The New York herald., 1872-10-30
Another Chapter in the Lord Cor
don-Erie Swindle.
He Operates ON a Large Scale in
Edinburgh Under the Title
Of Lord GlenCairn.
INTERESTING TESTIMONY.
Business in the Other Courts-Abandonment Of
the Alleged Whiskey Frauds Prosecu-
Observation-Disclosures Decisions, &C.

There was very numerous body Of spectators In
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer yesterday morning
long before the usual hour for resuming the pro
ceedings in the case OF The People VS.. Mayor Hail.
The unexpected close OF the case on the previous
day In consequence OF the consultation held be-
tween counsel on either side, and the public
curiosity excited to ascertain in what it was to re-
But considerably increased the interest felt in the
case and the developments that were expected to
ensue 1t seemed to be the general impression that
plea OF guilty In the count charging neglect to
audit would be offered and accepted. In this how
ever the assemblage was disappointed, for as soon
as Judge Brady had taken his seat on the bench
Mayor Hall and counsel on either side being all in
their placcs-the case without the expected re.
suits from the previous days consultation, was at
Dnce proceeded with. Mr.. Hall himself was the
nrst to address the Court. He stated that 1t was
his own and c0unsers opinion that there was
nothing in the testimony for the prosecution which
the law does not reject as absolutely tainted or
that called for an answer. by way OF evidence for
the defence, and that he was willing to submit the
case to the jury on the prosecutions evidence
under charge OF the Court.
= ExBoss Tweed will be brought up to day before
Judge Brady in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer,
and an early day nxed upon for his trial.
In the case Of the indicted Assistant Aldermen,
the accused Isaac Robinson and Edward Costello,
were yesterday brought before Judge Brady in the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer, In custody OF Sheriff
Brennan. They are charged with corrupt prac-
tices in connection with the New Haven Railroad
Company in lending their aid to defeat an ordi-
nance of the city government, as members Of said
Board OF Aldermen, In favor OF the railroad COM
pany. Judge Brady In response to one OF the
accused stated that the Indictment charged them
with very serious offence. The Court fixed the
bail in 5000 each which the accused gave in open
court, to await trial. The proceedings and the rev.
eatons in the case which are OF great public in
terest and likely to lead to further developments
will be found fully reported below.
Judge Leonard yesterday, in Supreme Court,
Chambers, granted writ OF mandamus to compel
the Board Of Audit and Apportionment to audit the
OF Oyer and Terminer.
Testimony was taken before Judge Fancher, Of
the Supreme Court, yesterday bene esse, in case
In which Mr. Smith, Of Edinburgh Scotland, testi-
fed that the Lord Gordon who q short time ago
figured 80 prominently in courts, In connection
with his alleged swindling OF Erie stock from jay
Gould, had swndled himself and other Edinburgh
merchants OF large sums under the title OF Lord
Glencairn.
The case OF Francis p. Healey, charged with false
registration, was again up yesterday, before Com.
missioner Davenport, and was adjourned till this
morning. Healey lies in Ludlow Street JAIL In de.
fault OF 50, 600 bail.
The prosecution in the alleged whiskey Ring
frauds, In which Lewis samuels and others are de.
fendants, and which has been pending before
United States Commissioner Shields for some time
past, was yesterday abandoned and the parties dis
charged. The United States District Attorney ad
United that there was no case against them.