New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-28
TIE COMPLAINT AND HEARING.

Mr.. LORD BEFORE JUSTICE OsBORN-i;EID To BAIL
IN $15.OO0-AIrX. Y. ORR, LEWIS J. BENNETT,
AND JOHN J HAND on IHE WITNESS STAND
MR. LORD PAD $4,000 FOR SECURING CLAIM
OF 100000.
ALBANY, Aug. 27.-The Hon. George ID. Lord,
cx-menbcr Of Assembly, was brought before Justice
A. II. Osborn 1T special term of the Supreme Court
to-day, under arrest for bribery upon the following
warrant
tbday COuriA s7he pop Of me Stae Of Nc'r York TO The
S",ng Of me 'oenty y Aibgny, oreet'rg:
Whereas, Complaint mas tais day been made by
Alexander +. orr and Daniel Magone, jr., on oath,
before Hon. :. VI. OsbOru, Justice OF tie Supreme
Court, that they have just canse To- suspect
ana do suspect and believe that George ID.
Lord of dorchester, in This State, DID, on or
about the 9th Gay of February, 1S7l within
this State, commit the crime ct agreeing and
conscnting TO receive a Large amount OF money,
other than his legal salary, fees, and perqustes, for
performing an 0lc.al act, to vii, the iaNoiing and
voting in the Assembly Of this state, the said Lord
then being a member thereof and an officer OF tins
State for certain act entitled An act for the re-
lief vi John Hand" passed April ~ lSI and that
SAID act OF voting for and iayoring sad bi or act
was in fact, performed by the SAID Lofd ~" or aOout
tie 18Th ef April, 1871. with tie express under
standing On ms part, and under tue lnii'i,
ence Of said agreement ana consent; a'n
1874, i'll Consummdtion OF taid agreement
receive large SUN Of money; and the sad Justice
having examined o" oIth the sud conpa'hahls ana
ii appearing hcIefro that there ~ IIst cdise 10 ss-
peel tiat the said Lod has committed the salC Oh
tense; -,
We therefore, command you to take the said
George d. Lo:d and bring him before the said A. W.
Osborn. Justice Of the Supreme Court, ut the
County COURTROOM in the city Hail in tie City OF
Albany to be dealt win according TO lave heieof
4. NJ. Osborn. Justice OF the Sur1,,le Court;
At the City Of Albany, in the County OF Albany me
18th ,iay of August, 1870.
A. N. osEoRN, Justice Of the Supreme Court.
The complaint in this case IL made by the Commits
-, I,. no IN investigate the
cana: frauds 1t is claimed that Mr. Lord, while a
member of the Legislature ia 1871, procured by I'M
proper means the passage Ct an act under which the
State has since been defraudcd of 100000. 1t ~
further claimed that of this sum Mr. Lord has re-
cevcd 100000, the corrupt agreement which he
entered rto giving hnn twOthirds OF all the money
made under the act in question Deputy Attorney
General Iairchild appeared for the people, and Mr.
w. L. Cogswcl of Rochester for Mr.. Lord.
Mr.. Cogswell said that The prisoner would waive
examination, and desired to give bail. Mr..
Fairciild replied that the prisoner had an
undoubted right to give bail, bat that the
People desired to go Oh with the eXaIniEa-
ton in order 10 get the testimony of the prosecute
ing Witnesses in writing for transmission to the
District-Attorncy Of the county i'll which the case
WAS to be tried. Judge Osborn inquired OF Nil.
Falrchlld the amount at which he Thought the bail
ought 10 bC liked Slr talrchiu repl"u 'hii 0oh-
sdcrug the importance Of the case, ana me read'-
hess with which tine prisoner could procure BAIL IL
should pc fixed at $4,000.
Mr.. Cogswel insisted that the sum was excessive
The Court replied that the punishment for the crime
for which the prisoner was held was Imprisonment
for five years or a line of - 200, both. he would
fix the bail at II 700.
James T. Walker AID Daniel Rose then presented
themselves all we're accepted as bail.
II was then decided to take the testimony of the
witnesses in support of the complaint, to ne handed
to the District Attorney for his when the case
came up. The testimony OF Lewis j. Bennett,
Alexander J.. Orr, ard John j. Hand WAS then
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