The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-23
BY TELEGRAPH,
BOSS TWEED's TROUBLES.
His Departure frou1 the Island" and
appearance in CouYa-LegaI war OF
Words between CoeuseI-MInor
Bail. Bonds Fnfi to Save Him
from Commfrmens-The
$4,000, ,0oe BOND Eos
Forthcoming.

Ill
CUSTODY OF neputy Sheriff McGouiae. HI
was smnggtea from Blaekweps Island last
night at ~ O'Clock despite the vigilance OF
the representatives OF the city newsnnners
who had been on the island for weet 7,
being generally expected that he wonh he
brought to court to-day, n large number Of
people gathered in the vicinity of the conrt.
house fer the purpose Of getting sight OF
him. =
In the Supreme Court chambers. one OF
T~eed's counsel, Mr.. Willard Bartlett. pre-
sented to Judge LAWS 40 order which was
signed by HIM, setting forth the reversal OF
the Court Of Appeals. which was made the
order Of the Supreme Court, and the prison.
el's discharge ordered.
MIR. Foster Dewey was the first of the
Tweed party to enter the courtroom. He
had hardly taken his seat when Tweed
entered in charge of the deputy sheriff. In
very short time the courtroom was packed
with people, and immense numbers were
clamoriDg for admittance.
After order had been restored District AT.
torney PEelps addressed the court. and
moved that the defendant, William NJ.
Tweed, be arraigned to plead to an indict.
ment found against bin in November, 1873
Mr.. David Dudley Field. on behalf of Mr..
Tweed, stated they were not ready to plead
or make motion to quash; that they had
only received notice OF this indictment few
days since, and therefore time ought to be
allowed them to examine mattera
Mr.. Peckham, on behalf of the people,
stalled that it was evident the defendant In.
tended to pursue the old tactics and staYe Oft
all proceedings as long as possible.
Mr. Etpl1 Iisplaimpd apu uroh ;,fa
and stated that in law time ought to be al.
lowed him to examine the indictment; and
further, that if they were forced to file their
plea they would demand the right to with.
draw it at any time; that it was shame and
cruelty wrong to find an indictment in ad.
vance, and then, two years afterwards, call
them up without warning to plead to it.
The counsel iurther stated that if they
were forced to plead by the decision of the
court they would ask that the right be given
the plea was filed.
4 legal war of words followed, which
lasted Tor nearly an hour; Messrs. Phelps &
Peckham for the people, claiming that sucn
thing was uubeard of in law, except in
special cases unlike the present one, and
there was no reason for making this spe.
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the defendant.
At this point Mr.. Field arose and de.
minded to know what special tavors had
been or would be shown. "My CLIENT
said he. has for seven months been illegally
confined in the penkentiary, and when,
after committing this outrage-an outrage
for which every one concerned in it shall be
held strictly accountable and utter be is re-
leased by higher power than themselves, il
is wrong, it is unjust, to ask us to plead tC
an indictment of which we know nothing
He further said it would not be considered d
special favor to issue warrants in civil sui
for S6 100000 and fix bail at the enormous
figure Of 100000, and that such bail was
unheard Of.
Yes" said MIR. Peckham, "aud the steal.
ing of $G,000,000 was an uDheard-of thing
until the defendant committed the theft"
The matter vase here rested, and Judge
Brady said be thought the defence should
have time TO examine the Indictment; but be
would not give bis decision till later in the
day.
The argument was on the Indictment
found in November, 1873, charging Tweed
with Notwithstanding the signature OF
Mayor Hall TO warrant paid 10 Andrew j.
Garyty. On this indictment the court fixed
the bail at $4,000. On the Indictment found
by the grand jury in May last the bail was
tixcd at 81 900.
Tweed, accompanied by his counsel, then
repaired TO the District Attorneys Office,
where the bail was furnished, Alfred Is
Sinds becoming his bondsmun on the former
Indictment. Ou the Indictment found Feb.
ruary 30. 1873, charging him with having OBJ.
tained from the city by fraudulent warrants
1883 81, bail was furnished by MIR. Sands
in 81 900. The bail furnished on the old in'
dictments, amounting to $4,000, which was
declared inyalid on account of Tweed's SER
tence, was renewed, My.I Charles Devlin be-
coming the surety.
When the bail.bonds had been executed
the whole party returned to the Court oi
oyer aud Terminer, and the bonds were ap'
proved by Judge Brady. Tweed was then
taken in custody again by Deputy Sheriff
NcGonige on the order Of arrest In the
evil suit, and conveyed to Ludlow.Streel
jat, where he will remain until the 81, ,0oO, ,00O
bail IS furnished.