New-York tribune., 1873-12-15
TIE PROCEEDINGS

TIE PROCEEDINGS.
At the opening of the session the considera-
ton q he election charges continued Henry
SMELL the law partner Of M BrittOn testified that lie
wac presou az he Interview between Michael Norton
and RIr Britfou Norton had asked that in coDsdera-
the ai4Ivits OF McHenna and Weldon the latter
OugJt De granted a new trial. he appeared at the
TIM 20 bo under the iuhuence of hqucr. Mathew
Magler testified that he mad formerly known John Nc
Kenua who Kept a news stand iB the sixth ward; he
rolneu tt the aidavlts OF Weldon aud NJ kenna
in rr.rd 60 the election frauds the sixth Ward were
published "a a Brooklyn sunday paper in August 1872
on The animation he said that during the year
prior % toe publication or the article, he had seen him
often anf taa could have been easily arrested had
that Jeen desirable.
EACUsf- roe NuI PROSECUTING Al ALLEGED FORCER
MI Tracy here announced that with OF two excep-
tiOns tlyr witnesses regard 10 this charge were eA-
hau,ed and added that they would take up the sixth
charge, That r Drit-ou is guilty OF wildul neglect OF
duty and OF Imuroper conduct IN making an arrange
meut with one Patrick Kernan, who was indicted for
forg,-v ana also f1r msdsineanor, whereby Herman
should plead guilty. 70 the msdemeauor, and Hote
ros,o1u be- obtained the forgery II asserted
that poiiticlI ed NIrs Brtton 70 do this. He
tOok the witness ANA explained has conduct N TINS
as follows:
become Dstrct-A ttnrney. That bond or rather
posl the water Boar had been 9eiAtI'eo' ana 1at
anon u hiiGc action against the surtties, whose
Hais were angexel, ana IL was found that the nAlnes
Iberpfo aucxad were not genuine u was required by
fh Wa-ur Board that when proposals for contracts were
4hould be sqretios provided oy nose nang
tie PROPOSAL, 0rer that IT the cohrIc, Va a@Ia.
cty should not lose IN any WY ny 'ne colguo, o..
the persou 20 ghom n was awarded; haG Iofnefiy
ecn counsel the Wafer Board and was aware .at r
rcui cisted in these matters; aware OF lAat Ic 1;
oNn account ol ltL " ~ y i. u, - - 10,
jury against hnaH. alter aertalnhs tIa' nc Was Ine
,guu.issouer ue ore whom TIE bond was ahtecd 10
Nsy 1aen arrovy e .ei: appeared in evidence that
ibney and Fo-arty. wbuse names appear on the ooha
~ sfrtie. jid not n - ana tit neither 3i tlein was
,reea ,ei rr- keenan, 20 knowledge IT, Ginney tes-
iea taal cid MOI authorlzc hls slshaidio 10 tie
,s. i nau I'M IKE matter: ne did not intend his name
10 be used, however, the extent OF several h1ndred
autierzei tiie use of hls Tie jury found two
indctmeus keenan,, one for forgery and one Ior
,nr-rrr on the ground tnat It not instri-
M, "A, VI iIrh "A foreerv coua ne pretiicated;
suhsrqueuriv Keenan, came 70 my Office aud toa me
7 wa Prosecuting Inn from personal feelings told
him tl4t wa simply perlornhnc my ou5y ne sa'u ne
fhat he l,i concluded plead guilty. 90 fe orDerf ne
desired that tbe cAse sho 0e disposed oI immediately
court anu no pleaded guilty 90 the misdemednor 9nl
yptnence was deferred; hal conversation VIA J0usb
Moore I'D regard o. the Indictment iOl IoGet, anu We
csuciuGed ti1+ IL not worth whle - try ~ cUnNc-
ton Uelng doG1tt; It could he triei nov u there vas
sufficient cya,ncc crG AppeIIsa a IeH & ia - = & ,ses
and Fogarty hicH stated that they had authorized tue
T NJ CaaGcr is rue holds good in other
tRere was sufficient eyldsuoef dont know thsl II has
hoo a
ne~spap-T purpor. inc 20 bS signed by Gbney and
FOgdrty, Wa a forgery
rHE FALsFIcATIOs OF PUBLJc REooRDs.
