The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-26
Case of VIM. NJ. Tweed-RepIy TO Mr.
O'COnOr'S Letter.

NEW YORK, July 24.-George T.
Comstock, council for Tweed in the
hqJeas corpus case before the Court Of
Appeals, and an ey-Judge of that Court
have published a reply 10 the attacks of
OConor and Judge Davis upon the Court
Of Appeals for giving a decision favor
able to Tweed. In the letter, Mr., Com
stock says:
ain all arguments the counsel in OPP
position 10 the lawless sentence pro-
nounced by Judge Davis that the mag
istrate was treated with forbearance, but
it ought now to be SAID that there were
circumstances attending the final trial,
conviction and sentence which may
Justify more than one doubt
whether he is longer entitled
to such forbearance. The trial proceeded
as if the purpose was conviction and
punishment for only single crime; thus
the prisoner and his counsel were en-
trapped into the belief that only one
conviction and one sentence were in
tended no change in the opinion Of the
Judge, as announced on the first trial, by
being suggested, until the jury rendered
aycrdict OF guilty, then the masked bat
terry was uncovered and the tremendous
ly accumulated sentences of the Judge
fell on the deceived prisoner
charged with neglect of duty, or bad
performance of official duty as auditor Of
Il certain account. The punishment IN
its accumulated severity was more than
twice greater than the law would have
tolerated if he had been guilty of the
larceny of forty millions of money. |
know of no precedent Tor such II trial
since the time when Jefferson and ScrOggs
administered the criminal law of Eng
land. The transfer of the case from the
murky atmosphere Of Judge Davis court
charged with passion and vaultiug
ambition to the Court of Appeals was
like translation to another world. or
Mr.. UConor and his share in the criti
cism of the Court Of Appeals, Judge
Comstock says: 81 will take his opinion
with the most profound respect after he
has made an examination in the light OF
authorities of the proceedings. Until
then it would be becoming to withhold
his abuse of high.trbunal, which has
carefully and laboriously considered the
question and decided it,
Fast Mail Train Between the East and
West.
NEW YORK, July 2j.-The Tribune
tomorrow announces that the Postmaster
General has selected the mail route Slong
the shores of the lakes for the
fast mail train to the West. 1t is
expected 10 begin to run the first of
October. 1t will make the distance from
New York to Chicago in not more than
% hours and it is hoped to reduce the
time to - hours, II gain of II hours over
the present mail and express train.
The amount of mail matter to be-
carried by this train will be
enormous. There will be four
large postal cars of improved construc-
ton, capable of carrying thirty-tive tons
of matter, and it is thought by the De-
partmcnt that the amount 10 be carried
will reach forty-five tons before the expi-
ration Of six months. The greater part
ofthe work of distribution will be done
on the cars. Newspapers are to be taken
in by the bundle, and folded and
distributed on the route. Relays of
clerks will be stationed at Syracuse Buff
falo aud Toledo. This enterprise will
not cost one cent additional expense, the
railroads having met the government
in the most generous spirit.
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