New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23
THE COURTS.
TWErD'S APPEAL.


ARGUMENT EEvonE THE COCHr OF AFPEATs on ~
APPEAL FROM ADHESION OF TIE CuURrOF OYER
AND TERMINER DIsAIssIEG A WRIT OF HADEAS
coRPUs-POfYTs FOR AND AGArNgT TIE APPEAL
ALBANY, March 22.-rhe Tweed habeas
corpus case called Court Of Appeals at l2;i5
o'clock to-day. JIGse George 7. Ccma,ock D. D. Field
aod W. O Bartlett! appeared for Tweed and d. trlet-
Attorney Phelps ana Wheeler II. Peckham for the
people D. D. Field proceeded 70 sPen the case stating
IFS history.
W. O. Bartlett followed Mr Fold, holding that the
Indictment was never read 70 Tweed. AMI that enc
over and Termincr adjourned me tern 10 escape
be airing it read Tic indictment contained 30 counts
and occupied go pagcs
After Nj Bartlett concluded Nr. Field continues M
TO thu hour OF adjournment. and vi continue o-mor
row. Mr. Field claimed that the indictment had been
found the complain. Of person, and that The YER
dict had altered b. the Judge after IL was received
he held that the seventh count IL Tho indictment COR
tans charge OF any o1ense, not ovcn an oFen'e
against tho statute on which 10 10 founded when 'he
statute force and yet tas Of tae counts on
which the sentence was specifically ana numerif@l7
impo,ed The following arc tAe points mads W MI
Tweed's counsel:
FIRST. There san b. No Doubt that II rho eonritment
auth0ri Tor OBTAINING iIr reiatOr Tweed IN he PEN
teniry, ana bs must be discharged iroD lnprsohh'h,
under that warrant can thcrs te aay dgPs I'M
tue Court " o ~ Az eIiGGcT nhd not Jlrsesii1H "
r6re!Fe ana Wy al l1liCtut Ab 4os 'b-'''-N''
without the previous action Of oohHi4'.to" M. r
trats. Or TIE spec.a! ss+sio-s, % - ,,- ~
any other the O'FT and Iurm1ucr had hui J1's
dction and try TINS Indictment inc ti49
court was competent 10 render "if J4i- io' 90
not COMPETENT tOurJ "a iIla acuon II lue VO''o
bad not Jurisdiction 20 render the dEnoHl oI
under vuiob the Il nov AcI-' '-'u 'Ao So''
not competent court. ..A.
rclator imprisoned IN The Pe.teLtia5 oil te ,y
in lis County Ja OF tno CITY nnd county % NoNFork
The burden VI showing that ue W. places 'io o''o
rested Win The respOA.eat and 20 hss nht yrt say " -
Tttrd: a. tho sentJ sdJ'eq 47l. 70 INC n4-' "O
YGit. ,,t.,
mcut iSd,IsanOr under snr p /. Vi'1d >, 49,
COS, Session g. beCduse special provision hau "o'H
MAJ for tue parliament wish which &c Vas cAarsel'
Tnh; The jury vas not eOiuprtoH[' . -. .-y
Hc.A. Tao court was nOs con4t-tonf court 70 -
thls case, or - pronounce any judgment 10 IT. 49,,
Srs7fh: Whtn ~ -d, tuc iDIrth sec'l"u
OF H.. Aprl4 &C. 1850, ttt uh+cI WHOA 10 NO az
d.cied lad expired DVlh a. repeal aa@ ~ me "''e
Bighf. Tie Judgment OF the suprcm. Court should be
TcyoIsrl. sau ,4e .cla,os dis-dar-o'.
The following Is q summary tie points made against
tho appeal:
Tas ease Cones hero upon cTtor 70 review .h
% ne Supreme CoLft d. q genera tt'H .. '.'
trct unol ccr 1rari all n!Hs 1ccls1H cI t-V . & u
lsrm.ugr Ia the 1T Dst.ct asin sax Nf.- cd "'
corpus sGeI OF tss rsa.Jr Aareii du4 rcEAIA'"s
~ u t> the pcIt" .tlaiy. 49,, >. ..,,,. a.,
Tie frat pcat claims the writ was properly csheae0
by tAo supro Court. TIC so-JI4 aad .'td l''-''o
aI1 that lA- rcJtur e-duus iatNAe 80 "t' 81 80
.ispr courts gqsmUs "a ne hla neglected I'd W iP!I
vita the requirements OF toe yel-It se'i vi, o. '"I
act. TIE fourth polt holds that tlc - rt 0f oyer a"
.sr.lUr having as5atl ii.4-d'Sr1h OF t-c t"o" -
!rf attacked cbii.,alf a. t-l- f'@ctHNt ~. 10
Gs goin. noli, tflt there was 10 error ih tc ~ =,
t..f!.. lac o.--r piluts t,st * lo A-I.ci u &C
gicWlus questions 81 H4b-a5 coTgl5 proceedings