Identifier: thrityyearsofnew00bree (find matches)
Title: Thrity years of New York politics up-to-date ..
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Breen, Matthew P. (Matthew Patrick)
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government New York (State) -- Politics and government. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, The author
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
teen years additional power upon theBench, Judge Barnard entered with fresh vigor into acareer of judicial recklessness. A remarkable episode occurred in the Supreme Court onthe occasion of Tweeds first arrest. He was arraigned be-fore Judge Gunning S. Bedford in the Court of GeneralSessions. Judge Bedford was asked to fix the bail. CharlesOConor for the prosecution said I am unfamiliar Aviththe practice, but I should say he ought to be committedwithout bail. To everybodys surprise Bedford committedTweed without bail. Bedford evidently saw the storm ap-proaching and wanted to be too good. Tweed wasbeing hustled towards the Tombs prison, when the officerhaving him in custody was serve^ with a Writ of HabeasCorpus issued by Judge Barnard. Brought immediatelybefore Judge Barnard, Tweed stood in the presence of oneof his oldest political associates. There were loud and angryarguments on both sides. The District Attorney, Samuel B.Garvin, for the prosecution, was not only very emphatic but
Text Appearing After Image:
iltidruwii iruiii Frank Lisllcs Weekly. By peniussiou. i (tK()K(;K (i. IjAKNAHI). OXONOR3 SIGNIFICANT REMARK. 393 80 apparently belligerent a* to «ivo ri^eto the suggestionthat he doth protest too nuich/ OConor made a length-ened arguuKMit. Judge l>arnrtrJ t^ecnied very careless ofit. When he got through Judge J>arnard in an offhandstyle said he saw no difference between the case before himand that of any other of a similar grade, and he said,abruptly, ^ I will fix bail at !i^L>0,000. OConor, with a sarcastic smile, looked Barnard throughand through, then quietly arose, picked up some of his lawpapers which were lying on the table, looked at Barnardagain, resumed his work of picking up the papers, foldedthem together slowly, after which he gave Barnard anothersteady, piercing, scornful look. As he was leaving, heturned to a small group standing near and said : He hasdug his own grave. Some friend of Judge Barnard informed him of OConorssiirnificaut remark and Barnard said :

Note About Images