The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-03
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The Whiskey Ring Erauds-Giyng Bail.
Yesterday was comparatively quiet In the ONCE OF
Commissioners Shields as compared with the day
before. Though there was large attendance Of
persons waiting to give bail for accused friends the
rush IN the office was very much less than tnat OF
Monday Nevertheless the clerks were kept as busy
q they could be in drawing bail bonds and taking
the necessary examinations as TO the responsibility
Among the persons who entered into bonds Of
each for OF 5sng a IN
the alleged wnlskey frauds were
TIE PARTIES BATLED.
Samuel B0hen; his Dondsmen were E. J: Mar
bhurtz AZ Dey street, and John Brodesxi, 70 Hester
John Grimtns-sureues, John Bukeley, OF the
stephens House, and Charles II. Banngan, 1915
Samuel Brower-sureties John Mathews. 217
East Nineteenth street. and Thomas D0nohoe, 100
Edward NJ TyIer-suretics, Samuel Herman, 81
West Fifty second street. and Thomas Donohoe, 1866
East Eighteenth street.
John Osporn-SureIy, VIII en- Harvey, s25 Lex
JACOB Englenardt-surety. Jonas Heller e5 West
Bernard kupper-Surety, Abraham Simms, 831
East Fifty-seventh street,
Alleged Smuggling.
John A. Machado has been indicted for alleged
smaggling OF cigarettes He appeared and gave
bail In $4,000, his sureties being Adelaide Morris
and Richard Morris, salters East Fifty ninth street.
William d. Chase, also indicted for smuggling,
gave bail to answer his surety being Richard Merri
neld, 1871 Lexington avenue.
II would be idle to speculate upon what the result
of all this tndcting business upon SO large scale
may be. One thing Is plain, that II the government
were ready tomorrow with all their indictments.
papers and Witnesses, they have not got Judge to
try the cases; and II they had where would they put
him to do SO Judge Blatchford has to do in
tine District Court with admiralty and other business
Judge Woodruff Is sitting in the Circuit Court for
the disposal OF five hundred cases on the pres
ont calendar, which, 1t Is to ne presumed, In justice
osner causes are reached. The Bowen. Chase case,
relating to the Wills aud property OF the. late
again placed on the calendar; and we are guilty 81
no exasgeratl9n In saying that TINS cause ceteore
Ke pp IN less than one MONTH II even In that
Time. SO that II the government are In earnest III
speci to the prosecution Of the parties al
Key frauds they viii nave to hurry up ana
put on stan OF Judges for the purpose Of clearing
on the immense mass Of civil and criminal business
FEDERAL Court, apparently with but small hope OF
fault oi the present. judges OF the Court Tney work
well and efficiently. IL Is notorious that Judge
has quite enough keep him engaged IN admiralty,
bankruptcy and other branches OF judicial
SI inc in ss 1o dse
dict also does MS best when he IS not sitting
Inc district str 70 lessen @a,r tce SIZE Of
we have stated the calendar has been for years
growing in bulk, with but small chance OF It's dimt
evil-m0re federal judges ought TO be appointed,
for they arc badly wanted, ana frivolous cases
never, under any circumstances, should be entered
on the calendar. In TINS way the business we nave
indicated may be disposed OF, and II the govern
ment are for the trial OF these whskey ring
indictments they must lay out little money for
securing the services OF Judges who may be called
upon to perform judicial duty In the pressure and
emergency like that which Is presumed to have
arisen within the past lew Gays In our United States
Courts.
Alleged Perjury.
The United States vs. Charles Roseneld.-The dc.
PENDANT was held In $4,000 bail on charge of per-
jury IN having sworn that he owned certain prop
crty Ia BROOKLYN, when, as Is claimed Dy the prose-
cutlon, he never had such property IN his posses
sion at oil.
Selling Unstampcd Cigars.
The United states vs. Philip Barolo-The defend
ant had been charged with manufacturing and re-
moving cigars from his place Of business In South
Futn avenue without properly stamping them.
commissioner Shields ned that the evidence offered
die not support the Charge and ordered the de.end
discharged.