The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-06
JUDGE BEDHORD'S GRAND Jury.
Two Of the Friends Of the People
Indicted and Arrested.


Same Boat with the EX-BOSS.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
The proceedings OF the Court Of General Sessions
on Saturday last-Judge Bedford presidlng-were
fully reported In the HERALD OF the following day.
Twenty-three indictments. 1t was stated, HAD been
found by the Grand Jury, the same having been
handed to the Court and record made The proper
legal proceedings for the arrest OF the parties
indicted promptly taken, the partial result OF
which Is In the arrest OF Harry Genet, the erst
"boss" on the small scale OF the uptown ring OF
small beer politicians, ana of the interrupted and
inc0rruptibe Ton U. Fields. The indictment
| against
| HARRY GENET,
charges that gentleman with forgery in the third
degree. The warrant for his arrest was issued i'm
mediatey after the presentments In court Of Judge
Bedford's Grand Jury Saturday last; but justice
was tempered with mercy on that occasion and the
Sheriff refraned from causing his arrest on Satur-
day for the set forth In the HERALDs report
OF the proceedings referred to- Mr. Genet soon after
his arrest early IN the afternoon Of yesterday by
the Sheriff. was brought into court on habeas cor.
pus applied for by his counsel, Nelson J. Water
bury. On application, Judge Barnard admitted the
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ment oliver Charlick was bOndsman.
TOM c. FIELDS.
! Next in the order OF Grand Jury presentment and
arrest by the Sheriff was presented TO Judge Bar
nard Immediately after the new departure Of his
| fellow patriot and friend. Genet Thomas c. Fields.
| He Is charged on two indicrments-one for felony
| the other for bribery. The same process was gone
! through to bring him into Court as that pursued
case Svt 70 a%,t NJ"
present. 'us III pr,va'e ioon W aun,'s n.n ~ 'ai
"a s'oc' v,s n,''n =. as ' $500 W
Clapp became Fields bondsmen, and, after justify
ing, the prisoner was discharged to await trial.
| The iNpioiMhNf A'AiNsr GENET
sno n0nso Cra,c ~ inv tns noma,
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W. Genet:-
INDICTMENT FOR FORGERY AGAINST HENRY W. GENET.
ass Sat- sy Ys S n and for he s SSv he r ey md
Henry Genet late Of The Frs ward Of the city Of
the Vs 81 our r s az the
county sfore.aid having he custody and
IL az follows that il 10 say " "'- 'A'A ''A'
"$4soa AA' '"' No. lis
"fo the CnAMBEnLAIN OF THE CITY OF New YORK, at
| "Pay j. Mob Davidson or order SlsO2 for ironwork
&c. 0' N'nn SIcH ARD B. ooNNoLLY Comptroller
| "A. OAKEY HALL, Mayor"
IN Ninth nth District hS Court House Fund REGISTER
year aforesaid. with arms the ward CITY
and did cause and procure to be falsely msds
forged and counerfeed and did Willingly aid and assist In
the ssiJ or;sr cersin anS r INC Dnca o.
called an which said fasc forged nG cn,naa
feited instrument and writing commonly called an endorse
ment = as Follows that Is 70 say j. Mob Davidson, with
s o aUd New and
Jurors Aforesaid against he form OF the statute
people q the state q New York. and ne dignity.
hs asn OSn sS a ~ 90
ward ely and county aforesaid on the day and year last
order for The payment o.
which said order as 0ST ns ' YSas to ,sy s
IS" "a 4sSs. -. r,, c,u,. 49, ~, Ma. Ina
sSsscns srosdxsy BANK 90. .. so. 90. 80 - '.'
of Ninth District Court House Se, oouvo,rv
| =. HoNNO' ooNp"o"e''
on til. back q 1Sh said % then and there
INSTRUMENT and writing, commonly called endor sement,
q the said last menoSsd ORDER which said ae..oniousy
an
knowing the premises last aforesaid and that the said
was ase neiVnoasy iorgea ana counter
seS with crce and srms a the ward cisv anS conny
afocsad eonousy did utter and Publish as true The said
feonousy false forged and counerfeed endorsement OF
the said las. mentioned order with intention 70 Inure
and deraud the Mayor Aldermen and Comnona.y Of the
CITY OF New YORK ana avers other persons 10 the jurors
90 % ne me sSa henry Tenet at the
orsea md ets enorsemsnt of ,h d sly
toned order then and there well knowing he s
ment false, forged and counerfeed as aforesaid
against tne form Oh Matute IN made
vded and against the of the people Of the State
New YORK and their disnty;, ,.py,v r..,. ~.
o. d. "A"'iN' Dsu'c' suorney'
THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
Subjoined Is copy or the petition for the writ OF
habeas corpus upon which the prisoner Genet was
brought before Judge Barnard
| - ~ -,
10 THE sUPhtME COURT or THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
The petition OF Henry W. Genet shows that he IL now
prisoner confined IN the custody OF Matthew T. Brennan
snern o. snc CITY ana county OF New YORK Tor supposed
ed Detained sy virtue bs n aereo noa ne