New-York tribune., 1873-01-29
TWEED'S DEFENSE.
EAR PROGRESS IN TIE CASE.


CLUDED.
II WAS expected that the evidence in the
Tweed case would be closed yesterday. In urging the
Court to grant an hours nermsson for dinner instead
Of the usual 20 minutes hafhour the various counsel
for the defense assured Judge Davis that they would
close their case that day. Mr Tden had then completed
his testimony aud the defense about TO begin their
case without making any opening to the jury AT $50
D. M. however three witnesses remained, and Judge
Davis remarkng pleasantly that he had been deuded
little, adjourned the Court
Mr. Tlden resumed the stand in the morning and was
subjected to continuance of Mr. Fields questions
Before beginning, however, Mr.. Peckham put 'n e'F
dence additional vouchers.
MR.. TuDEN CONSTRAINED.
Mr. Tn6en then road from his list OF accounts entry
TO woodward's Debit In the bank May g. OF sOOOl MI
Field asked him whether entry indicateda cheeh
and not note paid customer lie salu nc supPosoN
IL was check from his experience with DahK DOCKS
Mr. Field replied; We don't want the witnesses sup
positions After our experience OF last eNoHl"s' WIN"
II best to 90 on regularly
Mr. Tilden-f am interrupted before my questions are
np,shed. I believe it was check because 1t passed
through the hands OF the receiving teller
Amer further questioning Mr.. Tden said that he got
his information from the bank officers In reference 10
the statement Of which he read yesterday he
said It was taken from memoranda which he did not
make himself.
O. You did not make the figures that tabular state
ment from the books but from what purpOrted 10 be
transcripts and from what purported to be deposit tick
cts A. 1 answered yesterday.
O. 1 don't want TO know what you answered yester-
day; did you so make your figures A. latter pause)
Not all the transcripts not made by me. but, TO
some extent, compared by me with the books; to
be certain requested Geo. W. Smith and P. H. Rhodes
10 compare the transcripts of books and they did in
my presence 1 think compared myself the whole Of
Mr Tweeds account in the transcript with the ledger
Br Tilden then stated that he examined WoOdward's
account and in doing had 80 deposit tickets before
the form OF which (printed tickets, with name,
dates, &c) he described he and read them all not
than half dozen times, and took down the entres
ne knew the handwriting OF Mr.. Tweed he knew Mr..
WoodwaTd from seeing his entry in the records in the
Department Of Finance, although he never saw Mr.
Woodward write, and never acted himself upon any
such signature he the signature on WoOdward's
tickets.
O. What knowledge have YOU that those deposit tick
cts were in woOdward's handwrtingi A. The bank
officers 50 represented them.
@ In the ordinary course Of business OF man having
large dealings with a bank, wo1ld he write his own
ticket once in the year9 A. don't know.
Q. Are they not usually written by cleIksi A. They
sTe. Sir, often.
O. Have you any further knowledge as to the hand
writing these tickets than what you have mentioned
A. l have not.
Q. Is there any other OF disntegratng the de-
posts the ledgers than by the deposit tickets A. In
some banks.
Q. Answer my question: A. I had other way be-
fore me.
Q. Where were the deposit tickets taken FRONT A.
The officers took them from the bank vaults somewhere
DO Mt know where; rather think they wires
Q. Might not one so down 10 the coal-hole and
wnto fraudulent ticket the day before A. Yes if he
got at the books and committed forgeres the tickets
and the bank officers were in completely aud if the
forgerics were ngeniousy executed.
@ Your suspicion wOud not DO so easily excited by
forgeries old soed papers A. 1t would be detected
# the officers were not In completely.
q. Now. turning to Ingersolrs account, May g. how
you you tell by the entry whether 1t deposit.
loan, a colec.ioni A You probably picked out
where there 10 loan. lLaughterl
Q. Very well. how do YOU know BY any OF themi A.
There account of Tweed May L. Of S09995 70, and
the letter Cd" which probably means discount.
G How can you tell this from the booksi A. I tell
from the deposit tickets every item is account Of the
deposit tickets.
Y. Oh you are at the deposit tickets again Laugh
teri Dl you put all the debts and all the credits
10 yorr tabular statement A. did not
Mr.. TuDEN REsESTs EsISUATIoNs.
Mr Field here asked the witness question as 10 what
ms knowledge Of the accounts amounted to- and Mr
Tldens be ginning his answer, Mr. Field interrupted
please my question, and not argue, but leave
that to the other counsel the emphasizing
"Other counselD
Mr. Tilden Gudignantlyl-I cannot be continually In
terrupted. When you ask question, you won't let
me answer IT,
Mr. Field emphasizing againl-When 1 see a counsel
in the case volunteering take the stand shall inter
pose.
Judge Davis Chammering his desk-NOw, now
Mr. Tlden-I am not counsel in the case l an not
counsel in the case!
Mr.. Field-were you not counsel in the caset
Judge Davis-He said not last evening.
Mr.. Tlden-He said the case,' meaning this case
He imputed TO me a position which did not hold and
that is a mistatement and an imputation Of which
complain 1t was contradicted by sworn testimony
yesterday evening.
O Now, Sir have you not advised about the conduct
OF this case . A. Not at all, Sir.
O. Have you not got up these tables with view 70
this prosecution A. No, Sir.
@ Did you not, a member Of the Legislature, try to
get a bill passed with view to prosecuting Mr.
Tweed a. Not with reference to Mr.. Tweed at all; not
with any special reference TO Mr. Tweed.
Judge Davswe enough Of trouble with that little
matter yesterday. lLaughter.I
Mr. Field-Ob. If your Honor thinks there was enough
OF &C. very well but have my own views OF IT, and
must maintain them; should like 10 question him
Nr Tlden (rapidly-I nave no objection. lLagghterl
tions had an exciting effect. tLaughterJ
Mr.. Field-The witness was needlessly excited
when you impute to him what is derogatory to him as
member OF the Legislature.
Mr.. Field added that he would ask the witness no
more questions hg point at this instant Mr. Burrll
hurriedly pulled Mr. Fields coat and handed him slip
OF paper. Mr.. Field, glancing at 1t. said: Your
Honor should like to ask him another question about
his being counsel"
Mr. Tlden-Anything you please.
Judge Davis-Ask him.
q You said last night that You only appeared as
counsel In the civil suit Of the People by arguing the
case at Albany, on the appeal IN the General Term at
Albany did you argue at the Special Term in resistance
the application Of Mr. Tweed 10 reduce the bail from
million dollars A. l did. a motion before Judge
Larned.
Q, That motion to reduce the baili A. suppose
IL was
@ And you resisted i A. 1t was part Of the motion
yes, did.
z The motion was 10 reduce the bail. which fixed
at million dollars your afhdavs-wasnt iti A. II
an been NXed al llIOn nnkars all M