The New York herald., 1872-10-16
TEE TWEED INDICTMENTS.

The moment the doors OF the room IN which the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer holds its sessions were
thrown open yesterday morning an impatently
eager crowd which had been for a considerable time
waiting outside, rushed in and filed the room to its
~tmost capacity. Motley as this assemblage was in
character, the double rows OF haEdcuncd offenders
or all grades, seated on one side OF the room, under
the watchfnl guardianship OF several deputy sher-
AIS, presented more striking contrast to the as
eemblage OF leading members of the Bar occupying
the seats assigned to these legal defenders Of life
and liberty. Among these was the Nestor OF the
New York Bar, Charles O'COn0r coldly impassivc
as ever, though he did relax little from his Gus
sOmary stern irigldity upon the warm handshakings
tended him by his legal cOaborers. Next con-
spicuous among the group was David Dudley Field,
the beaming smile-a cruel, cynical sort
Of smile many might interpret it-for which he
is 30 noticeable mantling his features. And then
there was Mr.. Fullerton, ready to tell all he knew
about law, and Mr.. Beach, a model OF classic Mper
turbabity; Mr.. Peckham, the reform barrister; Mr..
Clinton, whose very silence is eloquence, ana last
and not least in legal as well as physical abilities,
Mr. Garvin, the District Attorney. Occupying the
bench was
JUDGE BRADY,
as learned as he Is courteous and sternly unrecnt
Ing in his administration OF justice. Those score
and more of Jail BIRDS those murderous assailants
burglars, thieves and pickpockets; those wanton
waits OF our modern metropolitan life, had not
drawn together this large and unusual assemblage.
These cases were, however, disposed Of first and
constituted the
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
This took but short time. One by one the hand
cufred prisoners were called up to plead to the
various indictments found against them. John Nc.
Gwinny, Samuel Munchel and John Regan pleaded
not guilty to charges of felonions assault ana bat
terry. Martin Prindle John Raymond, John Jones,
Patrick Watson, Nathaniel PanGborn and Oliver
Davis entered the same plea upon charges of burg
iary. James Myer and William fremont followed in
similar pleas in answer to charges OF grand larceny.
Susan Duffy denied the charge of keeping dis
orderly house, and Nelson Green protested his in
nOcence OF charge of pOcket-nicking. The only
pc-sons confessing their guilt were Henry LOwen-
thai boy aged seventeen, charged with larceny.
and James Howard who acknowledged the theft of
two banjOs from a brother-in-law. The two latter
were remanded for sentence, and the District At
torney instructed to arrange the times OF trial for
the others. This preliminary work finished, there
next followed the case of
THOMAS c. FIELDS
The charges against Mr. Fields need not be reit-
Grated, being already well known 10 the public,
and 1t is equally unnecessary for the same reason
to recapitulate the late proceedings in his case In
renewal of the application by Mr.. Beach for the
pOspOnement OF his trial till the next term OF the
submit his own aidavit. he % did tits in answer answer to
an intimation in the recent opinion of His Honor
denying the original motion that the application
was nOt made In good faith.
Judge Brady said he did not intend any reflection
on the counsel.
Mr.. Beach assured him that he was not in the
habit OF making affidavits, and it was at first in
tended to have an affldavit made by one OF the
St' he 'se seo me- -
davit, and he had done SO. He then read the fol-
lowing aildavit:-
AFFIDAVIT OF MR.. FIELDS COUNSEL
Cytv aud County of Ne,c FORK,
William A. Beach, said CITY, being duly sworn, saysn
$s % re- pssssss s Court BELIEVES
% Il. IL Is % aps S Ds
5 @ 60 s % e gp4ass Al n a n
Sysi asrns s' sum
s Il a s to be- at & %s
for him to make preparation for his defence That th
as s said
opinion that his trial would not te moved at this term
And this further says that ne has not since
on Friday the 4tl inst he temporarily LETT the city but
ponent has knowledge information but this depo-
en believes such / absence 70 be temporary y That this
Of TO be absent nor q the place where he IN;
such ne asisndanS
his asp9nsnt further says tina, ne s also counsel
nSs
E ne %d d n @ % q a % hs
upon said city Preferred were the objects of
% s'S not at
a hs S %s
nshed; that the health Of said connoy was seriously
tending his prosecution this is informed and
S h s ss sa ey az @ h was I'm
formed and believes for the double Of restor1g
Ie the unjust prejudice BY which he as.aied that
S e.
any knowledge or information in which he has or can
Of opqngy i1
procure affidavit state what his expectaion may
Se Regarding % the Of the testimony q said
that
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make every possible effort to obtain 4 -. ,,.,..
herein iss
dsponeni believes ihe and
BE opportunity until The mex, term Of ths Court may be
EDSU"D X ss1rn, Notary Public, New York County
ABOUT JUDGE BRADY BEING USFRIENDLY TO Mr..
Having finished the reading Of the above afhdavIt
counsel proceeded to state that lie had no
huOWcuEc VI uic lutSHuOu VI riSlus w iOuNC
the city and did not know where nc had gone. He
had seen II intjmated in the public press that Mr..
him and that he did not mean to be tried before
him. He was 10th to believe that any such state.
ment had been made by Mr.. Fields.
DIsTklCT ATTORNEY GARvIN RISES TO EXPLAIN.
Mr.. Garvin said he was exceedingly sorry to
nave any Misunderstanding between the counsel
and himself lie remembered that an inquiry was
made by counsel TO the time the case OF Mr.
tields would be moved TO trial. He told counsel
ulstlncty tnat the hrst two weeks OF the present
nd with owl Ultp n
trials, these taking the precedence, and that i'm
mediatey after he would move TO bring
10 trial the case OF Mr.. Fields. The Ator..ey Gen.
eral had expressed an urgent desire TO have the
case tried the present term, and. gave counsel
distinct notice to be ready. Notice was also given
10 this effect by the Attorney General on his own
responsibility. When the counsel opposed the
singing the case on TO trial the only point urged was
the absence of Mr.. Connolly. The present point
about Mr.. Fields absence was not urged at all.