New-York tribune., 1872-02-26


lease OF CULPRlTs-BARNARD PROTESTS
AGAINST TILDEN-THE EVIDENCE TO BE
PUBLISHED.
The Judiciary Committee held session from
10 to on Saturday last Judge Cardozo being present. as
usual number OF witnesses who had Deen suOpen"eu'
as well as some Court officers and friends VINO au noH
were also in attendance. Tie latter were loungng
about the Hobbies and the aneroom, and IL Is sau'
sought every opportunity to impede the course OF JUS
ce by insinuaDg that the investigation was iarcei
that nothing had been could be developed 10 sustain
the charges made and that revenge would DC taken oy
the Judges against all who were concerned IN the pro-
ceedngs against them. Their efforts are sald 10 nave
been successful IN many cases. In one instance Oh INC
22d nan came TO the Committee room, informed tho
sereeantatAms that he had been wronged out OF 1000
by Judge Cardozo in an action before the latter ana de-
sired 10 be admitted before the Committee to explain ne
case. The sergeantatArms stated that the committee
was not sitting but that IL he would again the
day he might have the opportunity he desired Inc
man remained about the room and lobby some niue
time mixing with the crowd there and finally lett ana
has not been seen 1t is said by those who have
observed the mode OF proceedings among the judges
friends that he conversng with them ana the
inference that he frightened away as certain per-
sons are known have said in the presence of witnesses
that the judges would be acquitted and any person who
testified wrong doing their part would be indicted
when this investigation finished. This helps to explain
the threat sayagey thrown from the bench on satur
day to number of lawyers by Judge Barnard, who sad
"m going resign, and the fact is some lawyers
will be thrown over the bar pretty soon"
1t has been suggested that the Bar Association should
be represented in the anteroom by some Of their own
members, who by remaining guard while the Com
mittec is sitting and taking the name Of each whess
and of his evidence, might prevent the fur
interference OF those who seek TO defend the Judges
by such underhand means When MI Niles and dogc DIT
Prince learned Of these matters they expressed desre
that the public shOuld be informed that this Committee
investigate the subject OF Judicial corruption
the fullest extent and that evidence thereof apart
from that collected by the Bar Association will be re-
ceyed by them at any time Any person haVihs cn
EXJudges Clerke and Sutherland were on the witness
stand on Saturday. but their testimony was not made
known. Mr., Sparks Deputy Clerk OF the General ses
sions, was summoned and brought aTgc ~ hnOtE a. h OF
writs OF habeas corpus and eeToTdT1 on Me IN that
Office wherein bail had been taken for the appearance OF
o or GaU GS2 o SefI eps and 10 released by JUICE
Cardozo for It is alleged improper reasons no ess tha
three years 1t further said that many Of these are OF
the most dangerous class OF the community spcn men
among the number Many of these people were aloTedto
go their recOgnLnce, or what Is as worthless
straw bail" OF those thus released - were sentenced
for larceny the person, H Tor assault and battery
and 26 for larceny The action Of the Judge was gen.
rccTe gae' i w has been suggested that baser
must exist for the repetition of bunders Of this kind in
such blunders which furnish pretext for settnR Tree
horde of criminals upon the community; VIII nave
Thorough investigation at the hands OF this Committed
The greater part Of this habeas corpus business seems
TO have been transacted by Howe Hummel, the Iomos
LAWYERS and one case, that OF Adelaide Beaumont ~
believed TO be under cOndcrat on, i'll which the peu
tioner paid this much 50 600 TO obtain her re-
lease from Blackwells Island the representation by
Them that they did not keep the whole sum but had to
give great deal il TO to Aet the hapea5 cor
nus 1t il said that an iutmGtiOD given to the pc
ttiorer that portion Of the money was to 50 to tie
A Communication from Judge Barnard was received
NV the Committee Saturday protesting against sam
uel J. Tldens acting member OF the Committee, for
the alleged reasons that Tden Is member OF the Bar
Association, and has written aud caused 10 be written
articles for the press charging Barnard with malfe9s
ance In oice and other high crimes aud msdemeanoIs
with the design of influencing ihe puDlic mind, and that
Jilden procured his election to the Assembly with the
aYowed purpose OF using his influence procure the i'm
peachment Of Barnard, -
The Committee sits again to-day at 10 o'clock and will
90 Albany tonight in order to vote the Charr to-
morrow which they will return and the In
vestiaatiOn When their labOrs finished TIC whole
OF The testimony will De given to the public.