The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29
THE CASE OF NICK ENGLISH
TRYTNG TO ST1VE orr THE TRIAL
UNTIL IETER ELECJJON.
Aucmp, of the PennssIvonin Ring to Control


Attcmp, of the Pennsylvania Ring 10 Control
tho Judiciary a ncci.ion viii IL
Awaited win Great he"I OF Interest
PHILADELPHIA, oct. 2S.-In February
Iost ,hc,o ,.os , tocoi oic,,to,, hold I'm pnit,dei
i's' the'e WIS lochI e'o'tl"h h'iu w in''ucI-
phia' ana ia the Tenth Ward Nicholas i. English
Thomas ENGLISH and Gnrret Kcgn. eIcctia n
uncers ,.oro ,ha,,t =, t,t ,,t Ina, and ,lot,;,,,
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IN the preparation OF the most glaring frauds.
The facts were perfectly patent, but the Dis.
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''' ''''''"'s' "'' nun '"''""" '"oI"' '"'
dared not put the machinery Of Justice prompt
Nv I'm motion, because no knew that the escone
Of t,o criminal. ,,,,,,ii ,toro,,, I is,,ro1 r,o
VI wv '''''''''"'S "v"'u '"cie"Y W. 'hsuTeu iuo
ordinary method Of proc edure would have been
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But If he had done this he Knew very well that
the accused parties would waive an examination
and give ball. and thus secure prompt dis
charge, and have their case referred to the
Grand To-v f,r .ctfnn thoronn Ne,nv,l,ila
"ra"u 'u'! LOT a.""h '".ru""' "e",""'o
theS W"ulu nave demanded the pr''ecUoh OF
their all-rOwerful Ring employers, aud the
sheriff VINO draws the iurIes would have beon
r,oii-ad to 500 Ia n that tbcro worn enough
RIM, men on the Grand .Iurv To provent nm In.
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biplN' MS TIME
veli and ,rcnrdinglv ho o,,ic,tv r.u.od tho owl
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be collected, and at the proper time. when Eng
lsb and comnnnv ware resting in uudisturbed
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secufltN' a. theN supposed u was ldlu before u
Grand Jury that had not he en packed with Ring
depeudauta. and thus the Indictment of the
cnnspirntors was secured The first iutfmatinn
the men had 81 this ac ion of the GRIND Jury
was their arrest upon bench warrants Tney, "
course. gave bail. and had their trials postponed.
This was absolutely necessary IN order that the
traverse Jury could be fixed to "A dead certainty
But this was unfortunate In another resurct.
NO Ella a
election time. and although II would be next To
In their favor. siill 1t would never do To have
the evidence which they knew Mr. Sneuhcrd
could produce spread before the public on the
eve Of an important election. Ii was therefore
ABSOLUTELY necessary that some pretcxt should
be found for obtaining another postpnnement.
pie time t. prepare flr trial, and 1t would not do
to pretend that important witnesses were alb
sent
There was hut one chance i"ft-to movo TO
qua-h tue luulctmeuts ana employ eminent
r, ,or and i'm, , Az, |rt a. SUI
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"'toi t"e S'c'tl'h'
Az EXTRAORDINARY ARGt MENT.
The u.nti,n tn uit..h ,va. a,gued ves,ord,v
hafnra tudge praft Iha urst rnint ins,sfsd
nam ,v,s t6,t tnn indi.ffreu,s 4, on. tefertiva
in tn.t hoy set rth mar ~. Gr,nd iurS re'
t1rniny tLs sam, was sworn mi affirmed
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Mol Fn0l'Sb n,hfninI, cinrf,n,'ret,,ru calrn.
.nr im.I.ts mi tsc ,,,, .tnsnt ,shirb char,ea
ina client with crave Observation-Disclosures crti,es
NO inst an entire com munitv-is defective he.