The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30

and found Il holtcd. ns usual About o'clock
IN the morning DOwd wnk" him. ana tmme-
diately thereafter be saw THOMPSON and Clark
son in front OF him. Coslgan said 10 witness:
Mac. don't YOU know Mr.. Thompson" Tho
wilness replied that he had mot him before. and
asked whnt was mount 10y hrrnking into tho
ofi 20. Il am the County Clerk" replied MIR.
Thompson. ! am the custodian of this bu Id
inv' mi nnd EN- comc IN any way see H." ,.,
shove him hark with their stomachs. H. nskcd
Cgstigen il they would let him out lie said.
son are to let no one out" Witness then asked
Thompson, who said | have nothing to sny
9orn 9RoIt it. The bwding Is II c9arss Of Mr.
telcgraphod TO Mr.. Gumheton.
Henry ~ Knox. counsel for the prisoners.
was called by the prosecution, and testified that
he was ut the County Clerks ofnce between 3K
and O'Clock on the morning of the 18th inst
iIe came from Mr.. Thompsons house. and be-
He went 10 Judge Davis to have Mr. Thompson
TO take the oath OF oflirc aud have his bond mp
proved. In Mr.. ThompsOns house he saw
Justice Murray. George II. Purscr, Mr. COST
gan. md others. Mr., Thompson Informed him
that his. commission had come by special mes
l0% r. NJ Mr.. Knox could not say how admits
sion WINS effected into the County Clerks Office.
lie did not know anything about GaAnon or his
club. He was lrst aware that the Governors
son was In the city Mt the timo he sIw Mr..
In9nhhc@ns cwvmmhisson hs,, ,ood ,ho coso for
the people your Honor.
Justice Duny Undressing tho dcfcndants)--
I hu lNNt ltNll inc tNllNnfA IN illt fNNf. ~
you have any defence the Court Is ready 10
hear IT,
Thr icfcndants md their counsel kept their
seHts. ana made no response Mr.. Thompson
held in front of his face a newspaper. which he
had sremineiy been Interested In reading dur
lnF tho "NHtn nation.
Mr.. Beach hrraking the silcnco-What IL the
answer. your lIOuOrH
Iu-tl,c Duny-They have made no reply.
Mr. Bcach-1here they sit. Il unit. rs becomes
Most Of the spectators in the rear Of the room
r0e' and cranVd Their necks 10 got look at the
Ju-iicc Duny-The accused will please sinnd
Tho prisoners remained mute and notion
less.
Justice Duny taiter pause)-Tho accused
Will pleusc answer.
Another pause.
Justice Duny taftcr another pnuscl-Only that
| de- not desire 10 make martyrs OF you. /
Mr.. Beach On,orruutlnel-Perm mo to say
90 your Honor that the defendants. act ing under
the advice OF counsel. having mad" no r"piy, as
they were bound TO do IA matter ot courtesy,
and having refused TO stan in the presence ot
tho Court. IL seems to me that there Is nothing
10 be donc-inusmuch ms they have confessed
the offence with which they are charged and
which has been proNed-hut for you To- iN bail.
Justice Dufrv snld that the testimony was suf-
ficirnt % warrant him in holding the defendants
"a 1000 bail. TO await the action oi the Grand
Jury.
fused TO give bail, and the Court directed the
gray bearded court sergeant to see that they
were not permitted ~ quit tho room;
Mr.. Knox said that his clients had not in
tended any disrespcct to the Court. question
Of importance had To- b. determined in connec-
tlon with the ease. and il was thought advisable
thnt nothing should be- done hy them.
subsequently the defendants were taken hc-
fore Judge Lawrence. in tho Supreme Court.
ana admitted 10 ba! in 500 each. Sheridan
Shook becoming their bondsman.