New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27
THE COURTS.
rRYIyG TO SAVE R0BERT L. CASE.

TRYING lD cAN = itNi'islsA L. 49,
-, MOTION FOR A NEW TGAL-FoVR H"'N' N"U0-
NrNr I'D SAVE Tu9 PNsoElS iRoN s--'
The deferred argument for new 1I" %
I'll arrp-- OF is '-1cnt IN The ca'' ol i''' -,
,. ,,s l.- NJ r1, Security Lis Ia'nfiA.' oo'"P'N',
go m -.,.-,,- aof.rs judge Davis, Sd the '''f' Oh
--.....,~ The counsel Tor Case Win oiiei
..,. 81. r,- frgch rnlso for four iou->. AHe "H-
- ,~.-..,..ts were o9inpt. .'ea "i''- o." '.'' '''
- p, I'D. 81, Wow Of tine many POM l'e''' '' "'
t.-ot r.i. decision % THIS morning ~''7 S'' 50
t- Dbl. rl.ri'v DURING tie whole 2fS 'meni' Tue
-'- -.,-,-,l nr curious ON i.-3rs, WHO continued
~ - .,. fbs b..iuuia- 20 t.la end o.. tAc speeches.
l- rsl ca1es % his Gd Acanoa s. sullivan
- r.--.s r. Wo~tfin-t1n ava tbo latter l1d prepared
,,r,fe ,..intol hrie. Of over hr.yono pages The
T.-o zorro rcpreseltcd bv Nr Phoips and Nc Rollins.
,f~ winfield opening for tAc prisoner argued at some
1or--h that tls, motions mght be made ON any gr'1h"
,ra before the strtu" 90 is16. or Under tl. act %
cation TO which the Dstgct-Attcrnev assan-ea He
sI ,er Gle old rule they could move For new trial on
,r r-ts IRE other worfs fhov could ASK tho judge TO
answer vae.her the verdict WAS supported h' the eVl-
5.reo was tb.re sufficient cvdcred, taiire tie WHO
case together OF thc administration ana taking of The
oath rurportiny 20 rave been made before Ar Nac'y
10 warrant thc Attorney 20 ey-rcnc conVe.
.lo0. lle siavit cad notl X seal did no. prov tell
s.Irr. They mus ID, proved aAundc. IAt} Freiel "a
avs feaf rsoHv. which noe clear rnd district
H. did not swear 20 Enovledge oi tnr fac' tnat NJ,
cane before him. That Ee made he oath before hiin ne
sad he believed 10 Was 50, ana 10 was eNlsh. ll,
that h.cf rcecd on tLe aL'iotiI' -lthis"It' n. u
SOL which iu themselves were evidence al nothing.
Tc respectable colored uorter John Roberts. m De mod
es- and lerola'.c t' o-nc a''lt ''',i e. ' ~ vac
ard r0 send them Co Nacay for his '1aiu.r ana
seal. and r.at I'D tis particular instance DE REL enoti-
CHS caurc was pursued, eTa tn1, ,net we l' e.. o
Albany. We,mosc. Allen and schneider swear tAa imS
vas the custom ua supp'. t.e ,ts-..'! ~. ~
rs .l flls direct Upc1cul it OF hdci'F' ht W. uD,
To- o title would not Dec allowed 10 uc decided uj IT,
i ,,r ~ r~,le7 for ire ror -uch imprisonment
vo.II surely hasten .Ie clt a- .ia dlu, ears.
D.. VT .o T.iae t '' md NIr Rollins replied
,,r sullivan. I'D behalf OF tr CLe argued thai me low
~, . CERTAIN times ana under certain circumstances 10
praure under oath statc men a- an dmustl' or or
H. racr,ec ana the decsious ha3 always hold TINT the
oath mus recedc tine ac The oat. s tdt t oilc"r VIII
H. t,er was a t.tl, departure from me statute.
Moreover. tue statement required Is other
,.rs become event iustumcn. that is Mt state
rneut in regard 90 which perjury can be- CHARGED IIt
10 tte da-, of tno stateIuer The indictment assumes
that TIE settlement was to show tLe cnIdon i gre emo
swearing falsely tn, PROOF Uls ciat the all i1r Was
on nlr,uatou know ed-e 4Hd orc., aud Toe in licl-
Sw.ari.- to What lis luuostlT believed is not puJuy,
ever though The belief bo mistaken.
Dr. sullivan briefly discussed inc new discovered
evidence which thc III .vIt Of JOIN =. Marcy, VINO II
proposed should take t1c statement % Albany, nut
1euf M Dlners o. have HtcY pu- 'Ar iIut ON n, and
that ~ Yves broucht haca. v'1'c De 'Aarcll WIS SUI IN
M rtgre Edward H. Hn.chkise and Henry W. Wet
rDra confirm .Als statement u utni1ylts. Mr sullivan
ca.med tti ri- evidence did not come within the rule
b. ~ -rlru, nj I've whence. hur now material
AMI wfs likely pvOduc different result on the trial
/ Vas further claimed that Ie Indictment Wa detective
I'D various points.
NJ Po Inns answered briefly. defending TIE Indictment.
Mr. p-eu. fo owed urcunr mat The newly discovered
evidence was merely cumulative. that tue evidence was
sufficient lu warrant tIt convection, and tlat the arEu-
r1 mis- rr-s .cd Ny Mr. WUde' had bel properly pre
sprre1 fo me iuIors The weight they should give TO
the .y..eU.r lat were not proper % present tp tue
Court, t.,rc were any dcucc TO sustain The liz ding
a. tta Jury