New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-24
MP TWEED oFFERS BAIL.

While the Fields case was yet unfinished
William NJ. Tweed made his appearance Ia the clerks
office adjoining the courtroom, and sent word 70 shern
Brennan that having just returned to the city and been
delayed the depot he had gone direct to the court
room The Sheriff and his Deputy, JuGson JARVIS, VINO
held the warrant his arrest, Immediately appeared,
and Mr. Tweed went through the formal process Of cap
ture He remained inside the Clerks for several
minutes appearing twice at the' door, evidently
impatient to be demo with the vexatous business Mean
time while he thus In waiting, Mayor Hall entered
the courtroom, and the Court, impatient TO have the
more serious business with Mr. Tweed begin, were
treated for few minutes to something In the style OF
comedy which at length became quito dramatic These
proceedings are detailed below IN their proper place.
though not in the proper order Of their occurrence
Finally however, Mr.. Tweed entered the Court and
quietly took his seat behind his counsel Mr. 6raham
interrupting the proceedings in the Hall case imme-
diatey rose and at once began one OF l1ose hndged
TRADES against newspapers, Sheriff. and opposing coun'
sci which have characterized his whole career aud
which have been occasionally mistaken for force and
strength. His speech however, was again brought 10
sudeen conclusion by sharp rebuff from Judge Brady,
the Bar generally enjoying the discontinue OF the
counsel The sheriff stood at MT Tweeds chair while
nsed evidently felt less at ease under the scong than
the Sheriff. who looked as he were thinking OF some
thing else altogether Mt Graham finally reached tho
non9 OF argument which he desired 10 MAKE and II
discovered after the citation of several obscure author
nesses who had testified against Tweed before the
Grand Jury These the DistIict.Aftorney offered 20
furnish him. but he then querulousy demanded THAI the
names be Endorsed on the indictment itself The Die
trfctsAttorney disputed the law which Mr.. Graham
cited and the Judge refused 10 Dake order IN the
case. 49, ss<s@$@
The bail was fixed at 5000 On each Of two indictments
mot however without impotent protest from Graham
that IL wicked baiD, and Mr. Tweed withdrew TO
the office, where the bond was drawn
up Alfred b. Sands No. 1856 East Twenty sixthst and
Edward Kearney No. " Lexington.sye., becoming ms
suretes. The nature OF the indictments mas already
been published In THE TRIBUNE. They are very yoiam
nous, and contain little new matter one OF tne VIII.
nesses swears 10 the diyiop OF money between Ingerso
and Tweed, which it heretofore SUPPOSED was
known only TO Woodward or Watson. 49,
In appearance, Tweed has suffered httle by mis-
troubles during the past year he rs large and rnii
in habit ever, aud bis features are little earewofn
Dewey. and accompanied pro lorna by sheriff Brennan
KENT retired leaving his codnsel to DO sl the talking
Naturally this assumption OF modesty vas eontrssted
with the quite ostentaous appearance OF Mayor Hal,
who could not refrain from lndulging a. usual IN IT
lie mso-dramatio demonstration and me eneet on tho
audience altogether TO the credit Of MT iweee me
nrocaedings In case OF Fields had been 90 shallow
and absurd and In that Of the Mayor 90 very nppan
tLst the SERIOUS and basiDess-lke eoeQeet u 0ss3.