This exhansted Inc testimony regarding tue sixth
,ounr aud the third supplemental eonni-whch is, that
Nj Brtton falsihed the records OF public ofcer-"as
then takcn up Mr Brltfon testified as follows;
on Oct a. Mr shapss was subpenaed before the
Grand jury Kings County; on appearing he declined
10 answer cerlu questions winch We're pat to In ana
WA taken before the Court ard the case being stated
the Cour7 ruled thar he should answer he was taken
flll fIe
him second lme but ho stu refused 10 answer When
ne permitted 10 etf ibe next dAy ne was M s9sih
snbpenaed iB the patter, ~ n he declined to
snsSsl s ."T ~, LIN sod IN me Cont by when ne was
scindged guilty OF contempt 1 had prepared two
d a0cp'siI,S aI'S;hqT ,rbirh called a commitment
Ithe order ngures tine examination as EXHIBIT A.
AND tie rouInItmeni Us exhibit - had dl!H4 TIE
or,Ier 10 read to ne confined in tie county jan =
aays:- when was con'uted tho Court asked me Tor
The order, and told o - make y Aai ne stand coll
HANDED tbe pa pers the Clerk winch went TO
my Office n the same 0ui.ding where 9oked AT some
fhs ne ne detained IN custody nut he be discharged
aeet Tytj ne answer the questions pr0pOunded 60
him not o. 80 days." N about 20 muutes went
te pes sSS 10 astee had zone JuGge Gilbert holding
Circuit: 1 told him that nId drawn tire eomnltinoni An
sIould be detained unu answered the qnesuons not
20 exceed days the Judge said That theIe Wa 90
neesssly for that rlghi ne sgneu w
howeyer did not said Justices again That DAY
that evening prepared reoord OF conviction e tue
next morning Judge Gilbert came IN MY ONCE anu anu
4 requested HIM sgn this record, which ne
d,d half hour sterward, about E4g a NJ,
the slde Justices coming; called then nt9
Dv onice and requested them to sign the paper cseo
here .exhbit - they said they would slgn ahy
inch bOre Judge GilDertk signature and tney slBnt
q, then gave the paper TO Mr.. Cullen, ana dleced
,, To get signature of the County Cierk 10 t he
ald 40 and his return, after Few minutes, tVoh II
M vent 10 the Sheriffs office told MI Thorn that
me oaper which then gave him the oonmlnient !
a. TIE sbanks case and that the document which ne had
,ssorc as the and also that should he held
naaer the commitment the formal document; he re-
sarEed that Mr. sbanks had just left there
g. NeU YORK on a habeas corpus 20 testify :
ssn I,Went 20 NeyYork about II O'Clock and returned
.S.,,, hsIf- -nast when reached my Office Onnd
rets from Mr Cullen andI believe inelosed the notice
srsm EeW.York OF tue haDeas corpus matter, but had
not read II through when Deputy sheriff stilwe1 came
an he said that they bad taken shanks away from
h,m asked ms papers but ne SAID ne had left
sh.r with Mr. Lyons New YORK; told him that the
,arer he only the order, ana tbat he ought
k.1s hsa the commitment i wenI 10 The sher!nn
S.a ,n compauy with Mr. Stlllveli tMr Daggett and
IL srqorn ssore positively that M Britten came In
80. and thai etlwell dd not enter the onice until
o's ,,me bad elapsed), and asked Mr Fnorn fof The
In the shnnks case, wbioh bad gwen him
~, naorning. thence 4 vent home, and Ihst
ang DIRE !. a return: went 10 the Sherin once tht
80, ,rorning about " o'clock and saw obsnh Williams
soia MIN 4 han dra return ia tho onanh c-se AAa
,.sa n h. aim he said that was uhia Ana sEnsu
toId hin + would attatn the con- wn'1
a. as1ter was before inc eoart in New iosA eos
pvou,nsn nj mart. 70 the sbrrin o'nCe Ob t''
suaTnoes OF tse axtb and Told M Dassett WHO sas