New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27
BROOKLYN INTERESTS.
n,srp,c,.. ATTORNEY BRITroN's CASE.
,,,,.r,Ssn attempts TO POSTPONE THE CASE ON

NtSTpfCl.. AI1OhNEl bhlilVNS Nf'"N
socr,reR ATTEMPTS TO POSTPONE THE CASE ON
rRlvo1ou, iRErEAIs,
Gov. Dix yesterday gave "iA''on nouce 10
Y Becknoue Chairman Of the ComIiN'oe Vi fhty OF
,oorvn and 90 tho counsel Of THs TRIBUNE, who have
sointly charged Official miscontact upon DstrlctAt
,,er Rrt,on that he desires all concerned to appear
,,ount,v nefre him on Monday next for argument,
Ia desires to faish the "dTng the term Of office
NJ The present Attorney onera, who is familiar with
She facts"
Gilbert " spcr referee in the case, has appointed
,eetng of the various counsel for this morning at his
office 70 examine and correct the testimony which is to
be forI ardod at once proper attcst6d form Brton
and his counsel have sought TO bring about delay In the
,nstAr by claiming that the record printed is neon
lee but II is well understood by the referee and prose
cutting counsel that theso are frivolous and
1s.atious pretextS 10 secure the postponement OF
the csse until after the session OF the
Legislature begins, when tho Democratic managers in
Brooklyn declare they can make bargains as TO the
fpeakershp Of the House and indirectly influence the
Governor. They well understand that the removal OF
Brton and the appointment OF Reformer as District
Attorney Is equivalent to the punishment OF the ballot
t,x suffers, who still remain In olce unmolested by
Bttou the revelation OF tho names OF the Managers
az The Fund which william r. Warren. the Accountant
has shown were abstracted from the City Treasury and
the OF members Of the City and County
Governments against whom testimony has been refused
by MI Brtton The RngorgaD, IN tho interest OF Brit
ton and urging delay yesterday charged Wholesale col
fusion and corruption on the part OF Commissioner
epor Attorney General Barlow tho Governor and the
prosecution generally, but II generally agreed by
Chsrabo eformers that It's ignorance of the case,
Father Mr. BrtOns suggestions had led the paper
to publish this absurd article which closes with notice
10 the prosecuting counsel TO quit Brooklyn.
Mr.. Brltton still appears DESTROYS OF knowing the
names OF individual writers for THE TRIBUNE, and fire.
onent repuse only whet his appetite for this
eot OF Information Some weeks ago he sent writer to
sail for refusing crafty his curiosity subsequently,
one OF his assistants requested reporter to learn the
authorship of another artica and yesterday Mr. Brit
ton himself staked flrouslv into the Brooklyn Branch
Office OF THB TRIBUNE. and loudly demanded Of the
frightened oflce-boy Of the daring youth who
ponned tho lines displayed the bullatn-board
which greCes the front Of the establishment. Sudden
terror at astounding an Gpp1inon rendered the at
LfD0aRts speeCheSs for a moment hut finally one OF
them aiteyed out that THE TRIBUNE was responsible.
But tue Disricj-AttOrney refused To be satisfied.
want 10 know" he Numbered, who the individual Is
who wrote those words that board; want
hirn individually. not THE TRIBUNE" At length
terrified youth, in f2lttrDg tones suggested 10 the
enraged official that II none OF his business
FINALLY convinced that IT wasn't the ctAttorney
went away, evidently resolved to indict the bulletin
board and send tie marknCpOt and brush TO jail for
contempt. On examination 1t was found that tie Onen
eire words on tIe board were As follows "The BEttOn
Investigation. Efforts OF his oouI sci TO cause delay"