The New York herald., 1873-12-06
THE RING CASES.

when the Next Cases Arc 10 ESe Called
The Friends OF the Indicted Parties
MRke n Strange AiiegatiOn--Thc Prob
able Return OF Woodward and the
Political Obstacles In the Way.
Considerable speculation is being indulged in
just now by the politicians and others who take an
active interest in city affairs to the reasons why
and wherefore the trial OF any OF the so-called
Ring thieves now under Indictment has not been
set down for the present term OF the Oyer and
Terminer. The friends OF the accused parties allege
that the District Attorney has decided to call the
next trial only when Judge Davis is on the bench
'Thsn said one OF the friends OF one OF the Court
House Commissioners to a HERALD reporter yester
day, lis not justice nor Is 1t courteous TO Judge
Ingraham, who is presiding during the present
term. 1t is almost the same as though Mr.. Phelps
openly declared that he had no confidence in Judge
Ingraham and that he preferred to have Judge
Davis, because the latter has made such ten-
strike in dealing with Tweed and Harrington that
he Will be
WILLING TO STRAIN A POINT OF TWO
TO assure the conviction OF any one else brought
before him ON charge OF having been concerned
III the Ring irauds.n
.is that not rather severe on Judge Daviss" was
.'Yes, it Is; don't deny that nor 10 i say that 1t
is in my opinion just warranted. But you
can't prevent people talking, you know. and that's
the way good many wnom know are talking at
acon the Dsscs Atoncy that he Is
only waiting for DAVIS to preside again to bring
Inquiry at the District Attorneys ONCE failed to
| elicit any definite Information as to wnat the
| prosecution intend doing. To all questions as TO
whether any one OF the Ring was to be
| brought up this term OF the oyer and Terminer,
only evasive answers were. given when any
answers at all vouchsafed. One OF the gentle
| men connected with the Office was, however good
enough to give 1t as his opinion that Harry Genet
| Will be ured this term. ..In order to accommodate
| addendum to the unofficial opinion. The friends
OF Genet are not apparently very hopeful Of
in his case. He himself said yesterday that he was
very anxious to be tried at once, ana that he IN
| tended to go TO Albany next month. But said
he, III 1t is the desire OF the prosecution which
| do not believe 1t to be- that shall be not only
M on1 sn@e my ra may pc
/ VIII interfere with my Albany business. l have
been told by several parties that this is just the
must say it is a very small business.
Il the prosecution want me tried let them
| go ahead at once. l am more anxious to be
tried than they are to try me, Judging from the
slow way they are going about matters, and TO
keep me waiting SO long alter making such a fuss
is excessively annoyingn In relation to the state.
ment that the District Attorney was reserving all
the other Ring cases'' for Judge Davis TO take
! that Mr. Phelps had come to any such determine
ton. II have better opinion OF him than that,'
| he added, land, besides he Is too shreWd not to
know that that kind Of thing would not take wei
with the public, who want justice done, but don't
Ike e lded Ol reSerVlng tlS or Lnat case lOf any
particular Judge to have say about"
Is WOODWARD COMING?
IL IL now pretty certain that the ignorance dis
played by the District Attorney as to the expected
return OF one OF the Ring magnates from Europe,
at least lar the subordnates Of Mr.. Phelps are
| concerned, Is not put on after all, and that they
really know little about the matter good
many other persons who are not always consulted
about the dOlngs Of the Ring prosecutors outside
the District Attorneys Office. One thing can now
be relied upon as a dead certainty, deny the fact
as much as the officials may, and that Is that ne
tpf now hnan inn nn IN Elrn fart I'm
past few weeks which, If everything Is guaranteed,
to suit the party most concerned, will result in
the return to this country of Woodward, who knows
more about the ram6catIons OF the Ring and GER
tain pious people, who are now among the most
camor0us oil refOrmers, who prodted heavily and
crlmnally and knowingly by the villanies OF the
official thieves than all the other members OF the
Ring put together. There is one great drawback,
IL II said to W00dward's guarantees being made
satisfactory, and that Is the general fear among
those republicans who have been made aware or
the negotiations that II his revelations should
eliminate any republican In good standing now In
the party the whole party would be the sufferers.
And it Is just tins question which will materially
decide the chances OF Mr.. Woodwards return.