New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07
NEW HYDE ADJOURNMENT
Writ That Was To Be Argued To-.
day Put OFF to June "a.
ANOTHER WRANGLE IN SIGHT
Habeas Corpus Proceedings To
Be Dropped, It Is Said, for
Agreement with Whitman.

Another wrangle between Charles II.
Hyde and District Attorney Whitman as
TO the desirability Of bringing the former
! City Chamberlain TO trial In General SeS-
sions seems likely TO enliven the warm
weather this summer az It did last year.
Hyde's writ OF habeas corpus which was
| Issued last March in Brooklyn and was
transferred TO Manhattan, Is still pending
before Justice Blanchard
The writ was to be argued to-day. Yes
terday Judge Henry W. Unger. OF counsel
for Hyde, told the District Attorney that
1t lad been decided TO drop the hsbess
corpus proceedings. Later he amended that
statement, saying that he would not aban-
don the writ yet, but would like an adj
journment until June IA. The District At
torney consented.
1t Is said that Justice Davis the Judge
! before whom Joseph B. Reichmann and
William J. Cummins were convicted, and
to whom Hyde vigorously and persistently
objects, was requested by the Appellate
Division to open the criminal branch OF
the Supreme Court for the June term on
Monday. He asked to be relieved OF the
assignment and Justice Mccall was as
signed to open the court. Justice Mccall
will probably hear no cases, and will be
succeeded by Justice Page on June IT,
II Hyde should abandon his writ OF
habeas corpus on June a, when Il comes
before Justice Blanchard, he could serve
notice of lis desire for an immediate trial.
and unless District Attorney Whitman
thwarted him he would appear in the Grim
inal branch Of the Supreme Court before
Justice Page.
The calendar Of the criminal branch Of
the Supreme Court however. Is in the
hands of District Attorney Whitman As
both Justice Mccall and Justice Page hays
already appeared in the court proceedings
growing out OF the Carnegie Trust Com
pany investigation, and In both instances
their rulings were adverse TO the District
Attorney, it Is unlikely that the latter
would consent to go to trial before either
of them
1t was Justice Mccall who last June.
when Hyde demanded immediate trial
and the District Attorney wanted him II
wait his turn and follow Reichmann and
Cummins, assigned Hyde's case to the Gen
eral Sessions calendar. District Attorney
Whitman went to Bar Harbor Ne. where
tanned an order staying further action ia
the Hyde case pending an appeal he i'm
tended to take from Justice McCalrs or
der
1t was Justice Page who granted GER
tifcate Of reasonable doubt TO Joseph r.
Reichmann after his conviction, and in his
opinion censured the District Attorney for
taking Reichmann before Justice Davis to
obtain an order from the latter directing
Reichmann to appear before the grand jury.
which was then considering the charges
against Hyde.
When Hyde's case was put on the cal
! endar OF the criminal branch OF the Su-
preme Court last fall again Hyde began
the dilatory tactics in which he has con-
tinued until yesterday. when his counsel
gave the first intimation that he was con
sidering the matter OF dropping further
proceedings on the writ Of habeas corpus.
/ Max d. Steuer, counsel for Hyde, at whose
| instance Judge Unger approached District
Attorney Whitman yesterday, said that the
| writ Of habeas corpus would be abandoned
! II he could come TO satisfactory agree
ment with the District Attorney as to
bringing mis- client to a speedy trial.