The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16
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Der. lS7l--BDgARD ELaxEDoRF, Jr., notary Pubic.
THE TRIAL AND CONVICTION.

The decision or the Court or Appeals reversing
the Judgment OF The Court OF oyer and Terminer
having heen promulgated brlef'TssuHts OF the
main points IN the legal proceedings VIII be found
or interest. IL is unnecessary TO enter lnto the
details Of the mans life, MS lowlY origin, MS early
associations, the means used to obtain political
power ana the misuse OF that power after II had
been bestowed upon aim. the story Of his detec-
tion, trial and imprisonment, the complete anni-
hil1tion OF as powerful combination Of dishonest
officials as any city in the worlds history was
ever burdenod with, are stu fresh In the minds OF
the community, SO that the following sVccnct
account OF tne most important events pertinent
10 the presented only TO refresh the read
ess memory:-
Iswnl 10 remembered thar in the fan OF 1871,
after the exposure or the gigantic hing frauds,
Mr.. samuel ). Tnoen, the preseat Governor OF the
state, 10 behalf or the Committee " seventy, In
stitutsd . series Of Investigations into the &C.
counts OF TIE broadway Bank. winch resulted In
proving beyond DOUBT thar the city had been
plundered 81 immense sums-of money, whleA were
divided among Tweed. SWeeny Connolly, Ingsr-
sol, Garvey and others.
on complaint Or Attorney General Chapman,
made October a, 1871, Jndgc W. L. Learned, or
tie supreme court, Rran te1 an order OF arrest
sgalnsI Tweed sns lis partners IN The frauds ban
being set AZ 100000 IN each case, which was
promptly furnished
The evidence 81 ms neiarlous practices had 81
this time become s. posfiye that On December 10
be vas arrested ny saerin Brennan on q charge
or ielonY. ana % the f9llo wing day was brought
before Judge Canning s. BEDFORD, in the Court OF
General sessions, WHO committed him without
ban. witt 81 nab As corpus was Immediately
sued out returnaole before Judge Barnard, who
accepted bail on The criminal charge IN the sum
~ 81 ~ t-nw,
custody. HIS bonasmsn IN the ciyii suit one oy
one surrendered MN and trouble began now to
crowd thiCAly upon lin, for, Notwithstanding his
repatea enormous wealth, u became dinlcut TO
nEd D0ndsmen 70 qualliy IN such large amounts.
his counsel IA tue meantime had deuurred TO
the complaints on the ground that me late could
not legally cue fcr money duo county, but Judae
Hogeboon, u Albany, oyefrgled TIE demurrer.
An elcrt was also made Ia the supreme COurk 70
gUash tue indictment found ~ the Court 81 oyer
and Ierminer, which faiied aud the consequences
was that on December IL the case Was called and
Mr. Tweed, through counsei, pleaded not guilty.
ton, Judge Noah Davis being on the bench.
Ihe trial lasted an through tue month OF Janu-
AIRY, 1879, and resulted IN disagreement OF the
Jury which stood, a. was subsequently aseer-
tanned, eight Tor acqultta and four Tor conviction.
Motion was Immediately made by the Attorney
General ior a new trial the complaint amended
and a new Indictment found. Inc case was post
pened rom ume 70 anne until November u.s. Hnen
the second trial was begun tefore Judge Davis,
who presided over TIA 1rsL. The result 81 the trial
Is AREA 4 o. familiar 70 the public u lastea for
Il
Ing been Gus over nlgnf, found william marcy
Tweed guilty on the FIRST, second, tnird ami fourth
ccunts ana on trc counts nom tie 1882 TO the
4letn inclusive MAKING PA counts N All. During
tue trial counsel Or the defence interp0scd 100 es-
ceptlols, which formcR tie bass 81 subsequent
proceedings on behalf OF their client.
ON November % Tweed was brought before the
\ Court when Judge DAVIS sentenced hin on vari.
Gus counts 70 twelve years Imprisonment IN the
EchtentlarV and 10 pagslnes amounting 70 sf2 200.
AFTER Tweed had been IN prison a year hts
counsel raised the POINT that tse Jury mad fonrd
their client guilty 0f = miademeaE0r While tue
court records found him guilty or several no.
ton vas made 10 .al8end tho court records 70
conform 10 the 1ndiag 81 the jury; out In the Su-
rreme Court General Term, before Judges West
brook, Daniels and DCn0eue tie verdics and sen-
tence were sustained. Iwccds counsel appealed
from tie decision 81 the Court and applied Tor a
writ Of babeas corpus, winch granted BY
Judge DonChue; but alter an argument In court
which resulted uuiav0rably 70 Tweed, nc was re-
manded BACK 70 the fenitsntiary and The case
carried ~ the Court Of Appeals.
Nessrs. Field, Comatock aid Bdrtisttrcpre ted
Tweed IN tnls case.