New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

TwEED'S EFFORTS TO PROCURE BAIL
THE DAY SPENT QUIETLY IN LUDLOW STREET JAIL
CONSULTATION WITH CoUNsEI-PL,N TO HAVE
TIE BAIL REDUCED-POssIBIITY OF PERSONAL
SOLICITATION By TWEED TO GET sURErrEs-THE
PRISONERS PLEASURE AT HIS CHANGE OF QUAR-
TIERS.
Wm. NJ. Tweed passed quiet day at Lud-
low Jail yesterday. He pleasure at the
change a. quarters from tie Pententiary to the more
SPACIOUS apartments in the jail devoted to his use He
refused 10 see any one besides his counsel relatives and
one OF two intimate friends During the forenoon Dud-
lev Field Mr. Edelsen and Foster Dewey OF his counsel
called on him end held long consultation on the
subject of giving bail on the civil suits. On
the 2sth inst. the question OF reducing MI.
Tweeds bail viii be argued before Judge Donohuc,
and counsel and friends of the prisoner are engaged
IN ascerainng much bail be procured, on the
contingency OF its being materially reduced from the
&3OOOc00 now demanded. II is understood that Tweed
cannot raise bail asked, and the motion OF his
counsel have il reduced is denied he will have to re-
main in Ludlow Street Jail until the cases against INN
ere settled
There "a probability that Tweed will to-day, In the
e,,stody OF a deputy sheriff, call some Of his old
friends and his personal influence to induce them 10
70 on his bail bond Late yesterday afternoon Richard
tweed the prisoners brother, called him and held
long conference the subject of procuring bail
1--WE PATRoIMEN CHARGED WITH GIVING FALSE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AGAINST A SERGEANT
FOR ALLEGED NEGLECT OF DUTY
The court room In the Police Central Office
was filed Yesterday with persons who had gathered 10
attend the trials of delinquent policemen. President
MatseI was upon the bench. Patrolmen Edward Malo-
ney. william Enard, Henry :. MeGoniSa, Eras'us H.
Townsen nd and Louis Hirsch all of the TwenyseveEth
Precinct Police, were arraigned charges OF CON
off in
they had seen Roundsman Reuben Rynders patrol
ling beat when Inspector McDernott alleged that ne
had found him In BARRIERS shop at No SO GreenWchs
william i. Howe acted counsel for the accused patroi
men, The testimony OF Inspector McDermott was a re-
iteration of what had given In the Rynders case The
others chung firmly to the testimony which they had
given before and fun Board Of Police Commissioners
rs TO decide upon the question Of veracy between the
two parties.
Sergeant John F. Buckley OF the Seventeenth Precinct
Police was arraigned charge Of conduct unbecoming
an officer and neglect Of duty. Inspector spesht was
the complainant Col Spencer counsel for Sergeant
Buekley INSPECTOR speght testified that. on the morn
ing I'm question he upon crowd in Firstst Ihey
were making greatdea Of noise and had evidently just
come from the lagerbeer saloon at NO 20 flrstst'
woman was with Sergeant Buckley Inspector speight
added that he found that there had been light Ia the
place. with George Hickey, and that Sergeant Buck
ley had been drinking. Afterward, at about
b:55 a. m, Inspector speight said he o found 10
Sergeant
liquor The principal witness for the prosecution,
George w. Ryer, did not appear and inspector spesnl
was alone on that side of the For the defense test
mony was given to show that Sergeant Buckley came
upon the scene of the fight the ageIDcer saloon IN
pursuance of the discharge of his duty lie uls-
perscd the crowd, and. afterward, went to the sta
hon Roundsman Brophy and a patroman testified
that they examined into the Sergeants condition. before
Sergeant Ross, and convinced that ne was nol IN
toxicated. Sergeant Buckley denied walking toward
the Bowery with woman, or BENZ Win one. he
denied positively that he had been In the lager-beer
saloon on the morning in question. He ACKNOWLEDGE
thai he had entered the station half an hour before ms
time for patrol bnt said that IL hsd Al
beer for sergeants TO do so.
Sergeant Buckley is stated to have an excellent record
He was in 956 and during nearly 20 years OF
service has been ined only days pay The case was
adjourned until next Wednesday TO give Inspector
fpeight chance the attendance OF the X! er