Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-07

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dfence, and Released on His own
Recognizanee.
New York, October 4-This morning
Mayor Hall appeared before the York
vile Police Court to answer the charge
of malfeasance in office. An unusually
large police force was in court Mayor
Hallssaid: / am here to disappoint the
malice of my partisan enemies IN refus-
ing, as l shall by my action to-day, to
aid in initiating any political campaign
by contributing, personally, anything to
the sensations of the campaign, and l
am here to relieve your Honor and the
District Attorney of any responsibility
inthesmatter. l am here in accordance
with the statutes, to waive an examina-
ton and to offer bail, knowing that, il
this, charge ever acquire gravity enough
to come before jury, there is tribunal
where it can be more satisfactorily in
vestigated to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie and myself, even preference to the
tribunal presided over by so courteous a
Judge as have the honor to address.
And, before enter into the formalities
necessary, / desire, in. this most public
manner, tot thank the hundreds Of friends
who yesterday, from the millionaire to
the laborer, rendered me their services
as bail; the hundreds of professional
gentlemen, some Of them in this room
now, who freely volunteered and enthu-
siastically rendered me their support
| shall do as every gentleman should do
for the purpose of bail, select his most
intimate personal friends, and my most
intimate personal friend out of profes-
sion, Mr.. Isaac Bell, will become my bail.
In compliance with statute, tender him
as bail and waive an examination, and my
bail is ready. CGreat applause in court.
District Attorney Garvir said: Your
honor, have but one suggestion to
make in this case. ! have not been able
to examine into the original papers, and
/ appear at the suggestion of your honor,
which / received yesterday, on the un-
derstanding that some matters of public
Importance wereto transplre here this
morning The gentleman who has ad-
dressed you certainly has the right to do
as he has done, and that leaves nothing
further to be done on the part of the
prosecution. I therefore submit the
matter to your honor to take such action
as, under the circumstances, you shall
deem meet and proper. n
Barrett, of the counsel for the commit
tee Of seventy, said THE Mayor has
spoken. as we all thought he would
speak, with the dignity which we all
know he has. he says he came TO DIS
appoint the malice of enemies, etc.
Here Judge Bixby shook his head dep
recatingly, and Barrett Gaid that they
were there under a sense OF duty, with
out malice, under a simple sense OF
dutySf Sfherefore he would disappoint the
Mayor by suggesting to the public pros
ecutor that he should not ask bail ex-
cept the Mayor own personal recognl-
zance. pn .sEgL
Attorney Garvin said he would be sat
isfied with any decision Of the court :.
Judge Bixby said he would not take
bail.
The Mayor explained that his remarks
were of general nature. They did not
relate to the counsel, and he partlcu-
larly diselaimed any reference 70 Bar
rett. saiG4g Al
At the conclusion of the Mayors re-
marks the audience rose simultaneously
and eheered and yelled franticaliy.
Cheer followed fcheeF for several min
utes, while the Mayor was passing from
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