Year: 1872

Another Day OF Legal Encounter and OF


the Laws Delay-Continuati0n of the


Argument ON the Motion to Quash the


IDdictment-Nr. Tremain in Reply to


Defendants Counsel.


Yesterday the case OF The People against William
u. Tweed was again up before Judge Ingraham in
the Court Of Oyer and Termner on continuation
Of argument by Tweed's counsel to quash the in
dictment. This argument to quash is becoming
not only farcIcal as legal usi0n but unfor.
,unately, 1t tends to bring the administration OF
justice into contempt. The change made in the
Judges TO try the case must appear unfortunate
hem the fact that Judge Brady, who had listened
10 AL the pombast and rhod0montade Of defendants
talking counsel, had just come TO the point to have
no more special pleading rom that frothy gentle
nan OF ''sound and fury" when his seat on the
Bench was filed by another. Judge Brady mad re.
solved to have Tweed arraigned first and to listen
10 argument after; now, from present appearances,
Al Will be all argument and no arTaignment no
Trial, no conviction, no punishment. SO wags the
legal world along.


ARGUMENT TO QUASI THE INDICTMENT AGAINST


WILLIAM NJ TWEED.


The nearing was resumed yesterday morning in
the Court OF Oyer and Terminer before Judge In
graham. There were present the same array OF
counsel as on Tuesday, the gentleman In the big
wig being again prominent as the leader OF the
defence. The Boss" who appeared in exceed
ingly good spirits, was prior to the commencement
OF the proceedings busily engaged for some time
On conversation with gentleman whose name did
not transpire. The court, although well nlled, was
devoid OF that scene OF crushing and excitement
which was apparent on Tuesday last, many doubt
less prelerring to remain absent until the trial
actually assumes some prospect OF its being taken
IN hand and prosecuted to concusion-a pros
pect which, from present appearances, seems
highly problematical.


Mr.. Peckham In opening the case for the prose-
Cuti0n, said that when the case was taken into
Court, the day before yesterday, he had hoped
some progress would have been made but he was
exceedingly dissatisfied with what mad been done.
From the circumstances which the other side had
endeayored to prove II certainly did appear that
tile prosecution were going to be trampled on and
had actually got themselves INTO an unfortunate
MuddIe. They had urged tnat his presence on be-
half Of the District Attorney had been Illegal and
that no lawyer could appear before that body other
than the District Attorney himself. All that he
mad done had been TO lay the indictment before
the Grand Jury, to explain it, to examine witnesses
and TO advise them to either find or ignore the
bi and IT was for the other side to prove the i'm
propriety OF any one appearing before the Grand
jury other than the District Attorney him
vel. There was difference between him.
~ se'l n ana "a party authorized to appear for him.
ssquence of certain letters which had appeared IN
me ITtonne, but there had been no evidence adj.
nuced to connect him Herewith. IL was impossible
70 conceive that the Court would accept the promo
eluob tnat man could not become o public prose-
CatoI because ne had expressed an opinion as to
Ihe unntDess ol man TO lie entrusted with an
lmportant position, IN which the benefit or the
ali times right 10 express an opsnion as 10 whether
q prisoner was innocent or guilty, but in this case
ne could only say that u The prisoner was proved
greater pleasure in HIS acquttal than himself Ip
reference 10 the appearance OF any other person
other than the District Attorney counsel 90 the
other side had shown no principle against IL,
but had satisfied themselves with poor Az.
shorty which bad no point or argument in II.