Year: 1873

In the Tweed big indictment trial no progress
was made yesterday except in exhausting the
panel as up to the adjournment OF the Court not a
single juror had been obtained. Counsel for the
defence seemed determined to make the trial Of
the big Boss tedious and wearying as the big in.
dictment itself. 1t is not every day that big a
plum falls into the hands or counsel and they are
anxious to make the most OF 1t and If even they do
prolong it beyond the patience OF Big Six the quiet
reminder, "What are you going to do about itf'
Will be sufficient to keep him quiet and save me
from my friends will, no doubt be his last appeal
before they get through with HIM.


The argument in the suit OF Judge Coulter 10
RESTRAIN Mr. Murray specially, and generally all
the other new Justices OF the Police Courts, from
interfering with him, continued to-day before
Judge Larremore. Mr. Dorman B. Eaton argued at
length that the law under which the new Justices
were appointed and the old Justices removed was
constitutional, and that therefore Mr. Coulter had
not even color OF ofce, and that the rule that an
officer should not be removed except after trial
OF title OF oilce by quo warranto was rule OF
public policy which did not apply to this case,
where public policy required the immediate settle
ment OF the right TO Office, and IN which nine out
Of the ousted Justices, recognizing this had ac-
cepted the offer of the Attorney General to once
test their legal rights in such an action The case
IL still on.


John Brodie, alias Adam Petrie, was brought
before Commissioner Shields and charged with
having become surety under the name OF Adam
Petre, for Frederick Rudolph, a cigar manuiea-
turer, No. 122 Delaney street, by swearing that he
owned property which did not belong to him. The
honda tobacconist bond-was given to Morris
Friesdam. Collector of the district. Defendant.
who had been arrested by Deputy Marshal Bernard,
was held in 1000 bail for examination.


G1
of conspiracy to deiraud the government by Illicit
distilaton at the Spring Valley distiery in Rock
land county, appeared before Commissioner Shields
and gave bail in the sum OF $4,000 TO attend and
and answer the charge when called upon.


In the United States Circuit Court Judge Woodruff
rendered his decision in the case OF W. A. Britton
vs.. General Benjamin +. Butler, which was recently
tried before him. This action to recover
abOut Sl5, 0OO being the amount OF certain checks
OF which the plaintiff caimed to be the owner, and
which had been confscated by General Butler
while commander in the Department OF the
Gulf on the ground that the checks were being
brought from rebel into loyal territory, contrary
TO the provisions OF martial law then existing.
The decision OF the Judge favor OF General But
ler


In the United States District Court yesterday,
before Judge Batchford, counsel on behalf OF
Edward Lange, recently convicted OF embeZzng
mail bags and sentenced to one years imprison-
ment and a fine OF $500, made an application ior
writ OF habeas corpus that the legality OF the
sentence might be discussed. 1t is claimed by
prisoners counsel that the sentence should have
been either imprisonment or fine, while the sem
tence imposed included both Imprisonment and
nne. Judge Blatchford refused TO grant the writ,
and counsel expressed their intention OF making
similar application TO Judge Benedict, before whom
the case was tried.


Henry Freund gave bail yesterday before Com
missioner Shields, in the OF $4,000, Tor exami-
nation on a charge OF committing perjury in swear
ing that he owned property which, it is claimed,
did not belong to him. This swearing is alleged to
have taken place in connection with bond which
the defendant was entering into on behalf of
another person.