New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-14
TWEEBS CHANCES or FREEDOM.

THE EFFECT or OTHER INDICTMENTS, IN CASE THE
COURT or APPEALS SHOULD DECIDE IN TwEED's
FAVOR.
The r,,mor that the Court Of Appeals had ar
rived ut decision the appeal In the Tweed case ana
that that decision favorable to the prisoner though
not yet announced gave rise to much discussion as 10 the
immediate result Of such decision, should 1t be rem
dered In conversation with prominent lawyers the 1o
lowing opinions expressed:
The OF Tweed Is not before the Court OF Appeals IN
the ordinary shape Of appeal by writ Of error but on
nm oppea by certioran from Judge Barct decision on
habeas corpus proceeding for bis release On that pro-
ceeding a great deal Of testimony was offered TO the
judge aud rejected by him. and number OF minor law
points were paiscd While therefore, it Is probable that
whichever way the Court Of Appeals decides IL will be
on the main points involved, II decide that merely
technical error committed by tie court below, which
will not that necessarily require the court to
release him. II the Court Of Appeals rcverses the decision
OF Judge Barrett for any Tweed will have TO be
again brought before the Supreme Court habcas corpus
for its further action Another possibility should not be
lost sight Of. The Court OF Appeals may aSrm the de-
c,son OF Judge Barrett and OF the General Term Of the
Supreme Court. ON the ground that proceeding by
tons presented and yet such an opinion On some
Of those Question: az for instance me nsha @. JdSc
Supreme Court aud there are 49, o any judge OF the
Court Of Appeals will feel justked or even required to
admit Tweed moderate bail, pending his regular up
peal in the that the present sentence VIII not
be sustained. ,---.
IL Tweed discharged from bis present imprisonment
he will he met by the order OF arrest In the new sum oy
the State for $4,000 900, which ball 10 required in
So That order Of arrest has been lodged at the
pcntentiary Gctajn him until the Sheriff can be given
notice of his release from his present sentence lie VIII
not. however, in that case he kept there but should ne
taken by the Sheriff TO Ludlow Street Jail that being the
place for the confinement Of debtors held under ciy ar
does not follow that he will be locked ny there
There IL an impression quite general among lawyers
that the Sheriff may allow prisoner in civil suit hls
freedom, the only result TO him being that The sheriff
thereby makes himself personally liable rs bail for him
But behind this are the various indictments against
Tweed 80 or 40 in for elonies Others for
msdeneanors similar to those 'On which he convict
ed each Of these bench warrant may Issue Tor ms
arrest and commitment to the TOmbs, except In so iar
as the already given OF them may interfere
II IL "A question OF doubt whether, when PERSON
indicted for several crimes and convicted OF
one his imprisonment convictsn does not relieve his
former bondsmen. This however. IL OF small import
ance as bail in such is required TO he moderate
proportional rather To the grade OF the crime Than tn the
greatness Of the censc, differing In that to soae extent
from the rule I'm civil cases. where the probable asOunt
Of recovery is au element in fixing the amount OF bail II
Tweed escapes his present imprisonment and the other
arrest he will have little difficulty in furnishing bail ON
the criminal charges.