Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-03-22
Garvey's Sudden Appearance in Court
"A Dramatic Scene.


no one of these incidents was so startling
as the occurrence of yesterday, when,
coming from the Clerks apartment, in
which he had been concealed, as from q
tomb in which he had been inferred, An
drew J. Garyey, at the Att6rnoy-Genef
CALL walked into the Courtroom and
took the witness-stand, to testify against
Mayor Hall. Not merely were the people
in the Courtroom surprised, and the ac-
cused and his counsel amazed at the ap-
partition of the returned plasterer, but
CONSERVATION fell upon the Ring and its
adherehts and the whole city was con-
vulsed with the varied emotions naturally
created by the news that one of the con-
spirators had returned to convict the
others. No more dramatic incident ever
occurred in New York Courtroom. If
Judge DAILY had read his own death war
rant from the bench, q more profound
sensation of astonishment could not have
agitated the Courtroom than when Gar.
vey took the witness-stand.
The proceedings of the day up to the
moment he was called had been unin-
teresting and tiresome to an unusual
degree The audience had grown so
small that it was no longer difficult as in
former days, for the reporters and coun-
sci to force their passage into the space
set apart for them, The reporters had
| grown careless, and even the presence of
| Copeland, the witness upon whose afll-
davit the action against the Mayor and
others was largely based, did not relieve
the tedium of the trial. for the reason
that all the morning had been taken up
with never-ceasing objections and eX-
haustive arguments. The attack by the
prosecution in the production of the
testimony of Copeland was confidently
sustained by the defense, who, doubtless,
considered that half the battle had been
fought when this was in, but they
had no conception of the unexpected
shot that was yet in reserve to discon-
cert them. After the recess, and at the
conclusion of the argument, Mr.. Cope
land was recalled for moment, but be-
fore he gave any testimony the prosecu-
ton seemed to change purpose, and the
witness was dismissed
! A short whispered consultation was
held between the counsel for the people,
not word of which could be gathered
| or overheard. But it resulted in Mr..
| PeHkham's calling out in loud voice
the name of ANDREW j. Garvey."
| 1t was instantly concluded by the crowd
that The Acting Acknowledgement had
made an error, a mere slip of the tongue,
and slight laugh, half scornful, half in
credulous, followed. But when the law
! yer turned and fixed his eyes upon the
closed door which leads to the Judges
| private room, all turned and gazed in
! quiringly in the same direction, while
smiles expressed the incredulity of the
crowd. A court official suddenly darted
into the private room, and while the
name of Garvey sounded u second time
on Mr.. Peckham's lips, the veritable Andy
Garvev walked rapidly through the door,
up the steps leading to the Bench, disap-
pearing for moment behind the
broad sounding board in the rear
| of the Judges seat, reappearing
beside the witness-stand and grasped the
| Bible, as he waited, with head uncovered,
to receive the oath. The effect of this
coup on the part of the prosecution may
be imagined it cannot be described. A
buzz of astonishment filled the room.
Many persons involuntarily rose in their
seats and stared at the newcomer as if
he were ghost come from the grave to
frighten them. Those who were not fa-
miliar with his features turned inquiring-
ly to Others some of whom said, SIT Is
| his brother" A number of gentlemen,
prominent in matters pertaining to the
City Hall and new Court House, were sit
Clerks desk, and they were as greatly
surprised as others. A large number Of
prominent lawyers were also present, in
| terested spectators of The exciting scene
The surprise was complete and undoubt-
ed, and during the moment that Garvey
stood quietly waiting for the oath, the
room was Babel of whispers.
The faces of the different counsel were
studies of character never to be forgotten
Mr.. Peckhams imperturbable features
betrayed no tokens of the satisfaction he
must have felt at the success of his diff
cult task. Mr.. Tremaine and Mr.. Clinton
made no efforts to hide their compla.
cency, and evidently enjoyed the discom-
! future which this thunderbolt out of clear
sky had occasioned The faces of the
| half-doZen counsel grouped about the
| Mayor were even more instructive, and
exhibited a greater variety of expression.
Ira Shafer and Mr.. Smith were decidedly
demoraliZed, and showed it, Mr.. Burrll
stepped about with nervous quickness,
and laughed contemptuously, but with a
forced and hollow laugh. Mr.. Slough
ton, dignifled, and imposing, appeared in
dignant, and like man who, driven into n
corner, is bound to fight the harder; while
Mr.. Vanderpool simply smiled.
! AS to Mayor Hall, his countenance,
while tolerably composed nevertheless
bore look of chagrin and serious disap-
pointment, and he was livid-with rage
or fear. The blow in its very uneXpect-
edness, was hard to bear, and the accused
gathered his defenders about him at once
in earnest conference. 1t was evident
that none of them had looked for evil
dence of this sort to prove the existence
of the lost voucher, and to establish, per-
haps, even more.
Meanwhile the news spread rapidly that
"Garvey was on the stand :" the room
| quickly filled, and numbers stood outside
the door in vain endeavors to gain en-
| trance, and sight of the almost mytho-
| logical parsonage, whose name has been
in everybody's mouth scarcely less than
| Tweed's. AS Gavey stood at the Judges
left hand in full view of the whole Court
those who saw him before his disappearance
from New York imagined his hair grayer
and his features sharper than usual, as
| though the recollections of crime and the
vain effort to fly from conscience as from
justice had changed his appearance, man
ner and nature alike. His manner GER
tainly was agitated and his motions nerv-
GUS and frightened. His voice slightly
quivered as he replied to the questions Of
Mr.. Tremaine, and he was painfully po-
lite, even to servility, as guilty men in
such embarrassing positions are apt to be.
| Whatever hope the defense may have
clung to at the commencement of the
testimony seems to have been dissipated
at the appearance of this new witness,
whom all had supposed out of the coun-
try. The dangerous nature of the testi-
mony which he might give was instantly
suggested by the first questions of the
counsel, Mr.. Tremaine, who conducted
the examination; and it was not many
minutes before the defense rallied and
came forward with their objections and
aguments. 1t was hardly in the nature
of men constituted as the counsel for the
defense to rest long from the fight, and
there consequently followed a wordy war
fare of the most remarkable and exciting
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