, 1876-06-27
M'CAFFREY'S CROWD.
The Majority Of Them Want q
Change of Venue.
II Is Believed that Sweetser Has Deon
Converted by Them.
Their Efforts 10 Galn Kimhcrly...Tho
Plan Of Operations.

Plan OF Operations.
The Indicted gang of Commissioners, county
contractors, antl their attorneys appeared In tho
Criminal Court yesterday mornlnE AZ per narcc-
n,ent ,na1c SATURDAY, to peasl aud make su,,lry
motions fnnlting to letting Themselves down as
cas!y rs possible, and also delaying tho course
Of justice.
About Ii o'clock, md after several minor mo-
tions In cascs had bcen heard, Mr.. Reed stated
that he was rcnt3y to lenr from tho counsel for
thr crpnkcd officials.
alr. Swctt sad he desired a few minutes
for further consultation with the indicted uata
The Co,,rt sail that 1t dcalrcl u know, or to
receive III Intlnatton, hs to what WAS proposed
to he dOnc, nll.l whit 1,ptnia were tn hc made.
II The mutton for . change ot ven'tc was TO hu
Inatlc Mt MI It,, ought tn br informed Of the fact
in as!vhnce, rs II preferred, an'l would insist,
that If the motion was to 10 'nado i ahonld l,o
tnhtlc. as should n nthcF nations IN the case. be-
fore tho Judge who would try thu cnisc,
4 few noIncnis later thu defendants md their
counsel retired to tho occupied by the putlt
sfy ws1s %a tSy sSey Msa i" . I. Sq 81 o
Gpun returning Mr. SWEET was the spokesman and
addressed the Court. liz .nil they la.l aafcod to
ASK CHANCE OF VENUE
roli, 70 sweetssr. Ashton, Russell, ind ODonaell on
account of the prejudice of TIC con5t, stc r tho
0 II hs was ss,t't s"s "ss 's S's:
tl,rmnrn. IIc undrretootI that ho was ,cfnngetl
iii. iiecd in trply urged Tint tlr prisoners he &c.
onirrfl Ia nrnd iriDrc lin motion Tor cknn,s Of
cnmcc W" ~ rcnae c Sranied yIici was to 10 ask
Ihc rnrs weulI thereby 10 rerioWsly entangl.d.
'Thc mntlon to ouaeh tho Indictment, he Ind ben
IN this III M, tc Untsn court Tic ruling t,!yl,t be
HiFnr"nt which wuuli bring ajOut trrIeH ui COM
nira,jgns Tint tho prosecution w!.hrt to avoid.
The Court rct.1rcd 10 make any oricr In tho mat
MOTION TO QuAsIr. ...
1,hc indictment w,.s faulty. he Hail, In that 1t
sst S thG psce Sss 81 ts ths
Of money undcr false p1ctenses, hut the means
employed were nut ect forth III crIHlnnl. Tho
q f9n aeeorns s a2sy 10 a. r
mioyea III ~ and ~ thn Indictment sioua bo scs aso
Eee5ause tic mems hy which tho act charged was
The 1:o"rt interrupuu M,, swett to say that he
mi not care to hear any nTsnmcnt on tho rubject
hrcausn ., rad nirrny decided! thu ancalon IN d
former argument an! ,notlun by tho attorney fot
wnntcd ' tic he motion heard hofSro tho Judge who
~nnlL try tl,c case, and was satisfied tint he had
paticntiy henri. an'! considered former mosfo1.'
| gIycn.
consultation of attorneys wao then had, and
hn' sy H4'E rSn;sa s; safsea " Mdn'oss n9
shonld bc rostpnuei until this musnlng, when the
nttusneys Ease pro,nlsr 10 Ola al,lays "a 'n.tat
amotion for change Of yenue on assoan. M Of the
Al before !ntmatcti, lilo entire proceedings wcrt
for ,iciny. No one was anxious 10 bo trlsd. AMI
VIZ s @ ;sssy sc nnn pfa,ai0 pon n asqt
INV, Jjoplaycl no tiispottEon to hasten til,
ol;poft,nity 10 ylnllcato tcnlaclyrs. NcCaNrey,
johnson, Crawford, Russell, Jones, and Carro!
meant me rrcat drai. pefiont was turc, loo, a,,,