New-York tribune., 1872-10-08
LOCAL NEWS.
TIE RING SUITS.
CHARGE or JUDGE BRADY TO THE GRAND JURY
PROCEEDINGS IN TWO COuRTS.

CHARGE or JUDGE BRADY TO THE GRAND JURY
PROCEEDINGS IN TWO COURTS.
Judge Brady opened the October Term of tho
Court Of oyer and Termner yesterday. The rolls OF
Grand and Petit Jurors were called by the Clerk ana the
following Grand Jurors were sworn:
81 Py @ aIpe & No. ie5 20 S Of Ee M H & EVen
Daniel 81. Deyoe Of No 81 MncDouyssti William H. BaJs
weah; James Smith Of No % IringPseei Archibald a VI ie 1
Ts Gs s HH h. "' stephen PhS No. Ga' g Dos
81 N9 5 we ns Sp'sg ," No 1s Mssaape Ben
nin Aeu Of No 80 Psk Dearborn g. Pff So q John So Of
s sa S 1 & hsT2 sg u EiTsri Dayiyer u
West Tventyarstt Henry DAWSON Of Easi hcVent
The petit Jurors having been discharged uhl lhurs
day. Judge Brady delivered his charge 70 the "'"na
Jury, follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND JURY: The duties which
you have TO perform. though simple are iraught WIN
momentous consequences TO the people ana he
1t is your province to inquire ana l3r ls' - tbi Co1T
are Organized and become an integral part OF 's
into the ruth Of such charg rs may De ad Deo!o yo
10 determine whether there sufficient evidence 70 WIZ
rant an Indictment You stand between the stare anu anu
the citizen, with the responsibility festlhg Oh yU @ ~ t
Justice 10 bOtto to II that you present no one
through fear. favor affection, or nope OF Ic"aau b
20 your according to the best Of your under
standing This the language OF your OATH IS & Lne on
bodment of the law IL il concise plain, cOnpreheh
eiye aud Just You should therefore proceed dIngony
faithfully but fearessy with your investigation ns's &
but object in view, and that s0emny, put htol
and careful inquiry, to present the Ohehuer, WoNe ~
he may be. when you shall become satisnrI IN to9
ne has violated some laws 81 the lanu Wnlch &
him TO criminal punishment I95 should not DC uyu W
however on ght or nv thSi eet eommcntato
blackstone be thoroughly persuaded OF tho Iuth OF
not rest satisfied merely with remote probabill-
ties-a doctrine that might be applied 70 Nerg
oppressive purposes" The evidence received by You
should be Of facts within the knowledge OF the Witness
and OF such he may have gathered upon ihoIna
fon and therefore founded belief Guided by these
elements your conclusions must De satisfactory 10 yo
selves and to the people who look TO you Ior ~ tn
due faithful and fearless administration OF criminal Jus
Iice IeSiues ,io Which deem ii my duty
TO make this occasion you are Doubtless aware our
N il nevertheless proper to advise you that l6 OF your
number are necessary make quorum, and that the
concurrence Of - is required to ind an indctment
Alter auding in detail 10 the Otner details OF ther
dutics his Homer charged them In obedience To the
statute the Excise. Lottery, ana lleclloh LAWS, ~,
to the laws against receiving illegal feGs ana Tor tHe
preyention of fraud sale of steamship tickets In
regard TO these laws. he said: Tie mntuue O oLehses
resulting from the excessive use oi splri.uos 4
ana the effect OF delete rious liquors, used even III no
Grafton has doubt had its influence and propery TO-
in requiring that the ENclse laws shoulH ne .o G
OF particular mention, ana the apprehension . tna ~ i
violation the Election laws might SOMETIMES Iesut M -,
subyorng the iIanchlse ana ia thht i wy W. @ 49,, ,'vs
election by vote Of the person really choSen my nav
exercised similar control ~ regard 10 .rtn. EN-
that may be- aud Whatever REASONS mg ig i - ili re
I'm reference to the other laws mentlOhtu' hNlns ~
ferred 10 them my duty IS discharged poI'ic'n' 'Vu
may now retire. .
After the withdrawal of the Grand Jury DisiTict-At-
torney Garyn took up the cases of WIN. M Tweed H.
W. Genet Thomas c. Fields, who, as he stated had
been indicted in this Court He requested inc OOurI W
name an early day for their trial.
Counsel for Thomas C. Fields sad " will not oppose
the motion to fix day, but give notice that on any day
fixed upon shall TO have the case put over the
term, as we are not ready for trial.
The DstrictAttorney then asked The Court to fix day
for irving the other two cases. and suggested next Mon
day.
Acknowledgement Barlow here came into Court and at
once moved for an earlier day than Monday because 1t
was particularly desirable that those suits should DC
proceeded with at once, and disposed OF.
Judge Brady asked the defendants counsel If be had
been informed of the application 10 fix the day OF trial
The DisrictAttorney replied that such notice had been
given. After consultation between counsel Thursday
was set down hearing the motion in the Fields
case and Monday the trial of the Tweed and Genet
cases The Court then adjourned until l0l M Thurs
day.
The civil suits brought by the Corporation Counsel IN
behalf Of the Board OF Supervisors against VIM. NJ
Tweed Richard b. Connolly, James ii. lngersol, John
Mcbride Davidson and George :. Miller, being on the
calendar of the Supreme Court, special Term were
called up Yesterday by Judge Barrett. No action was
taken however and they put over until oct 2l.
The case OF Foley ag the Mayor &C. went over for the
term.
These cases have MP the shape OF demurrers to
the complaint of the County OF New-YOrk IL viii DC
remembered that the time these suits were so proni
nently the various motions were made Tor tme
which were granted by Judge Barnard, and in every
case opposed by tine Corporation Counsel When the
time came 20 answer the defendants dcmured and IL is
these demuIrers which now coming up for argument
IL is expected that the same arguments VIII now ne
urged against the county that M O'onor us, I'D inc
sui;s by the people, familiar TO all II ders that u s
the people of the State Of NewIOrk anu not the county
who have the right to sue