Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-23
THE BOSS" OUT AND IN.
Tweed, 8muggied Off of BIaGkweil's
Island, Spends Monday HigbG at
his PRlsfial sSansiOB.
ArrsIgnsd on Two Criminal suits Yes.
teEdRy, ne Is AdlaIiGed 30 BaII,
bat - ReaTrCgsst Ga
Civil sfs.

New YORK, juno q Boss Tweed a0-
peared in the courthouse to-day in cus-
tOdy of deputy-sherif. He was smug-
gled off OF BlackW,fl's island a. tea
o'clock last night arl drove around the
city in g carriage. This morning lie
went to his Office in Duane street. aud
spent some time in consultation WI T. his
counsel, after which he proceeded g. the
district attorneys office with Es5 son
and secretary. In the supreme Co IT his
counsel presented TO Judge Davis the or
der Of the court Cfappeals for discharge
from the penitenti&Ty, which was signed
by the judge. Tweed soon after appeared
in the court of oyer and terminer, before
Judge Brady. The room was soon pack
ed with people, and immense numbers Of
others clamoriDg for admittance. Dis
trict Attorney Pnelps moved that the de-
iendant be srrayed to plead to an indict-
ment found iii November, 1873. David
Dudley Field, counsel fer Tweed, stated
th&t ne was not ready TO plead or 10
make a motion to qnash, notice of this
indictment having been received only q
few days since. Peckham, on behalf OF
the people, said that it was evident that
the defendant intended TO pursue the old
tactics and staVe off the proceedings as
Field. A legal war of words eLsued, which
lasted early an hour, Phelps and Peck
ham on behalf of the people claiming
that there was no reason why this case
should be made a special one, OR a spe.
cial favor be shown defendant. Field
demanded to know what special favOrs
were shown or would be. "My Client"
said he, "has seven months been Illegally
confined in the penitentiary, and when,
after committing this outrage, an out
rage for which every one concerned in it
shall be held strictly to account, and
after he is released, by higher power
than themselves, it is wrong, il is I'M
just, to ask US to plead to an Indictment
of which we know nothing" Counsel
than said it could not be considered q
special favor to issue warrants upon
civil suit Of six millions, and to set bail
at the enormous figure of three millions,
and that such bail was unheard OF. Yes,
said Mr.. Peckham, and the stealing of
six millions was an unheaFd OF thing un-
til the defendant had committed the
theft. The matter here rested, and
Judge Brady stated that he believed that
defendant ought to have time to exam
Inc the indictments, but would not give
formal decision until later in the day.
The court then fixed bail on the new in.
dictments.
The above argument was on theindict-
ment charging Boss Tweed with fraud
ulently obtaining the signature of Mayor
Hall to tue warrant paid to A. J. Gar
vey. On this Indictment the court fixed
the bail at three thousand dollars. On
the indictment found by the grand jury
of the May Q875) term OF the court Of
oyer and terminer, which charges him
with conspiracy, in having, in cOnnec-
ton with Peter B. Sweeny and Ebert
A, Woodward, defrauded th9 city, the
court fiXei the bail at two thousand dol
lars, The proceedings were then ad-
jOurned, and Tweed, surrounded by his
counsel, left the courtroom. The bail
on the Indictments viii be furnished
this afternoon. Albert 3. Sands became
b0ndsman on the former Indictment,
and Charles Deyton on the latter. The
whole party returned to the oyer and ter
m!Der, and the bonds were approved by
Judge Brady. Tweed was then taken
into custody again, on sn order Of ar
rest, in civil suit, and conveyed to
LudIow-street jail, where he will re-
main until three millions bail is fur
niSned,