The New York herald., 1872-10-29
THE TRIAL OF MAYOR HALL.

The trial of Mayor Hall was resumed yesterday
morning, In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer before
Judge Brady. This, the fourth days proceedings
brought the case for the people to close. The de-
Csion Of Judge Brady to exclude evidence that was
in his Judgment irrelevant Sld which failed to con-
meet the defendant with that which was proposed
to be testified to shortened the of the prosecu-
tion considerably. Though the court room was
crowded throughout the day there was very little
incentive to excitement or popular feeling in the
testimony OF the principal witness, Garvey, or in
the remarks OF counsel for the defence the prose-
rution. Garvey, the prince OF plasterers, was
again put the stand, but his revelations
amounted to nothing, and II he knows nothing
more implicatiye against 'Bossn Tweed and
the rest Of them than he knows against the Mayor
the reform prosecution have got elephant on
their hands they will be glad to get rid OF before
the finale OF their series or intended prosecutions
Is reached. The proceedings yesterday would have
been unusually nat and uninteresting had it not
been for the Mayors note,
ABOUT s'THE LITTLE roX.'
After the hour fixed by the Court for the recess
half-past one-nad long passed away there was
no sign Of resumption OF the proceedings. Judge
Brady-more reliable on all occasions than even
OLD PRoBABILTIEs,n
was, for once long behind time. The judicial clock
actually felt the moments pass heavily on its hands,
as II ashamed to note the syables OF recorded
time during his absence. and II 1t had been
possible for 1t to blush, when, at twenty
minutes past two, Judge Brady entered, ana then
Valentine and the rest OF the Court officials,
whose duty 1t is to rap the tables for silence
to call out sHats or in Court,n and to spread a
general awe over the audience by threatening
glance-that clock would certainly have blushed
for Judge Brady's delinquency. II no doubt looked
upon him, however, like Hamlet's fathers ghost,
more In sorrow than in anger, and continued ats
motion" before the Court as II no interruption
whatever had happened. On taking his seat, and
Just Mr.. Stonghton, at last turning TO BUSINESS
withdrew his fingers from coursing through his
magnificent locks OF perpetual snow, aud Mr.
Buckley, who was to have opened as counsel for the
Mayor, poked his nery-lcokng proboscis into his
0 cool ps ,ST the 'ass as
the clock aforesaid had been like all
the other spectators, sitting or standing still
jury that the case OF Noonan, the alleged iorger,
would be adjourned over until today and that he
then and there would so adjourn IT, The pro-
ceedings in the Mayors case were opened by the
recall TO the witness stand OF
ANDREW J. GARvEY.
Before this witness was examined Mayor Hall
said that the short cross-examlnaton previous to
the adjournment OF the Court on Friday had been
begun by himself. IL consequence OF a cold that
affected his throat he asked the permission OF the
Court that Mr. Buckley, his counsel, might con-
tinue that cross xamination.
The Court promptly assented.
Mr.. Peckham said he had a few questions to ask
the witness Garvey, before the cross examination
BY Mr. Peekham :--llavc you, Mr.. Garvey. looked
for the note since the adjournment OF the Court-te
you BY Mayor liailf A. Yes and have been unable to
@ Have you looked in all the places where you keep
your papersg A. have looked in every place where 1t
was supposed conld and Ind i: .n
The grapes Yours truly oaRey iiai "a A"' more ~
was there noty 4. Yes, sir.
handed TO you will you state whether there any
foundation for serving of those bss A. There was not
81 Did you endorse and deliver them for Ingersolls A.
% Those tho warrants endorsed by Ingersoil' A.
o Are those the only warrants that bear rngcrsos en-
uo.ehehr A. fes that were presented to the Board OF
Cross examined ny Mr. Buckley--when did you COM
an 70 WORK Tor the city ard county, Mr. Garyeyy A.
g + y not over nnccn years ago, A. Not so long f
.egpans e ,hnt rI,x period you were employed all de-
Was ~ ~ ely work We're You notS A. Yes, SIR
your accounts for the city, A. No sir.
wore uniaudated and unsettled No. SIR. not daring
the whole OF that time. - ~ e'1e
Fall Of 1872 A. Yes sir believe there were ~ ''e
suhstaniialy whether you ever had any conversation
PER- 6sToGa d S whS yGI said that
would be likely to say II would proper for
me 70 say that they were unjust before a witness -
pS S1 d pay p y % en- 'a & s wse
iase and irardulontf A. cannot recollect; IL might
@ Now want You to charge your memorys A. II mad
BONE circumstance to jog my memory perhaps might
..3 Now jog your memqy, a; understand you to
ask you as 10 any conversation In which you told