New-York tribune., 1884-01-22

Grand jury complained to Judge Brady in tho Court
Over and Termner yesterday that Jalucs Oren had at
tackled the Grand Jury in a speech. OBrcnS remarks
he said. as published In TIE TIIEUN, were as follows;
The Grand Jury win DO nothing one man ON that
jury is Alexander brandon fayore c9NlIac9g, wto S
cuped the same position toward Tweed that Maurice B
tNnn does toward lno9son @ r Ie "n s T 'I I son u
from Tor rev years "nu mas p"c', - ~ ~
IN the office Of Maurice b. Flynn Brandon tells what ne
and Flynn to Thompson.
In andavts Nj Brandon and his deuiel that they
had revealed any Grand Jury proceedings Judge Brady
after an examination Of the paper, seid:
There doubt that the Grand Iury,as coordinate
branch OF the Court is entitled to the protection c1
Mr. Brandon seeks and TO speak IN this way of the d
jury Is criminal conduct In kindred case ihuecI IN
or tTcC C3-cs oI sm.iir curtcltT VIII l ~ -, n .
tanned not long II was held that the Grand jury
spoken OF III lhs way, ana 10 speak ~ 4iS 49,, W. 80
reference anything which concerns the discharge {"
their duties Grand Jurors S contempt on court ana pun
me is sec that OF political meeting Of one branch OF
the Democratic plrtywhch seems To have several lu7t
particular branch Of Democracy In wmch one OF % %tc
moment and not unders andng the vlolailo'
Of law which is involved in that declaration made
charge against Mr. Brandon, and that charge relates 10
lis duties as Grand Juror and If the charge were true he
guilty Of misdemeanor ana c9ulG gs plsGen, a 49, D
place in the Grand Jury room is punishable as nise
eanOr Whether s court can & tSs amy notice o ds f
suggest itself to You as matter OF some GGn9 t
he actually said what he was reported TO have
said and that he was correctly reported.
utey necessary TO take this now, it has
CURED at political meeting That VIII be matter !9r
future consideration and more deliberate acton pHt II IS
proper that the Court should announce now so that II
may be understood. what It's action viii be IN future
repetition anything Of this kind with reference 10 ie
Grand Jury will he followed by immediate investigation
and If found to be true. such punishment Us tne Ia"
provides will be visited upon the offender
Judge Brady announced that the affidavit cxonerated
Mr. Brandon and that If further examination were
necessary It would be pursued without hesitation
FORESTALLED BY THE UNION LEAGUE.
At meeting of the Young Mems Democratic
CluoonDecember IL Robert A. Van Wyck offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
That committee Of ten be raised by this club TO confer
with the committee Of the Union League Club as wei as
with other committees which may be appointed ny mum mum
cpal reform or other partisan associations III reie
TO the best and wisest course OF action 10 ot
in securing the most searching and convincing nVesga
ton into the administration OF the department ol ruoc
Works.
II was ordered TO lie until the next regular meet
ing for January which took place last evening at the
rooms of the club, No 2l West Twentyfourthst About
forty members present. brief meeting OF the
Executive Committee held previous to the regular
meeting of the CLUB which called TO order by DaVld
Mcclure in the absence Of the chairman After dl7poS-
ing routine business the resolution OF MI van wynn
was called up That gentleman Immediately arose anu
said
Mr. Chairman: When the resolution referred TO was
introduced by me providing that committee OF ten be
raised by this club 10 confer with the Union Ictgue
Club on the subject OF an inycsugat lon OF inc
charges against the administration OF the De-
nartneut OF Public Works. the Union League
club had already directed committee to look INTO the
matter since then however, that committee has mace
report which he's been adopted by the club recommend
ing That the Legislature be directed to make such an IN
vestigation The Legislature has ordered an nyestiga
ton That having been done DO think that there Is
any necessity for pressing the resolution.
motion providing for notification Of the Union League
Of the action taken by the Young Mems Democratic Club
was voted down.