, 1877-09-29
Soma Details About the Appoint
ment OF Counsel for
Myers.
Receiver Ward Going for Property
Supposed to Represent Bee
Hive Money.
Tho Stockholders In the Dcft1nct
Commercial Lonn Must
"Antc,"
a "Times" Reporter Given the Bounce by
Two Fidelity Depositora.
SYDNEY MYERS.

SYDNEY MYERS.
DETAILS or the APPOINTMENT OF MS couN-
sEf~
4 reporter OF THE TRIBUNE called yesterday
upon Mr.. W. II. Barnum for the purpose Of u.s.
ccrtatning, It possible, tue reasons for the ap-
pofntment by tho cotrt Of tnrce lawyers for
MIR. Mycrs' defense. The reporter having stated
his business, Afr. Iarnnm said:
"fou are tho very man I wanted to sec.
Some slight misaprrc!ensson has arisen about
this matter. l was fctainc,l On behalf OF Mr.
Myers before he came into court, but Mcssrs.
Heed md Swctt expressed their willingness to
serve II they were appointed, and Judge Far
well, fu making tho appointments, included
mr."
"Thcn Myers really had m attorney cspcttat-
lT retained At tho tilnc that ho declared he was
too poor to hire unr, md asked tho Court to as-
sign him COUNSEL"
~ don't believe Myers knew that I had
been retained. had no conversation with hin,
atitl was f,Ut III court, being engaged III tho
Clerks Office fixing up the schedules of tho bail.
knew, however, that tho application was to
he made. and WIS willing, and even anxious,
that S1cssrs. swett and Reed should be mp
pointed"
"WInt 10 you know about The payment Of
the a.torncys."
~ know this: that don't expect a cent from
the county. NIL retained by some of Myers
friends, and not By the county, although rs
sNfs! my t,a1nc was mentioned among the others.
An 10 the nt',cr COUNSEL, should suppose that
icy % Would not Expect M any pay TN, tue county.
sci when tile defendant Is tuo poor 10 employ
any,
'''Ycst but don't the Conrt generally MP
tuiNt what may Gc called 1lcuglt,tyB. 'prGnticU
1r+c&.-f,yf t1kr ntihr1n1t. II tfryinr |
dogf III this caso Afr. Myers, In forma
rauperis. secures u,cm uf hiEh standing anil
ability, whose time IL worth money"
"Ilsnt Is ~. Il 10 utual to give the lsova a
t,,altc On these otcnsous. hut il is a matter
resting In the dlscrction oi tho Court ami IL
Gcncrnily decided by considerations Us to tho
!rfcntlnnt'e standing and thc points involved In
neither Mr. Swift nor .Mr. l'ectl expect any puy
from The county, nor do know Of any law uIi-
Cor which they could c1alm any,"
We'll, there's another rnlnt. Does Myers,
Into jail over 1t, mean to Keep IN with his cx-
rrcssions of Ignorance as TO the fate Of half a
million lollarst And Is tho assumption of
t,lfocy to DO kept up and Insanity pleaded as q
"Mr. Myers has alrcady .uui1nunicatcl to tho
Receiver valuable Information, which has never
trcn actetl upon. | know this is tho casc, be-
caase thc eot1isnunieatins were made through
ts Office mud also BY word of mouth. Now that
lrc is lreo opsc iaurc. l,c will du all he can to
assist tho Receiver I'll Strengthening up tho
books and turning the nsscts into money"
What m aloot ~ IT, tue ,nasstmrntsi arg they
.IicaiticA or to aAk change ol venuuf''
think, they amount to muclI. l,ayo not
oshs nra ~ " ~ aoHut snanEo q venue.
With the other attorneys, since my appoint
tncut: but should supposc Mt. Myers would
bc anxious to 70 70 trial and ct tue thing over
aA so0" as f'Sss1ele:x w,1eT M. REED ..r..
"llow ttm al!o Court eon1c to appoint three
attorneys LOT s1tcA toof man as Mr. Myers, nc.
e'r.linE ~ his statement 9ppeass ~ bGf' SAID
ar pr , festeay 10 Mr, Inat'c9 ,eet
posS .sv,a,t nGh'nie.oGG; !1i.'. ", ian - :,
"Ws'i, nov. ~ tell you all kpow at'o't IT,"
teptten Mr. hee'l. "daiEo sntWcit spokn TO nc
a"th an yGsseF1ay moss' ia immediately
nfess & oa ol!sr @ ,tser: on ny ',atts, tn defend
wy Sase. SWEET "as Summing " tlle otler att!e
.. s.vda. tia f1os, , a' @ sa.d 9 To- tug Court. tcres
Xii rhs sid the o'J .i9s te . s'm tn a1,ane asg h;
too. neil, !hcn' some time aitss%arus barnlm
ea.!o al' No", nAlhunl Aau beef, ihc bauk's
19..Gismey' 9,,tinn.y' anu "as "ona gooa neat ot
rms'''esT ~ ,,,,t, ioF n,.,, y; 90 ,i. SAD TO
aotst 'i ..as nuslness !hah ahynnu{ eiss; peg
S.od lawyer; ns; eant yon appaEnt hi,nf AZ for
m'c, .c, ~. sun Y" .uso w rass anu scplsseH1 Tug
H." T., ~ -. - =. ' ~ tn."t, shu
w ~ III tna Way OF consutatio!i. ~ dott Dut as
~ ~ 0soaa III aGte a''a aeiGad'nG nun, cannot,
n1o ~ item.s} a. thte une, IS tty way
siGat III thx,o "et ~ @ e!hes1 tne 9aaee' ~ appoint
. A.! thfco OF yo! tncn. nnd you cau ar-
Iansa lImse Luz, ano Tn.A ~. oe.wseh % you g you
1sc!n it pcst. It's pfutty llns~ftn1t case.
me charse u serious one, This nan
cs1nae 10 ~ ar1 81 Go1s e 10 % Saa aafa 60 etnp!9y
Sa1sc'3 ts,i ana y NY uuty u see that sltlp'a
1ast'cs ~ donc hin. Ant! 80 that WIS all thcr0
wv " u. sta'l nn'u % myseit Fsa.ly Tor con-
euilatsonsp put can't k!fo TIC tlHs Tor any,
thing ctse'" ,.-.
"H9w afc You 70 DO rcmuncratcd for thata"
~ uon't expect 70 got cent"
"Ghn't Jou sem! N y"ur bill to the countya"
-, mo, sir, not TO tho eolluty nor to tho State,
Neither " liable tyr a cent ln such u case. The
olly iA!ssthlo way Tor us to ever get anything "
through Myers friends, II they should chooso to
1nake ,9 up purse. bnt, speaking for myself,
thing from the county Or State, neither SWEET,
hafnu!n. nor lnyse,i could send ln bill to eth
CT H.. r. our y seEsSss:" r.. -
pose 81 many sk!!ful nleas, 80 snany technical