The New York herald., 1871-12-19
JUDGE BEDFORYS GRAND JURY.
The Duties Of the Grand Jury in the General
Sessions Extended to the End Of tho
Month-More Indictments Ccm-
mg-Another BombsheI.

Yesterday nc the opening OF the General Sessions
Judge Bedford presiding, the Grand Jury came into
Court for instructions. They were thereupon ad.
dressed by Judge Bedford, who sald:--
GENrLEMEN OF THE GRAND JuRY-On the 2ath
day OF last November you voluntarily entered thB
court room, and through your foreman made spe-3
a REQUEST OF TINS Court to extend the time or Jour
pie opportunity for investigation. In reply X
.nen nei,i said ! would examine the law, and. u
As soon as the Court was adjourned | at once pro-
cee1ea 10 lnvesgate the legal question which pre-
sented ITSELF After careful stuay and rejection u
seemed to me that had the power to extend
the November term. Ny colleague ana associate
Recorder hacket being for the moment absent ironI
the city, necessarily deprived me Of any lcaal con-
sultation with him upon the subject Under the
circumstances l sought the advice and opinion
Of the New York Bar. Mr.. Charles O'Uonor.
After shor0ugn nss4,nn examination o. the
which presented to hum. He gave IL as MIA
opinion that my power e q, extend TIE
opinion Judge darvln. the learned Dis.
trlct Attorney fully concurred. Thus forti1e4
one object In view-to 40 right convened you.
gentlemen, the following morning. and IN c0npl-
@ ance Nv WIN & your request extended your term TO-
ished your investigati0nsi
DR.. CoMsTOCK, the foreman, said-Tn answer ia
that question: Your Honor, we have not. We ard
now In the midst OF the Investigations that COM
menced a. The early time OF our extension, and II
Will Stlu tHke US SOUc uayS I'd COmpiete anu 8Cu
upon those cases now before US.
JUDGE BEDFORD-NOw many days would you
desire2
FoREMAN-lt Is quite impossible for me TO say the
exact time. We would ask Your Honor to extend
our time TIL the 3oh OF this month. In Inc nean-
time the very moment we can finish our business
having 1t understood that we would ASK for a DIS
charge
Judge BEDFoRD-Which will at once be granted.
Let an order be entered that the November term b0
extended and hereby continued until Satur ay, the
80th OF DecemDer, up to and including Saturday,.
FOREMAN-We would be glad to nave IL UNDER
stood that we can be discharged II we get through
our business at an earlier day.
Judge BEDFoRD-l have already said any time you
report Will discharge You.
MORE INDICTMENTS.
AttwO O'Clock IN the afternoon the Grand Jury
re-entered the Court, followed by District AttOr-,
ney Garvln. The foreman handed document
enclosed In large envelope to the Recorder,
who was presiding at the time The Di,tricr
Attorney immediately took possession OF the enve-
lope, when Recorder Hackett handed II to him and
lett the room. t was Impossible to learn what
the contents of the envelope were, but II Ia
rumOred that the Grand Jury presented indlctnentS
against parties implicated In the extensive frauds
committed upon the treasury Of the city and county
OF New York-some against those already procecde6
against while others are directed against parties
suspected Of completely IN these frauds but who have
been as yet enjoying respite from prosecution. !