness
Of the claims.
TIE Indictment against Tweed says,
Twaed did eunningly, confusingly, cor
ruptly, frsudulently, and intending under
the cloak and cover Of pretending to carry
into effect the provisions of said act, to re-
csive and acquire to his own use large
suuns of money belonging to the county
the proceeds Of bonds so issued-and that
he knowingly, falsely and frsudUlently
wrote his name VIM. NJ. Tweed, @. h,
upon certain papers purporting to be
claims against the county, presented to
said board of supervisors authorized to
be PAID.
The allegation is made that the repre-
sensations of Tweed were false; that the
claims had never been presented to said
board Of supervisors, and could not have
been found correct.
Il is stated that from the character Of
the indio.ms1ts against Tweed snd Con-
molly, the Indictment Of Msyor Hall must
follow.
The opinion OF Judge Learned. of Al
bsny, denying the motion to vscate the
order of arrest iB the case OF Tweed, holds
that the sfidsVitS in the complaint upon
which the order Tss issued must be trus,
as the defendant makes no affidavit him
self
The opinion Is very long, and refers at
length 10 TWeoJ's connection with the
city frauds. The judge holds that tbs
people had the right to bring suit.
When Tweed appeared at the general
sessions he looked pale and 0resJ-fsllen,
and tried vsinly TO smile pleasantly when
g friend grasped his hand. His fscs had
ell the appearances of a man who was COM
pletsly scared, snd the sir of pleasant
ness he tr1sd 70 assume made him look all
the more chastity. Politicians Of all
clszsss densely crowded the courtroom.
As Tweed entered his sdherents raised
cheer in his favor, but the cheers were
soon drowned by the Kisses Of his Oppo-
nenis.
Upon the entry Of Mr.. O'Oonor he was
greeted with cheers.
Tweed's counsel Was taken greatly by
surprise when Judge Bedford announced
that the prisoner was committed without
bail. John Graham AZ once declared that
they denied the right of the court TO com,
init IN that msBnsF.
Awrit Of hdbsGs corpus was granite by
Judge Barnard, which intercepted Tgssd
on his gay 70 prison, aud be was forth
with brought back to the supreme court
where an excited crowd was gathered,
on to keep order.
Mr.. Graham opened the case By stating
that Tweed hSd been indicted ia general
sessions for sn fence Of which the pun
ishment was bat three years impTison-
msut and a fine of one Thousand dCllars.
Judge Barnard interrupted Graham in
his remarks referring to Twesd's defense,
saving he could h6sR counsel only upon
the point admitting the prisoner 70 bail.
Mr.. O'COnor followed, oOntending that
Tweed should bs held 10 such bail as was
justified by thu magnitude OF the crime
When counsel had concluded, Judge
Barnard asid It would never do TO refuss
TO admit q man 70 bail chsrged with g
criminal offence, bat I see nothing to Jus
tify any departure from tk5 ordinary
course Of procedure, and order therefore,
that he be bsiled in the sum Of five thou.
ssnd dollsrs.
Alfred B. Sands was then accepted as
sole bOndsmau.
Connony's case was not called in the
criminal court, es expSOsed this morning
1t is stated that Fisk hss paid Miss
Mansfield SIS, 900 in settlement OF hsr Hbel
Buib against him.