New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-08
TIE COURTS.
THE TWEED SUIT BEGUN.

sUR JuRY-DAVID DUDLEY FIELD APPEARS AGAIN
IN TnE ROLE OF BLACKBOARD AND sIANDERER
lie WANTS "a cHARACrER" FROM THE COURT
OPENING FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF DEPUTY CONTROLLER STORES.
The actual trial of the suit against William
NJ Tweed the millions taken from tie city
on swollen and fraudulent bills through The machinery OF
the County Auditing Board, composed Of the Mayor Con
trocr ana TIVE as President Of the Board OF super
vsors was begun yesterday. The jurors chosen some
days ago for the million suit took their Seats anu
Mi Peckham stated that 10y stipulation the flN m'iloh
anti was 10 tried fret and TIE jury already cosc Ioi
the other suit he sccep;cd rs the jury IN tS nc
Court inquired Il this Was satisfactory 10 TIC o'ci S'N0
David Dudlcy Field then said
Tde,ire - th4nx You for tho courtesy WIN Whch you
mdul yed i'll iine OF great e'nO''l ' mi
ex,,rs nv sense OF tie court general .'uSV u'
80 nd tho kindness with which ny IiisiUtu Ac anu
trout, have been received there e perhaps no eAcvp
ton cr rather there "a ono e&cepioAI ry0 01T'
for yoI may know PERHAPS that me ME% ON ON
TRHl,sE, instead Of answering my FT1y mn rd
o.,ass VITA the view undoubtedly OF aneeuha
Inc admin st!aton of Justice IN the % " bn
cas-; and among otter tGis IL tayS tV , ,i ma
en- .t the last few years III the seik lco % 'uS ,,
1870 irvrs NcwYOrk LAS ever known Now, NIu
I liD1, OF y sb1id ever be rePrOieh to lawyer iat
,o'uv t - naorals tuei Ii is his drty oven hotl
mon, tt'es r o tbe nc Is Of every human beng,
r,.t,.r e be- accuIsed blest, low or H5l, n' VI
s.int YOu know. biz that II IS 10 tha ina o'', te
H. y'nr -a oil iust.cc half the waite "a you Oui,rj
AMI tat II is tIat pledge vi On ever lay i men
he elfP
Scb mas waie lawyers tie foremost h'ii III al Ak = "a
tyery r,e g0yeluIAcut Ivory ihieso@~ eve! 49,, 80
go 6,,' know II or dispute IT, II TN lHIBCfE hia
tod isclf with SAY inc thai ocicii9l us
II -. ti,rtlier and .peaAs OF other ~s ia " Ii NV
been conceIu.d, ard IA doing INA, t.o i''''' ' ~
80 - iua..y: for 10 opens tIat Ia "a lOHr 49,
aud An q, prctice which f"r magnitude, eAen' am
Us" =" = ifi'gk Las never been exceeded ~ TINS
No. "a Far fer rs / remember have never de
Tended any persons whom The TRIBUNE III A1I
e" I..ate oaIs thieves oNceis ,o4'd t'd 90, aH4
\ csc
t,,.,Ecr In the Railway Company an as We lsiS
us Of TIM TRIBUNE with the two surVly0's az
-, si tn e su-h that an editor o. Thy IiNUSE
made haste 20 cal Wn"n ne cti'c i'"h i'' 80
ejs Island and tie other ! thc REPEATED oWh'f @. i''h
"a tIr Iy.cri,y j. addcC-ncIc db.c an II seems b"
ne auolancs and tAc NGi-aritE why I'll, 'V ~ -
SJ.l.,tNi i:-c-teu foow- Tat tas friends AM SUP
iutteT5 ui TllE IRlbuN NJ a-e tio most "'''o"' ~" a.
