New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-03
Mr.. swEENYs APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.

Mr. SWEENY'S APPEAL TO The PUBLIC
aE ASSERTS THAT HE is DISAPPOINTED BY THE
PosTPoNEMEST or HIS sUIr-How HE LEFT THE
CITY AND HOW HE RETURNED-THE ORDER OF
PosTPoNEMENT.
Peter b. Swecny sent the following card to TIFF
TRIBUNE Office last evening, with request for its
publication:
To the Public. IL is usually unwise to discuss in
the press subjects expected to be submitted to an
early judicial Investigation. Sometimes, however,
public TumoT assumes shapes hostile to an lmpar'ai
trial. and such to be the effect OF the many III
furious spcculatiOns concerning myself DO nOt
propose TO try my case out of court; ,,
| returned TO this city soon as learned tnat my
presence here was desired by the conplanantS. /
came to attend the trial of my cause and expected
n wouId be tried on the I'd day of April instant.
The engagements of one of my counsel made post
ponement necessary. much to my Inconvenience ana
disappointment The statement that haH reveal
tions TO make concerning Mr. Hail. or any other per
son. il entirely without foundation nor can any ne
truthfully made i'll regard to myself. 1t is equaIN
unfounded that L am negotiating or attempting 70
negotiate any compromise OF my llugatloh OF lndt
am i'm any way concerned with any supposed COM
promise between others. am here 10 Try my
cause. and am ready to try it, and DO not
diced Judgment of my fellow-cltizers; l
left this city without secrecy. My intended de-
parture was announced in the press. The District
ATTORNEY, Mir. Phelps was notified of my intention,
and stated that he knew no reason why shoulI h9t
travel where pleased No charge,civli OF cril,ti.i'
was pending against me. had sought an inYesIiSa,
ton of my alleged relation TO the matters lnN0lVed
by those who acted on behalf of the public author-
ties. II failed without my fault, ,,..,- 1900,
Under these circumstances l may, tmilA, dppeedI
TO the justice of the press and the pubc TO suiIer
me to await unObtTusively the result OF my llga
ton without enduring the ceasceSs ana injurious
imputatiOns which have pursued me since my re-
turn. fEIhR d. cWETNh.
Judge Wesbrook yesterday met Mr.. Peckham, Mr..
McKeon and Mr.. Beach in the Supreme Court Cen
eral Term room to settle the form Of the order Tor
the adjournment OF the trial of the suit for OOO
coo against Peter b. Sweeny to the June term. n
draft of the order presented by Mr.. Mcheon ana
discussed and amended by Mr.. Pcckham, the chei
difficulty arising over The wording Of that part OF
the order under which the testimony of the bank
clerks given IN the Tweed suit was to be read. 1t
was finally settled in substance as fol!ows
II first rccites that the defendant Sweeny having
moved 10 adjOum this case On account OF tllt en-
gagtntnt Of his counsel until tie 4th oi june, ST'
ord tbc court having concluded that the defendant
Swecnv shall stipulate to Try such cause at the adj
journcd day. and that the plaintiff III the thai may
reach the testimony taken in the action against VIII
liam VI. Tweed and the city, as printed III me ease
for appeal of John II. draper, joan l., EVeiii'
A. Parkhurst. MdhlOn StWkman: WA. IL.
Cox, Edward ID. Williams, j.. d. W. Blocker,
John {. Cruikshank. Howard Il. Park, Arthur
l.. Smith, Sydney +. FOrdEam, Francis A.
Palmer, Arthur J. Rice. John "; Ahlcs john
c. Wood, William NJ Simpson, john II. StoPi"rd' 90
sCph ". Stonford, and Francis j. lUClney, 10 the
same effect and Subrc; 70 the same effect and snh,
ect to the objections To IFS admieslm'iy as y
they were sworn witnesses on the trlal ana that
the defendant consent 10 the discharge OF the jury
now struck and the striking of another Jury Tor the
trial Of the action and Tor the entry of proper
order. and that Mr.. Swccnys counsel III open court
have consented TO the conditions.
II then ON motion of Mr. McKeon, directs the adj
journment, and on motion OF Mr. Pecknam ana th9
imposes the abJTe terms, discharges the present
jury orders that another panel OF struck jurors be
selected ON or before May 10, and appoints Henry
+. Davies and Wilson q. Hunt elisors to select
them.