New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
IN TILL TONES HITHOUT TRIAL.
WHY FRANCIS cOyERT's CASE has BEEN DELAYED
FOR YIAE.

WHY FRANCIS COVERT's CASE HAS BEEN DELAYED
FOR \ YTAR.
Francis Covert las been confined in the
Tombs for y, an indictment FOR forgery lii'
ease has come MP for ual several times bat has been
POSTPONED each ,mo at h- request. Recently no Las
declared that hs is victim u tn laws delay Yesterday
he was found IN c. No ji IN The T,mns. lie j. man
in tie prime OF Ike. with hight hair nofi flce aud reg
uar features He fluent t1ker and very loIucous
about his grievances
II was engaged in 1876 as real estate dealer" he
said In October Of that year / bought ave lot, on
EIxtyninth ST. from Arnold W. A,hwortn giving in pay
nent - 900 in money and prorerty IN Madison
ave. The deed gwen me by A-hwOrth proved 10 be
forgery. I intended O. employ detectives 10 hnd Ash
WORTH Who had disappeared. but they asked too much
new Lyons tod him the story. and be communicated
win, De witt, Lockuln & Knapp. of No. -
Na,sau--i.. the attorneys for Cornelia \. At"il
of Pla,c phia the lsinal ownc. ~ tHr p'"peiy n
clariug thit sDc never sod lAr Pro!,ttf. l"ssu ~
wanted mr 10 decd The prort{ pi,- l",' I,,u-, 80 -
,,c 10 cuiioy d. ". FISHER. OF ~. l31 Bioad" NAY. ~
RAYMOND street JAN tor forgery wo Re-. inblel ASH
,yoril ~, was There under thc nH4o oi tf eFicn j:
G.iiI, In, rrrp.i izsl INN al once 4 dlv u4,d
f,r mo 10 20 before Inc Grand jury. Jul =, E'I lu7dc
tlc door of thc DI-tuct-A uo.I'y'. on betrc'nr
Tlf. nTre,t,l me on IL hcuc.-aarraut for complici'y
win AsIworth ~ forgery aud was udicrd wiiA hn.
As,yyortn W., irod IN bronsyu ana sentenced lo Shk
e. Inu''-y H. f-7- I WAS Kept Lorc until MAY ..
S.'t' ti, irr,l ,i,r. t,ri,. u tu. Court of
3"f =. SONS had hr,n held. on NAY 2, vs. IA nt me
u.uul rr.yiou- notice We called 10 c""il l''J''l'''
To- ri b.oIn~t n4d p cJu"s. - Nf '' was H't Or
and had thr postp url uhuI tn" hrNi Jay -h"4l
rr h, went away my Waa called Is ~ thc COM
cayr me Navy Ia iuF wis ulIutIrl' ma 'h' 80
nn.iuoucd uutii lc urN. day. Du M litIl 10 iris
L. tr1rd tna ny inotn"i i.-tW wa dead MY "ii' Wis
t,rn.traf d i,y IN Iu.s ana she "as my most ih"l
iant witness - bad 'a'' ilrc - '-'i "a; " M
ii ,uurr wa durr for several weeks ON Jun' ~ ny
I4y.f oht3utI Il change OF ycnds W tc C1d Oi OYER
and Trfmiu.r Eve months have now passed ana ycl
my ca.r Lit- not been Lfu up.
am out o. money, and have no counsel was ho'
ncrJticd To go to nv mothers fmcIal l0r was my NJ
tr child allowed to nic, although "thr lrisnn"!H ~
tbis row aro granted privilege, OF that KIND sn lne
victim OF the unue power gwen 10 the ANsl'iut DslHct
Atorucys Mr. Lyons knows that Lo has not t'hchcs
runr 10 con-, he doesn't want the case 10 come
fo tria aS it wnui counted against Llm u ne hhu
case me would not be dow To bring II 10 tIl'!. .
Assistant D-trcA ttoiueY Lyon. sai, -terdaY, that
Covert. long imprisonment Tas manly his own iaut
i!i.y was Irnccd IN the ease aboit last hl
being the tr-t time that the c1uu could attend 10 tHv
matter on account OF the press % huSnc~ i'Iyth"s
hrsugiit from Iuetih
Plnlpicphia bat the foOvn. day covert appeared
with a story about his mOih"t-niA"t drath' al. "e-
n1udcd tlat q Juror BE- withdrawn. This was dDhc
LITTLE later he made application before ldSe West
biook TO bsy. his Transferred 10 the Court 81 oyer
md 7, I1upcr He was iIrn told that no t,fm o tll5
CONT would BE- held until NOvcmDrr lie stlli praisle
and the applicdfi0 granted TIE hhnJ iHah H!!'e
ca.cs tried IN oyer ana Icinuer ci lc heating III
Coycrt'S until about Wecki ago lhen cSiho
before Judge Daniels. who appOiut"d day Tor le iIa
Coyrt wished th" trial liked iOr thc day preceding lao
uI0r declared TINS impossible the wa indefinitely
ir0I. ht up again untll SOM, tho next hi'htH' MI'
LYONS added tiat Cover hcld forged d'els oi prop
erfv which had brcu the bands 81 an OLD fhhadeIpha
family TOR several generations.