The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11
THE RING CASES.

The Opinion OF tho Cooperation Counsel
ON tho Decision OF the Court Of App
peals-What the Effect VIII Be-The
Question OF bail.
The Court OF Appeals having decided that the
civil suits against Ingersoll, Tweed. Connolly &c.
could not properly be brought in the State courts
but belonged, instead, to the county courts, they
naturally taken out OF the hands OF the Attor-
ney General Of the State and gwen over TO the
charge OF the Corporation Counsel OF the caty and
county or New York. To ascertain precisely what
course would be pursued regarding these cases q
HERALD reporter called upon Mr. E. Delaneld
Smith, the Corporation Counsel. Mr.. Smith was
ont OF town, and the reporter saw Mr.. Andrews,
his assistant. On being questioned the subject,
Mr. Andrews said -
"Now that 1t has been decided that these cases do
not properly belong TO the State but to the county
which should be the prosecutor, the county cases
which were held back to wait for the determine
ton OF the Court Of Appeals in the State cases
will be moved forward They are practically the
same as the State cases, being for the same sums
OF money and on the same grounds only that In
stead OF being brought by the State the city OF New
York and the Board OF Supervisors are the plain
tins year and half ago, when the state cases
over to Messrs. Charles O'Conor, Barlow and Peck
ham. who were prosecuting the other SUITS 20 that
ahd our office Will have nothing to DO with them.
Messrs OConor, Barlow and Peckham will, there
ne name Of me state S's g .s g.
q course q no use g urge inc county cases
against Them and the TACT that the State are
good. In any event, whether It we're in the state
or county suits, q judgment was necessary before
any action could be taken against the property OF
the ORfeudanta IL Ia necessary begin Suta
for damages prior to the transfers or property by
she defendants TO recover. Thus the county in
the suits which will be now urged forward Will
have just as good q claim as the State had IN the
suits which were In court. AS TO the transfers Of
not till then, shall we 60 to work to rip up the
transfers Of property which have been made by
any property we can and belonging to the defend
"what is your opinion as to the transfers which
have been made by Tweed to his son-are they
iii il q question which viii have to be decided
that these transfers OF blocks OF buildings from
Tweed to his SON for the consideration OF 81
cs Sna s % BE
tins IN these actions Is evident. Still, there may
be several objections to attaching this property.
party. who has bought II in bona fde purchase and
paid proper value It might be exceedingly dlfcult
me first object is to obtain Judgment. Alter
that is arrived at we can turn round and see what
further Is TO be d0ne.V 9ANMk
..lt Is said by some that by the oec1sion OF the
Court Of Appeals the bail bonds became extin-
1.-THE ball bonds IN the case OF the State suits OF
course became exttnguished. But what Is pail
fors Simply to get the man when you want him.
From the day that Tweed went TO the Peniten-
tiary and Ingersoll to the State Prison
ball bonds became useless as we could
have them whenever we wanted them
TO appear. The TACT that they are in prison on
criminal suits does not prevent as bringing civil
suits Tor damages, but, Of course. there Is no
necessity for bail now II Is just as wen that the
bail bonds became extlngushed BY the decision OF
the Court OF Appeals, for they were of no practical
value. except, however, IN the case Of Connolly.
Did we not have the defendants In custody, Il
would be otherwise; but as II Ia, the county cases
will take the place OF the State cases. without any
practical difference 70 the result In any way. 1
have no doubt that ultimately the county VIII re-
cover from these defendants The fact that suit
Is In progress against person forms no lien what
ever on his property. It Is only the Judgment
which is lien and upon which one may proceed
to attach"
Messrs Peckham and O'Connor both agree In say.
ing that this decision In the civil suits Will in no
way AFFECT the criminal ones, and Utce versa, and
that the civil suits viii be pushed anead imme-
dtateu.