The Portland daily press., 1875-06-23
BOSS TWEED IN COURT.
He is Committed TO Ludlow Street
Jail i'm Default of Bail.

NEW York, June 22-Boss Tweed appeared
in the Court House to day in the custody of the
deputy sheriff. He was struggled off Black
wells Island at 10 o'clock last night and drove
around the city in carriage. This morning
he went TO his office in Duane street and spent
some time in consultation with counsel, after
which he proceeded to theiDstrict Attorneys
office with his son and secretary. In the Su-
preme Court his counsel presented to Judge
Davis the order of the Court of Appeals for his
discharge from the penitentiary, which was
signed by the Judge The Boss soon after APP
pearsd in the Court of Oyer and Terminer be-
fore Judge Brady, The room was soon packed
with people and numbers of others clamored
for admittance. District Attorney Phelps NOV
ed that the defendant be arraigned to plead to
the indictment found in November, 1873 Da-
vid Dudley Field, of the counsel for Tweed,
stated that he was not ready to plead or to make
motion to quash the notice of this Indictment,
1T having been received only few days since.
Peckham, in behalf of the people, said it was
evident the defendant intended to pursue his
old tactics and stave off proceedings as long as
possible This was disclaimed by Mr.. Field A
legal war of words followed, which lasted near
ly an hour, Phelps and Peckham on behalf of
the people claiming that there was no reason
why this case should be made a special one or
favor be shown to defendant. Mr.. Field de-
manded what special favors had been shown or
would be? my clieut," said he, has for sew
Ell months been illegally confined in the peni-
Tertiary, and when, after committing this out
rage, an outrage for which every one concern
ed in it shall be held strictly accountable, and
after he is relieved by higher power than
themselves it is wrong, it is unjust to ask us to
plead to an indictment of which we know moth
ing. The counsel said it could not be consid-
cred special favor to issue warrants in civil
suit of six million dollars and fix bail at the
enormous figure of three million dollars that
such bail was unheard of. "Yes," said Mr..
Peckham, land the stealing of six million dol
lars nDhaari of fhino ha dafa nd
ant committed the theft"
The matter here rested, and Judge Brady
stated that he believed that the defendant
ought to have time to examine the indictments,
but he would not give his formal decision till
later in the day. The Court then fixed bail on
new indictments. The above argument was
on the indictment charging the Boss with fraud
ulently obtaining the signature of Mayor Hall
to- warrant paid by Andrew J. Garvey. On
this Indictment the Court fixed the bail at
$4,000; on the indictment found by the grand
jury of May, 1875, term of the Court of Oyer
and Terminer, which charges him with con-
spiracy in having in conjunction with Peter B.
Sweeney and Elbert A. Woodward, defrauded
the city, and the court fixed the bail at $1,000
The proceedings then adjourned, and Tweed,
surrounded by his counsel left the court room.
The bail in the indictments will be furnished
this afternoon in the Office OF the District At
torney. Alfred B. Sands became bondsman in
the former indictment in $1,000. Bail was fur
nished on the old indictments. amounting to
$14 900, which was declared invalid on account
of Tweed's sentence, now renewed, Chas. Dew
lin becoming the surety. When the bail bonds
had been executed the whole party returned to
the Oyer and Terminer and the bonds were APP
proved by Judge Brady Tweed was again
taken in custody by the deputy sheriff on an
order of arrest in civil suit and conveyed to
Ludlow street Jail, where he will remain until
the $3000,000 bail is furnished.
Tweed arrived at Ludlow street Jail this af-
fArn 10 hn, <xnI L.
room, which is neatly and commodiously fur
nished. 1t adjoins the office of the prison and
is well ventilated. He says that by tomorrow
afternoon expects to be free man.