The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-11
FEBRUARY H. ls72.-TRIPLE

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you shall present no one d from envy hatred or
ali ihnrs truly they come BY your knowledge according
%ss yOu have been acting the
you hA'' % WAT STATIONED BY THE LAWS
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and abused public confidence You now your
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has ever marked history Of an American Grand jury
For weeks and months necessarily the sacrifice OF
your the welfare society and 70 the q
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inss have been watched, not only by the people,
the ssss. ,erponsa. Of s%sashsrand when Just
n 70 wor y. in pras.s hands, ss pr cannot
only dignity, ennoSs and elevate msnsnd may
Of the has also decisive sson in your doinss and
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At rest ali cav. h0m sa aS ao
now, in CONCLUSION, gentlemen, shall take this
& that the In mss ss p ss
agitation and trouble involving as Il were the safety the
deed only great satisfaction. but also
know thai there can be found q
but those OF duty to the public sood. with these brief re-
you that IS publicly and formally to thank individually
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charge you
DEMONSTRATORS OF applause were made al the con.
cluSiOn OF the Judges remarks.
MAYOR HALLS yINDICATlON.
Mr.. A. OAKEY HALL, amid breathless silence, rose
newspapers Tor several days past that the Grand
Jury mad found indictments against me. desire
10 know u that is the FACT and am here, both as
counsellor Of the court and as an individual, TO
answer 10 IT,
Judge BEDFoRD-I myself do not know. have
torney.
Assistant District Attorney suLLIvAN--Of course,
without an opportunity TO examine and state par
ticulary what the condition OF the facts IN REFER
ence TO them lind in tnls bundle OF indictments
Honor, five indictments against Mr.. Han.
Nj. HALL-What are they for, Mr.. District Attor-
Assistant District Attorney suLLIvAN-indict.
ments for q mistemeanor. The contents OF them
am not able Without time to examine to state: state,
ASSISTANT District Attorney suLLlvAs-rhe con.
Guiding clause H[ -as 49, <. -'ss-' ~ - :.
sad .he sOh day Of June isio being such Mayor
said did then and there in and form aforesaid
10 examine into the and correctness OF the said
claim presented for audit under said section asans. the
snRy p''p' INC ''''' No" anu 'S''
j assume, then, continued Mr.. Sullivan, without
having examined In detail the contents, that they
are charge against the defendant for wifully, I'M
claims which are specified in the body OF the ndct-
ments, claims against the city and county OF New
discharged by the defendant Dy virtue OF ms once
as Mayor OF the city.
Mr.. HALTia tnen' negiect OF an onicia , duty.
sation and to make motion. l have appeared
twice before his IN this Court counsel for officials
OF this county charged with official mlsdemeanOr.
One Of them was Judge OF this very tribunal and
the other was former Mayor Of this city. They
Sir. to offer bail, ana my ball IS in Court And l
wish to say that shall otter no plea to the
v,o, IRREGULARITIES u ;aRd OF THE GRAND Jury,
believe to have been many. am not here to move
to quash the Indictment nor to demur TO It. bur
simply to demand the earliest pracLlcai day for an
issue. and II Monday next VIII be designated
early day should be named, and it IS additionally
due to the accused. who has at all times courted an
opportunity Tor vlndicatiOn from
GREAT DIAL OF MALICE
and much persecution. have suggestion, II the
Court WI pardon me; Understand tan ~. tna IT,, Your
uon, which you undoubtedly deserve, from your
arduous labors. wish an immediate trial and II
reasons that the other Judge Of this Court should
ofilcate in any case Of NINE, and beg to suggest
that the er-00ct0 JUSTICES OF this Court the JUS
ices OF the Common Pleas, shall be invited 10 pre-
side at the trial, have q great many remarks 70
make, but shall reserve them until confront the
Judge and the Jury. ~ ns1s Is here, Mr.. District
Attorney.
tatingy say 10 Your Honor. after having listened
with great attention and interest 10 the statement OF
Mr. han, thai deem this to be In which 1t Is
eminentiy proper tnat ban should be taken, the
amount TO be fixed at once by Your HonOr-espe.
ciay where the deiendent is at the bar and asking
at once that he may nave the privilege OF giving
bail. hope Your Honor will, without delay, after
looking at the nature Of the indictments fix the
given to Mr.. Hall to execute the under
taklngs required by law. With regard to
to say that ne desires speedy trial. and he sug-
eests that q day should pc named In the present
s Monaay Week oG NE nar S Of S o
District Attorney concur in that proposition, and
ASK Your Honor. II other arrangements have not
been made Tor that day. that you set down this trial
perempt0rily for next Monday week. The indict-
ments, believe, are similar In nature, and OF
course cover different acts, alleged to include the
offence, similar TO the one announced when
read the latter part OF the Indictment under
defendant Was arraigned and pleaded formally
Assistant District Attorney SULLrvAN-The state
ment made by MIR. Hall included suggestion
when is really not addressed properly to the Dis
trIct Attorney, and tnat was with reference To the
be tried. That Is matter that Is addressed, OF
course, 10 the oihclal discretion OF the presiding
gIad 10 see, on the bench. The general nature Of
Tie suggestion Is one which cOmmends Itself TO my
anu the Which was w BY
Mr.. Hail. There is one aspect Of the case therefore,
n connection with that suggestion which must
Monday week, and If that other pro-
position Is to be carried out that the
Court shall be presided over by his Honor Judge
Daily. presiding Justice OF the Common Pleas, who
Is ty law really Judge IN this Court his c0nve
nlence and arrangements will have to be consulted;
40 that any arrangements we might make now with
reference TO the day OF trial would have to be taken
into consideration IN view Of some contingencies
That CHIT prevent Justice OF the Common Pleas
being here that day; but there Is other
tnat am aware OF hat Will prevent US Oelng ready
ut that time. therefore acquiesce In the sugges-
ton that Monday week will be deemed 10 be the
day on which one OF these indictments will be tried.
Mr. Halfway put in the ban now, sir
Judge BEDFORD-Yes, Sir
Assistant District Attorney SULLIvAN-The
| amount, | suppose, win be fixed by His Honor.
here Will need to be little time consumed IN pre-