The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-17
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER

Vho New Batch OF indictments ABnAhst
Tweed and His Plcn of Not Guilty to
All OF Them-P1eas OF Guilty and Sem
tences-IriaI OF George Francis Train
Begun-Tributc to the Late Judge
Strong.
On the reassembng yesterday the Court of Oyer and
Terminer Judge Davis on bench, the
filled to its utmost capacity There were two special
features Of atrachon-the expected arragnment OF Will
liam M. Tweed to plead to the fifteen indictments
found against him by the Grand Jury on the Goth Of
last February and the of the trial of
George Francis Train The Boss and the great
Dictator both in court which augured that the
crowd would not be disappointed Both surround
cd by their special friends and counsel seated next to
Mr. Tweed his two sons, William VI Tweed, DR. and
Richard M. Tweed. He represented by his usual
large array of COUNSEL including David Dudley Field,
.exJudge Fullerton William Q. Bartlett William Edel-
For The prosecution We're District Attorney Phelps Assis-
taHt District ATTORNEY Lyons and Wessr ba
defendant Mr. Tweed was called UPON plead fifteen
seven being iSr ndemsanoT SIX for forgery and two
under the Mock auction act two afer ne
General Sessions Of which had been transferred 70
found last should be declared to have superseded the
MI; Phelps said thot Of the new indictments
II tss as n. cour.
any Indictments for the offence he would make
forgery indictments similar to and Tor offence
not he said lair that indictments should be null
tpsd in this and that they should be disposed
fhsps SAID there nothing before the Court -
some q the indictments.
Phelps clip said he mot PARED any such
Judge Davls decided that the objection relating to the
he ordered that superseded by one made February
counsel commended that the indictments framed
he had perfected add that this was not fair to his client
;aasss saying prsu;
men ysud charge the Jury that at they % ID. him
Ts, NJ the
%sns nd. on the h e and s
$ Sc yet Court allow
t psa ss Wsu TO Client as5
Judge Davis decided to allow the defendant to put in
any plea or make any notion after pleading, that he
Mr. Tweed then pleaded not guilty, through his
sell to each ana an entry was made on me
any motion that he might have made previous TO plead
40 PLEAS AND SENTENCES
John Mccarthy plead guilty Of petit larceny end was
plead guilty to the theft 800 pounds paper
ne yes IL Ss for Sqhn e MSR0a
eoss T ye kerTsan
'0f
Having disposed of the above minor offenders the Court
called up for trial George Francis Train the indictment
for publishing an alleged obscene and basphemous
emit the most gorgeousy gotten up as well as evidently
mp before him another chance 70 crafty his nsaate or
made postpone the trial the ground Of the absence
been retained as one OF his counsel.
Mr. Abe H. Hummel, the associate OF Mr. Howe, stated
that the latter gentleman had been suddenly called from
turn in time to proceed with the trial on Monday.
Mr. Clark Bell suggested that the trial should CON-
Tuesday AZ by that time the defence would be
fully prepared. 80
Judge Davis said that the formal empanement Of the
Jury might be proceeded with then the prisoner would
not suffer by the absence OF Mr. Howe, nasmuch as they
would time to Jury, and probably,
as the Court did not meet Saturday, would occupy
most OF Monday in completing the Jury.
This matter ended the work of getting jury began,
and with the rigid examinations by Mr.. Hummei and
Mr. Bell II proved slow work. Finally five jurors were
obtained follows -lsaac Musliner Evelyn T. French
Alfred Reddick, Nathan Mann and Charles H. Tenney
JUDGE STRONG.
After the fifth had been obtained exJudge Fihian
In very neat and feeling speech moved an adjournment
the Court out of respect to the OF the late
Theron R. Strong formerly Judge OF the supreme Court
Mr. Bell seconded the motion in touching remarks
eulOgiun OF the deceased and followed by Judge
Davis, who also pronounced brief and eloquent enco
MUM upon the departed and then, pursuant TO the mo-
ton, adjourned the Court till Monday morning.