NcN-l On 100, c,cf known. ny no il" ",'N " , ~
e c.usacs tie persons sio"cn Of ! Is l'' 40. "'
L. Say but t.iiis Ihs ilBoNi' 40 as wore, !. rs "o
be g5jd iCr anytAins, Us iohl' anu 7"p,'[[.' -
have saiI the acst notorious .heve9 Nt"-1'4k rs
ever known. Ii is lid e 10 be- l9' nu tu1' S,'S -
moi only a yer, foul UiId bar ycS SHY ono VIVA mes
I.io.s han 10 aFOw ~ fe"G''sS u 80 o. va
learned friends tue other side, VITA 10y sv.es ana
myself, unJor sidinS ana Iuodef1 hi9 ihhrA'S'
Viii % dem oIss,ee Us % sct Al tio No} rF't "a
tn.s "a and dcSvio. tHe 's niou'"' lV''s a. ann
6eJth OF tins scs, u.Unl .ipd' scandal
Juice Westogoos said he hoped the trial wo'd pro
eoea tlout further urpcassntncss reference - out
ste matters
Mt Cater orenel The case with brief statement Of
the overthrow of Ring IN 1874, ana review OF LIE
Proceedings against Tweed and Of hls flight lie aitei-
ward described Tie growth q the systeh of c"i.uioh
oetSocn the officers OF ta city and tie contractor aud
NYlly non IA tAo ling O.! 3 Lie ON'r' '-0H ''OA "
tlcCss.
Alter the recess Mr. Carter explained the general
mode by which pccuations paa,icca uiNn the
Treasury H. 1863. FIOn 1853 he passed 20 the year
1870 and described the scenes Of frauiui"nt legislation
aud administration which made tie year memorable in
fr.rrF a1.a, S.,ilf tfaN
oelud q en- said Mr Carter and these thcyes we've not
EXCEPTIONS fer they lon evidences OF tier gult - plain
IS 70 BE unIistaaJie. Ile acc uAts wclo kept at the
Broadway bank, and the facility which ban; account
sgvs f.. 81, ding Is wen Snown
Gov. Til1cn in investigating these accounts found
.Gio.l -ud al was tia; iie usual rat. q dividing
puacy among Tie iI.e el re- lot always followed
Wien however tic key ras found tae riddle Wa solved
Il way tlat confirmed the danalnS facts tonlOlL That
Ley tnc interest
Tie counsel detailed The the members OF the Ring
Sai Of ear power ia procuring the passage OF laws
lhc ,axlcvy in particular ard declared that There
Sae abs, aci, 10 ilt except TO boundaries " taolf
sw1 ne city"
IN ,onol.uig lis q eung Mr.. Carter made al aiI'Hl
70 81. jurors TO do tLe.r duty finding verdict sn,'
Ivetd fot he fuN amount The cSt'Et OF tic hju4J
do.e ~ Tweed depended largely upon lie course ilf-
sued by tho public. II ese a. soIs "'Io allowed 10 %
bee Tie la,nenable consequences would lie wei el IA
nr.bio These thieves lad nearly sulceocd ID @CMC.I-
a.ue tie public mind and conscience rs th"!r G1F'i@-
ho,s aud the mode ia Tbich they had expended TIE
money Tlcy Lad .ccrcci IL dcmOraiizns the eiec-
Soas the press AMI. lie sorry ~ SAY tue Ear and
bcacA also.
Wien Liz Carter had concluded, Ny Held formally
Goved Tor dlsnnssa Of q complaint on the eroGhd
HAT assuming all t.ie unoel had sad vas Ldc, the
inl,e. could not be laid tie fun amount OF &63l-
poo because Tweed oulJ One OF lie eonepIa0is, Eot
~ portion - 1t. Tie motion was formally denied
Iepuy-COntrccr rtorrs tHen took TIC 71t'ess stand
nj tod over tS-iu tie IN iliar story Of Tire s'cn
Tuuchers AMI identified the bills HAT lao saw t"o or
nrce days after tie robbery lie described ito routine
the Office In the presentation OF bib,
Ue claimant hrst presenting his voucher, ne
br!ic 10 OF audit then being attached aud signed by
ho Auditor; then direction is given % the Auditor to
prepare 10y the Controllers certificate. he
mt ia then prepared, generally by tie bookteep's
Presented " the Controller for his signature. aIer~aid
the Mayor for his signature ana thon t. tie Clerk Oh
BE Board OF SUPER ysors his signature ana then re-
Rrned again Controllers Office TO he properly en-
srod, and the warrant then ready 70 Dc paid
Tue court here adjourned to Tho morning at hair
Est TO-
THE RUBENaTEIN TRIAL
The trial nf peSarh Y bubpns.ein. charged