New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-08
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE RING CRIMINALS.
WHY THE GRAND JURY DELAYS
PETER b. swEENY, ISGrRsoLL, AND woopw.


EVIDENCE AGAINST GENET AND SANDS.
There was continued excitement in the City
Han yesterday over the reeration Of the statement OF
Mayor Halls Indictment 1t Is only necessary TO say
that no such conclusion has yet been reached by the
Grand Jury. One OF the morning papers represented
that Judge Bedford on hearing OF the report Tues
day morning, sent for the istrct-Attorney and de-
mandcd that the indictment against his friend Hall be
reconsidered. Another represented the Official
equally eager for political to the Mayors
conviction Judge Bedford himself explained to TRrb
UsE reporter who questioned him concerning the facts
that he did not know who indicted and that he had
not demanded that the jury reconsider any VOTE wei
knowing that such an act would be a misdemeanor on
his pert
There was some excitement among the jurymen them
selves the acton OF Judge Bedford In adOurnibg
Court Tuesday when the Jury wished to complete its
abors until saturday, and some Of them spoke OF the
action being not little suspicious. Jtseems that on
Tuesday morning against ordinary offenders
sent the Grand Jury which at first refused TO
take them up But the District Attorney represented TO
the members that he anxious TO try these cases ana
relieve the overcrowded city prison, and the jurymen
spent hour in these unwelcome investigations AZ
the end OF that time II proposed TO go into Court
when it discovered that the Court had been ad-
ourned until Saturday and that it could not be recon
vened in order 10 submit indictments Conferences
had with the City Judge and DISTRICT
Attorney by the Foreman Of the Jury, and
the latter failing to report the facts TO the
Jury caused some feeling and lot little suspicion
that sonnet ing being hushed up. The explanation
was subsequently advanced that the delay had been
brought about by that the Ring men had
concluded to settle the civil suits against them by pay
ms up and that time required to arrange the de-
tails. Peter b. sweeny, Woodward and fngersol, were
said have been added TO the 81 0ooCOO pool In which
only Tweed Connolly, and Mrs Garvey for A. j. Garvey,
had previously taken part; and that they had finally
made up their minds 10 pay up the civil suits, eet
their bondsmen relieved, and sacrifice the bail on the
criminal indictments. While this story could not be con-
1rmed IL not as improbable the friends Of the Ring
try make it appear 1t Is only the bail In the ciV'
suits which keeps Tweed and Connolly In EewYork and
Ingerson Woodward, Garvey aud others away. Inger
soil would at once surrender himself II assured that the
order OF arrest on the civil suit had been renewed;
and run the risk of being admitted by Judge Bar.
nari, 10 bail insignificant, that he could anord 10
sacrifice it ana leave the country. Mr.. sweeDy IL
certainly the city, and at his house, No. 40 Weet
Thirty-fourthst There Is order Of arrest against
him as yet either civil suit criminal charges, bus
Peter b. nevertheless keeps quiet at his own resi-
denee and will doubtless fly again as soon as he hears
that he has indicted Woodward offered some time
ago to contribute 100000 TO the "poo" but was told
that that and would be spent capturing him,
as the tool Of the Ring has become almost obnoxious
as the masters Themselves All these facts TO indicate
that the Ring have not wholly abandoned all nope
eecng settlement by the payment of the A,ooOooo
which is the lowest the AttorneyGeneral has said
he will take in settlement The real difficulty Is probably
the impossbility Of making O combination among the
rogues who, having swinded everybody else, are now
afraid that a,h is trying to rob his fellow.
FINAL. ADJOURNMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.
At the adjourned session of the City Court,
Saturday next, the anti-RIng Grand Jury WIN GER
tany complete Its long abors and submit large batch
of very important indictments They have been urged
to finish the work before them that day because
new jury in Oyer and Terminer will sit on Monday in
the Stokes case and this would interfere with the further
business Of the Sessions Jury. The adjournment will
therefore certainly take place Saturday next To-day
the Jury will meet again for final action concerning an
important indictment already enormously reported 10
have been concluded upon There Is very little doubs
that this indictment will be found, and that the arrest
will follow Monday next, but the Jury had not yet
voted upon it on Monday last as published.
THE ACTION AGAINST NATHANIEL SANDS
Nathaniel Sands, whose probable indictment
was announced last Monday In THE TRIBUNE, has been
the subject Of long and patient inquiry by the Jary Al
first DistrctAtorney declared that no law could be
found under which he could frame an indictment agnet
Mr. Sands for accepting the commission OF $4,000 for ne
cotiating the AO0OOOo loan to Mr.. August Belmont.
subsequently, however, after consultation with Attor
ney-General Barlow and Mr. Wheeler H. Peckham, Dis
trict-AttOYney Garvn changed his mind and drew mp
the pending Indictment is based on sections ITO and
IFS OF the city charter 1.-THE Ring charter Of 1901 The
sections follows;
SECTION CITY Government collector o.
city collector clerk OF Counsel
Corporation shall have receive from the corporation or city treas
ur perques compensation commission for hs rs
n addition 70 his salary.
member Of the Common Council head OF depart
chief Of bureau deputy thereof clerk therein or otA e0e
e Sans 'Si the Of he price con
SSssSn OF, Of s , @ o s the COY msa3 & s pe
chase Of property belonging the Corporon
shall b. sod for taxes ASSIGNMENTS or By virtue Of legal pro
cess a the suit Of the said Corporation
Mr., Sands Tax Commissioner was prohibited from
acting as the agent Of the Treasury in negotiating
loan Mr. Sands pleads Ignorance OF this law OF which
he WAS however strong advocate and under which he
accepted and held Office. He has used his personal inhu
ence and that OF the ladies Of his family in efforts 70
avoid Indictment, and has personally appealed 10 tbs
members OF the jury to that end.
WHO TESTIFIED AGAINST GENET.
Henry w. Genets suit against Mr.. Levi
Adams the subject Of considerable comment yester