New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-04
BRITTON'S FORLORN HOPE.

HAYES RELEASED UNDER HEAVY BAIL-No Nj"
APF1DAvTTs BEFORE THE GOVERNOR
Edmund A. Hayes arrested on Monday Tor
libel in accusing several persons OF connecting an IN
fernal machine and endeavoring improperly to lnha'
ence the rulings ana decisions IN the Brltton case
waived examination yesterday, and was held py
Justice Morgan in $500 bail The amount II unusually
large for misdemeaDor. Special Agent b. c. Jayne OF
the Custom house. who employed Hayes as An informer
in the case OF Woodruff Robinson became his bones
man. Mr.. Jayne was not a competent bondsman ~ no
owned real in this county but the complainant
made objections to his being accepted saying ne had
doubt Mr.. Jayne would produce Hayes wheh
wanted. The complaint and papers were sent 10 the
District-Attorney and Will be laid before the Grand
Jury with the evidsnce.
Gov Dix was telegraphed TO and asked u the hieseu
afidavits had been forwarded to him His private sec
rotary, Col. Sidney De KAY, returned answer yeste'
day. that such atiidavits were on ME III the uoN
ernor's office, and suggested that they were possibly
with Judge Speir. Judge speir absent from the
city, but of course he authority TO receive them
as part Of the case not likely 10 receive an
affidavit charging him with being improperly nhnehced
in his rulings
DENIAL FROM Mr. KNOX.
SlR: notice IN THE TRIBUNE Of tins morning state
men 70 the effect that certain aihdayts had been n9de
for before Gov Dix, in which, among other thlne
it is charged that Judge Gilbert NJ sper of the superior
Court Gen. w. b. Rankin of JERSEY City. and number
Of other gentlemen. including myself were engdgea ~
"A Winchester BrlttOn,
ncy Of Kings County. II such andaVlts nave Ueeh hau
they entirely untrue, 80 far as am cOhcetheu
have neyeT' directly or indirectly had anything 10 40 III
with the prosecution of Mr. Blltt0n nave
known nothing of II except what have seen IN tne
newspapers aud have read very little OF what mas APP
peared in them III relation 10 Mr.. Brltton certainly
at loss to understand upon what foundation sucn
statements have been made, II they have been mace III
not, at a loss 10 understand why my name shOulu
have been referred 10 in connection with the matter
Aeo York, Feb. 8, 1874. HENRY L. KNOX
MR.. BRITTONs FRIENDS UNwIsE.
from The Brookgn UH,o" ffo s. 1874 =,
Mr.. BrittOns friends are not all WISE
Some OF them, on the contrary are exceedingly SHY
Hence the sensational hdsoO OF yesterday IN attempt
ing TO prove conspiracy" and failing 10 prove IL, the
foolish friends have hurt instead Of helping Their cause,
the reaction has upon the whole lifted Mr. motifs
little higher than he last week Meantime, none OF
these things Ought the Governor nor influence
him the delaying OF decision the people eX-
pected some time ago. After the shall have been
concluded some Of its degraccful incidents on D0th
sdes-the character and conduct Of men permitted 10
figure cODspcuOusly the prosecution, and the charae-
and conduct Of those who have figured for the de
fense-wiu bear review. At present the pam
duty OF Gov DIX Is decide the on the law ana
evidence without regard the charge that somebody
has trying 10 blow up Mr. Morris, or the counter
charge that Mr. Morris has been making believe blow up
himself.
The RING HANGING ITSELF.
From me brooklyn dfgas
Recent events have taught the King that